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1. US Hardcover Edition: Hold the Dark (ISBN 9780871406675)
- The description is incomplete. The correct description is as follows, transcribed from the jacket:
A terrifying literary thriller set on the Alaskan tundra confronts the mystery of evil and mankind’s losing battle with nature.
At the start of another pitiless winter, the wolves have come for the children of Keelut. Three children have been taken from this isolated Alaskan village, including the six-year-old boy of Medora and Vernon Slone.
Stumbled by grief and seeking consolation, Medora contacts nature writer and wolf expert Russell Core. Sixty years old, ailing in both body and spirit, and estranged from his daughter and wife, Core arrives in the remote village of Keelut to investigate the killings. Here, in this alien environment that seems to possess “its own unquenchable hunger, its own secrets, its own icy motives, even its own implacable will” (Tim O’Brien), Core quickly apprehends that Medora, like the hostile and untamed land she inhabits, harbors a dark and unholy truth.
This chilling revelation sets in motion a baleful chain of events, as Medora’s husband, Vernon, returns from a desert war to discover his son dead and his wife missing. Aided by his boyhood companion, the taciturn and deadly Cheeon, Vernon begins a methodical pursuit of his missing wife, cutting down anyone who stands in his way and carving a bloody swath across the local landscape. With the help of local police detective Donald Marium, Core attempts to rescue Medora from her husband’s vengeance, pulling both men into an “unforgettable journey into the heart of darkness” (Dennis Lehane) as they race to find Medora before Vernon does.
At the furthermost reaches of American soil, Core comes face to face with an unspeakable secret about the ancient bonds of family and the potential beast in the soul of every human being.
An Alaskan Oresteia, an epic woven of both blood and myth, Hold the Dark recalls the hyperborean climate and tribalism of Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone and the primeval violence of James Dickey’s Deliverance.
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2. US Paperback Edition: Hold the Dark (ISBN 9781631490422)
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
AT THE EDGE OF CIVILIZATION, NATURE AND EVIL COLLIDE IN THIS “TAUT AND UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS” (DENNIS LEHANE).
In this “chilling, mysterious, and completely engaging novel” (Tim O’Brien), the wolves have come for the children of Keelut. At the start of another pitiless winter, three children have been taken from this isolated Alaskan village, including the six-year-old boy of Medora and Vernon Slone. Wolf expert Russell Core is called in to investigate these killings and discovers a dark and unholy truth harbored by Medora before she disappears. When her husband returns from a desert war to discover his boy dead and his wife missing, he begins a maniacal pursuit that cuts a bloody swath across the frozen landscape. With the help of a local police detective, Core attempts to find Medora before her husband does, setting in motion a deadly chain of events in this “powerful meditation on nature, violence, and responsibility” (Thomas McGuane).
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3. US Kindle Edition: Hold the Dark (ASIN B00J8R3QMK)
- The page count is incorrect. It should be 225.
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
At the edge of civilization, nature and evil collide in what “stands out as one of the decade’s best books of its kind” (Alan Cheuse, Boston Globe).
Written with “force and precision and grace” (John Wilwol, New York Times Book Review), Hold the Dark is a “taut and unforgettable journey into the heart of darkness” (Dennis Lehane). At the start of another pitiless winter, wolves have taken three children from the remote Alaskan village of Keelut, including the six-year-old son of Medora and Vernon Slone. Wolf expert Russell Core is called in to investigate these killings and discovers an unholy truth harbored by Medora before she disappears. When her husband returns home to discover his boy dead and his wife missing, he begins a maniacal pursuit that cuts a bloody swath across the frozen landscape. With the help of a local police detective, Core attempts to find Medora before her husband does, setting in motion a deadly chain of events in this “chilling, mysterious, and completely engaging novel” (Tim O’Brien) that marks the arrival of a major American writer.
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4. US Ebook: Hold the Dark (ISBN 9780871404947)
- The ISBN-10 087140494X also needs to be listed as the ASIN.
- The language is missing. It should be English.
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5. US Audible: Hold the Dark (ASIN B00N9D3Y7Q)
- Richard Ferrone needs to be added with the Narrator role.
- The publication date is incorrect. It should be September 8, 2014.
- The page count is incorrect. It should be 7.
- The cover art is incorrect and appears to be a photograph of a physical edition of the CD audiobook of the book. Correct cover art from Audible is available here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://a.co/d/2ZujaHx
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
A terrifying literary thriller set on the Alaskan tundra, about the mystery of evil and mankind’s losing battle with nature.
At the start of another pitiless winter, the wolves have come for the children of Keelut. Three children have been taken from this isolated Alaskan village, including the six-year-old son of Medora and Vernon Slone.
Shaken with grief and seeking consolation, Medora contacts nature writer and wolf expert Russell Core. Sixty years old, ailing in both body and spirit, and estranged from his daughter and wife, Core arrives in Keelut to investigate the killings. Immersing himself in this settlement at the end of the world, he discovers the horrifying darkness at the heart of Medora Slone and learns of an unholy truth harbored by this village.
When Vernon Slone returns from a desert war to discover his son dead and his wife missing, he begins a methodical pursuit across this frozen landscape. Aided by his boyhood companion, the taciturn and deadly Cheeon, and pursued by the stalwart detective Donald Marium, Slone is without mercy, cutting a bloody swath through the wilderness of his homeland. As Russell Core attempts to rescue Medora from her husband's vengeance, he comes face-to-face with an unspeakable secret at the furthermost reaches of American soil - a secret about the unkillable bonds of family and the untamed animal in the soul of every human being.
An Alaskan Oresteia, an epic woven of both blood and myth, Hold the Dark recalls the hyperborean climate and tribalism of Daniel Woodrell's Winter’s Bone and the primeval violence of James Dickey's Deliverance.
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6. CD Audiobook: Hold the Dark (ISBN 9781483049052)
- “A Novel” needs to be removed from the title.
- The page count is incorrect. It should be 7.
- The description is missing formatting. It should be the same as Entry 5.
- The cover art is washed out and weirdly cropped. Correct cover art is available here: https://dsxuu8etcj8kw.cloudfront.net/... // https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/hol...
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7. Library Edition CD Audiobook: Hold the Dark (ISBN 9781483049038)
- The page count is missing. It should be 7.
- The Edition field should be Library Edition.
- The description is incorrectly formatted. It should be the same as Entry 5.
- The language is missing. It should be English.
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8. MP3 CD Audiobook: Hold the Dark: A Novel (ISBN 9781483049045)
- “A Novel” needs to be removed from the title.
- The page count is incorrect. It should be 7.
- The format is incorrect. It should be MP3 CD.
- Since the format is MP3 CD, “MP3CD” should be removed from the Editions field.
- The description is missing formatting. It should be the same as Entry 5.
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9. Missing Edition: UK Audible
TITLE: Hold the Dark
AUTHOR: William Giraldi
NARRATOR: John Moraitis
ASIN: B0145NEEM2
PUBLISHER: W.F. Howes Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: September 3, 2015
NUMBER OF PAGES: 7
FORMAT: Audible
DESCRIPTION:
Wolves have come for the children, three have been taken from an isolated Alaskan village, including the six-year-old boy of Medora and Vernon Slone.
Wolf expert Russell Core arrives in Keelut to investigate the killings and learns of the horrifying darkness at the heart of Medora. As Core attempts to rescue Medora from her husband’s vengeance, he comes face to face with the untamed animal in the soul of every human being.
EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8...
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10. Invalid Editions
All of the following editions are invalid and need to be marked as such.
A. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
B. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
C. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
D. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
E. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
F. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
G. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
H. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...