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Andromeda Gun by John Boyd
I've placed a cover art link to your verified copy of this title. Also, it looks very much like the work of Paul Lehr (who was doing covers for Berkley/Putnam around this time). Is he credited anywhere in the book? Thanks. MHHutchins 02:52, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Just looked up the listing for this pub in Locus (#180, October 27, 1975) which credits Lehr as the artist. MHHutchins 02:55, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Cover is correct, I'll also dig it out and check for a name.Kraang 03:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Century Rain
Can you check this this pub again please? It appears to match mine for ISBN and printing number, but mine is too deep to be pb so I made it tp, and the edition is 2005 (see just above number-line) although it also mentions the 2004 Gollancz hardback. BLongley 19:04, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Your right it's 2005 but I would still make it a pb. It measures 7 X 5 and a tp would be more like 8 X 5.5 and up. The GB tp editions seem to vary greatly in size and so do the pb's. The depth of this pb is a bit above normal.Kraang 23:36, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, help says "tp - Trade paperback. Used for anything significantly larger than a paperback. 7.5" x 5" is a common size" and I'd agree that's more common for current British trade paperbacks. I'm leaving mine as tp as its outsize enough to make me prefer a 'normal' edition, although it's not tall enough to cause me normal shelving worries. It messes up my double-stacked book-cases though. Fortunately it's only Alistair Reynolds that seems to have this particular format. BLongley 09:44, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

McDevitt
, verified by you, is missing the month of publication. I have a 5th printing which gives it as Dec. '96. Was this missing from the 1st printing? Did not edit the pub. record.--Bluesman 20:47, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Will check, thanks!Kraang 02:12, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

A Talent For War
91In the notes section of you say that the "1 in the number line is in error " but I don't think so. I think ACE started a new number line for it's official re-issue of the book. I have a sixth printing of this edition which I bought just a few months ago and with the popularity of his last few novels, six printings in 4+ years seems reasonable, but six in nearly 20 does not. Just a thought.--Bluesman 23:58, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll have a second look at this.Kraang 02:16, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Hell-Bound Train: The or That
Please take a look at ISFDB:Verification requests when you have a chance. You verified The Hugo Winners, one of the titles that included the story in question. Your input would be helpful. Thank you. -DES Talk 17:43, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Will check my copy.Kraang 02:18, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It's definitely The Hell-Bound Train. Changed it from my copy. --Willem H. 11:51, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Omega
This. . In checking my copy against yours my printing date says November. Could you please check your copy. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 23:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Will check.Kraang 02:50, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Dying Inside
I have added "LCCN 72-1231" to your verified 1973 Ballantine edition of Dying Inside, but mine is a US printing and I suppose there is a chance that the Canadian printing doesn't have the LCCN number. Ahasuerus 01:49, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look at my copy, but it probably will have it.Kraang 02:52, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Time Dissolver
May have found a signature (initials) on but my copy seems to cut off the last little bit (right above the left 'hip' of the woman at the edge of the cover). Then again perhaps my magnifying glass and a couple of Kilkenny's deceive me... --Bluesman 03:58, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

What's It Like Out There? and Other Stories
This. . My copy has Dreamer's Worlds on page 144 and on copyright page for story. ToC has Dreamer's World. Also my copy has a Kent 'spine buster' between page 192-193, it ends with FTC report Mar '74. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 14:38, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Circus World
User:Dragoondelight has added a new printing to Barry B. Longyear's Circus World. It looks exactly the same as the January 1981 printing that you verified in 2007, but the ISBN is different. I suspect that there is something not quite right with this picture, but I figured you would be in a better position to sort it out since you have the verified pub. All I have is the hardcover edition... Ahasuerus 01:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Both ISBN #'s return the same book. I'll add this book to the others I have to check(have 6 now and will dig them out on the weekend). Thanks!Kraang 03:38, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Invasion From Mars
Was about to do a transient on your verified pub. Just two things: should the title have "Interplanetary Stories" added to it as it is on both the cover and title page; the story "Castaway" is credited to Nelson Bond (no 'S.') in the table of contents, the acknowledgements and under the story title in the book. Love these old map backs, recently picked up 15 of them for a song, unfortunately only one was Sf, all the rest mysteries. Cheers! ~Bill, --Bluesman 15:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks I'll have a look at mine.Kraang 03:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


 * This one's getting a goodly layer of dust on it, or are you having to navigate moats and castle walls to get to books as mister Longley does? And he has a flying cat, too! ;-) ~Bill, --Bluesman 03:39, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Dancer From Atlantis
Corrected the spelling of the artist on. it was "Szfran" instead of "Szafran". Cheers! ~Bill, --Bluesman 04:13, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Interesting! I think I'll have a second look.Kraang 03:21, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Explorations
The editor Bluesman updated to add the note "Cover states "First Edition". --Marc Kupper|talk 02:43, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll have to check mine because some of the Tor books come with and without this "Jim Baen Presents" type logo for the same title and date. Thanks!Kraang 03:29, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

