Hardback

The Peripheral (2014)

Publisher Viking Year 2014

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026.

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In short

Quick answer

Who published The Peripheral 2014 hardback?
Viking, London, in 2014, in hardback.
Identification

How to identify this edition

The UK first is the Viking hardback, London, 2014, ISBN 9780670921553, about 485 pages. It followed the G. P. Putnam's Sons first in New York (28 October 2014). Viking issued a trade paperback at the same time (ISBN 9780670921560), which is not the hardback first, and a paperback followed in 2015 (ISBN 9780241961001). Check the ISBN on the copyright page and the lowest number in the printing line.

Publisher's practice

How Viking marked its first editions

  • Viking first printings carry no printing statement beyond the publication line, while later printings are recorded on the copyright page with their number or date, so any reprint note means a later printing.
  • From the late 1930s onwards first printings typically read "First published in [year] by The Viking Press" (later "by Viking Penguin Inc.") or "Published in [year] by The Viking Press" on the copyright page; Viking's Stephen King firsts of 1979 to 1987 follow this pattern.

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First impression

2014

At a glance

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Who published The Peripheral 2014 hardback?

Viking, London, in 2014, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

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.