HarperPrism, 1997 cover
Cover of the HarperPrism, 1997 edition of this book. The Millennium 1995 jacket has not been photographed yet.
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Distress was first published by Millennium, an Orion imprint, in London in 1995, 343 pages; this is the true first. The British Library records two ISBNs for it, issued together: 1 85798 286 X is the hardback and 1 85798 285 1 the trade paperback, so the hardback in jacket is the first issue to look for. HarperPrism published the American hardback separately.
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Millennium, London, in 1995, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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