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Book & Author Page Issues > Peter Watts Behemoth needs correct author name, other details

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Peter | 5 comments I hope this is the right place for this. I just noticed this since I'm reading it now and added it to my "currently-reading" list.

Here's the general issue: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4356... is a series by author Peter Watts, a series with 3 books, except, in some markets, notably the US, the third book was divided into two. However, I'm reading the ebook compilation of the third book, where it's all one volume as intended.

Now, Volume 1, 2, and each individual divided-part of 3 have no problems. However, there's only one entry I can find for the omnibus, and it has three problems (in decreasing order of importance, at least in my view):

1) The author is incorrectly listed as Peter Watt, rather than Watts, and links to (as far as I can tell) a completely different author.
2) It's not listed in its correct place as Rifters #3 (there is one listed in that place, but it's a separate entry for a other-language translation of the book, not the English version)
3) The cover appears to be for an other-language translation (as you may be able to see, it's spelled "Behemot", omitting the H) as well (a cover for the combined edition can be seen at the author's website http://www.rifters.com/real/Behemoth.htm although I don't know what your policies on are grabbing cover images).

I suppose all in all it's not a big deal, but I assume you like to be accurate if at all possible, as I would as well. :)


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Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments 1) Done.
2) Done. Combined with other edition.
3) That is a totally different cover, and I am not sure if this cover was similar to one previously released. I cannot find a current combined edition on Amazon either.


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Z-squared | 8575 comments The edition you've linked to with ASIN B00CLD6XRS was previously available on Amazon, with the "Behemot" cover. You can see it in a Google cached Amazon page:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com...

It appears to be in English. And, interestingly, erroneously spelled Peter Watt in Amazon's database (though the cover is correct). It also appears that particular edition is no longer for sale.


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Z-squared | 8575 comments Oh, and am I correct in thinking that the link you provided is to a free ebook edition of Behemoth (full omnibus) on a site hosted by the author? Because I can just add an ebook edition specific to that version, complete with the English "Behemoth" cover provided.


Peter | 5 comments Z-squared wrote: "Oh, and am I correct in thinking that the link you provided is to a free ebook edition of Behemoth (full omnibus) on a site hosted by the author? Because I can just add an ebook edition specific t..."

Yes, that's correct, the author's put the complete text of several of his past books for free on his website (which is the one I linked for the cover), in several formats.

Also thanks for the quick work. I can't speak to what Amazon did, I wasn't really aware of the author back then when it first came out, though it does seem a bit odd to me to use that cover... but honestly I don't really care much about covers as long as the book links to the correct book and author and everything. :)


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Z-squared | 8575 comments No problem. Here is YOUR ebook edition, from the website:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


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