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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Hi, I've messed up, could someone please help by changing the series of my book to Merrydian's Gate as it is currently set as the Book title White Heart.

White Heart (Merrydian's Gate, #1).


message 2: by Monique (new)

Monique (kadiya) | 1097 comments Fixed.


message 3: by [deleted user] (new)

Thanks Monique.


message 4: by Autumn (new)

Autumn Kalquist (autumnkalquist) | 14 comments I also have a series with the wrong name.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The series is listed as Legacy Code #1
But this series is "Legacy Code: Soren" series and it's book 1 of that series.

Legacy Code is the term for all the books in this universe and there will be other books marked as "Book 1" later, so I guess these should be sectioned out as "Legacy Code: Soren"?


Karma♥Bites ^.~ (karma_bites) | 947 comments Autumn wrote: "I also have a series with the wrong name.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The series is listed as Legacy Code #1
But this series is "Legacy Code: Soren" series and it's book 1 of that series. ..."


Autumn, if I understood your post correctly, the series name is essentially the title, with books differentiated only by episode #? If so, then under GR policy, your book would be listed as follows: Legacy Code: Soren: Episode 1.

As for the series name, do you intend for all Legacy Code books (regardless of subtitle) to be related? If so, then the series name would be 'Legacy Code' (with the subsets ID'd by their titles). If not, then the series name would be 'Legacy Code: Soren' (with each subset being a separate series).

Also, still a bit early yet, but do you have the ISBN# for the ebook (or any other edition)?


message 6: by Autumn (new)

Autumn Kalquist (autumnkalquist) | 14 comments No ISBN #s yet. ;)

So the series will look something like:
Legacy Code: Soren (Episode 1)
Legacy Code: Soren (Episode 2)
....etc.
+ Legacy Code: Soren (Omnibus) All episodes

And

Legacy Code: SunPath (Book 1)
Legacy Code: SunPath (Book 2)
etc.

The series spans several hundred years and consists of novels, novellas, and possibly some shorter stories. All the stories are related and told in chronological order. I'm not sure how it's supposed to be organized on Goodreads. The SunPath books (wip title) will start coming out next year. It's up to you and how you usually organize this sort of series.

The only other series this reminds me of is Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel Universe series, which spans generations. On wikipedia, all ten books are listed under the headings Kushiel Universe / Kushiel's Legacy, but they aren't organized that way on here. https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=ku...

Thank you for your help! ;)


Karma♥Bites ^.~ (karma_bites) | 947 comments Autumn wrote: "No ISBN #s yet. ;)

So the series will look something like:
Legacy Code: Soren (Episode 1)
Legacy Code: Soren (Episode 2)
....etc.
+ Legacy Code: Soren (Omnibus) All episodes ...

The only other series this reminds me of is Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel Universe series..."


Autumn, apologies for the belated response. Holidays and all that. :)

JC's Kushiel Universe seems to be an appropriate example for what your describing. And the overall universe is listed here, w/ cross-ref links: https://www.goodreads.com/series/8313...

For now, I've edited the current series so that it reads 'Legacy Code: Soren' and modified the prelim info so to mention other related series. Additional books and series (as well as the global 'universe' listing, at some point) can be added as and when published so to reflect final info.

Happy New Year!


message 8: by Autumn (new)

Autumn Kalquist (autumnkalquist) | 14 comments Happy New Year!
I really appreciate you taking the time to set that up for me. Thank you. ;)


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