Book listed as part of a series, but not

[[deleted user]]

When is it appropriate to take the word of an author's own website over what is listed on Wikipedia?

Here on Goodreads, the book is listed as #4 in the Grail Quest series, but in a listing in the printed book (presumably put there by the publisher) as well as on Mr Cornwell's own website, 1356 is considered a stand alone novel, despite featuring a character from the Grail Quest trilogy.

[Philip]

Well, I would say the author and publisher would know more about it than Wikipedia.

Bare minimum I would remove the Number designation, but since it is listed as a standalone it could be removed from the series. (Just a possibility it will get added back to series)

[[deleted user]]

Philip wrote: "Well, I would say the author and publisher would know more about it than Wikipedia.

Bare minimum I would remove the Number designation, but since it is listed as a standalone it could be removed f..."

I wrote to the staff of Goodreads and was referred to the Wikipedia write up. I was surprised that in their eyes Wikipedia overrides the author's own page.

[Philip]

Well, that has not been our policy as Librarians, especially since anybody can update a wikipedia page to say what they want it to.

Now we do use it sometimes for info we cannot find anywhere else.

Looks like a GR Staff member about 30min ago did what I suggested and removed the number designation, and added a Librarian note stating why.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Kerry, you should have received a follow-up email about that.

It does seem like the book is a part of the series by the usual Goodreads definitions (shared characters and universe), but it does not seem to be in the numbered sequence.

So it has been set as a non-primary, unnumbered part of the series.