The Power, cover of another edition (the Viking 2016 cover is not yet photographed)

Cover of another edition of this book. The Viking 2016 jacket has not been photographed yet.

First edition

The Power (2016)

Publisher Viking Year 2016 ISBN 9780670919987

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 21 Oct 2026.

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In short

Quick answer

Who published The Power first edition?
Viking, UK, in 2016.
Identification

How to identify this edition

Viking (Penguin) published the true first in London in 2016, ISBN 0 670 91998 5, ix plus 340 pages, 21 cm, illustrated, in a dust jacket; it precedes the American edition. The novel won the Baileys Women's Prize in 2017. Later printings share the ISBN (dealers offer second and third printings), so check the copyright page for a first impression and an unclipped jacket. Many signed copies are on the market.

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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Printings and states

First impression

2016

At a glance

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published The Power first edition?

Viking, UK, in 2016.

Sources

Where these facts come from

Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.