The Eternal Savage
A question about your copy of the Ace edition of this title. Do the two stories have individual title pages, and is it clear that this is a collection, maybe having a TOC? Tuck gives it as a novelization of the two stories, "The Eternal Lover" and "Sweetheart Primeval". Thanks. MHHutchins 19:12, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Will find and check.Kraang 01:51, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Dark Light
Is the page count correct for [this] pub record? Locus has it as 325 pages? ~Bill, --Bluesman 18:51, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Locus is wrong, it's 340.Kraang 23:20, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Ace DBL F-149
Added cover artist credits to [] courtesy the ACE Image Library. --Bluesman 22:32, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Artifact by Benford
I think you should recheck this verified pub. I just entered my first printing which is different from yours. Price: mine is $3.95 - ISBN: mine has 0-812050060-1 - Number line? mine reads 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Locus1 has a first and third printing. Could yours be the second? Thanks Willem H. 18:59, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Just checked my copy and everything is correct. Mines a 1st, just with a different price and ISBN#. Some of the Tor books sold in Canada had different cover prices, this is just a more extreme example of one.Kraang 01:04, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Lord Tedric
Can you see if both Eklund and Smith are credited on the title page of this pub? The cover hedges by giving Eklund authorship, but that it was "conceived" by Smith. Thanks. MHHutchins 18:29, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Eklund is the only author on the title page and the spine, the copyright is "Copyright 1979 by Baronet Publishing Company and Verna Smith Trestrail". The blurb at the front of the book creates Smith as the developer of the outline and plot before he died. Do you think he should be dropped as a co-author?Kraang 01:58, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * The whole series is a tangled mess. I believe the British editions only credited Smith, even though Eklund did all of the writing.  It's been awhile since I asked the question that I've forgotten what my point was!  In any case, I just want to make sure that each record reflects how each of the pubs were credited. Thanks. MHHutchins 02:28, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I added routine notes to your verified Lord Tedric, then I noticed that although Doc Smith is mentioned on the cover as the creator of Lord Tedric, the only person credited as the author (on the title page, spine, and both covers) is Gordon Eklund. Then I found this discussion.


 * I also think if we probably want to change the authorship of this pub and title to Eklund alone and then set up a VT. As Michael said, the book was published as by Doc Smith alone in the UK, so we already have one VT on file. (Gotta love publishers' tricks! :-) Ahasuerus 01:58, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

ACC - Rama II (pb)
I added a cover scan to this verified pub. -- Phileas 11:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Green Mars cover question
Hi. While hunting for a cover image of my 19th printing of Green Mars, I noticed there are two Bantam covers, apparently differing in only the presence or absence of "1994" in the Hugo award notice. Does the cover of your verified 1st printing look like either of this (no 1994) or this (1994)? If so, I'll put the matching one on it while I'm at it. Thanks. --MartyD 10:50, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Mine has the year(1994) on it. I'll upload a scan of it tonight. Thanks!Kraang 12:30, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

The Light-years Beneath My Feet -- date, etc.
Hi. In working with my copy of the 1st printing of The Light-Years Beneath My Feet, I came across your verified and also the unverified. Mine matches the latter, and only has "2006 Del Rey Books Mass Market Edition" and "Copyright &copy; 2005 by Thranx, Inc." for dating. The excerpt from The Candle of Distant Earth is &copy; 2006. Locus1 has the pub date as Jun 2006. Your verified copy has a date of 2005-00-00. Could the date be a mistake? If so, I can change it, add other notes + cover, and delete the other entry. If it's right, I'll just add the info from my copy into the other entry and verify that. Thanks. --MartyD 10:14, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Your correct about the date, adjust the unverified copy, it has a better tag and cover image and I'll delete my entry.Kraang 12:24, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. I added some notes and page numbers.  --MartyD 00:30, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Adam Link digest
Thanks for fixing the price on [this] First one I've done with only the 'pence' and didn't know how to enter it. ~BIll, --Bluesman 04:00, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Out of the Sun
Locus has an interesting comment that [this] re-write has a non-fiction book "The Amazing Lazar" bound with it? Sort of makes sense as it would be an extensive revision to turn an 88 page book into a 233 page one. No mention in the notes. ~Bill, --Bluesman 03:40, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Editor credit for a collection
I noticed that you questioned a new editor about a submission changing the author credit for this Robert Sheckley collection to the editor, Robert Conquest. Perhaps you were experiencing a momentary breakup in the time-flux continuum, but we currently credit the writer of the collection as the author, and the editor is only credited in the pub/title notes. :) Till our time streams cross again... MHHutchins 04:02, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Correct! Thanks! Will fix tomorrow, my server was down this evening and it just came back on line.Kraang 03:31, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Server or modem problems
If I don't respond or disappear for a day or two it's because of server or modem problems. I should be able to resolve this in a few days.Kraang 22:21, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Paths to Otherwhere -- price question
Hi. I was looking at your verified, and I noticed , which looks like a less-detailed duplicate. Your version's price is listed at $6.99, while the other's is $5.99. But upon investigation, both Locus1 and the Baen site (all the way at the bottom) list the Feb 1997 printing at $5.99. Any chance the $6.99 is a mistake? --MartyD 01:20, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I had the wrong price thanks. I've also updated the notes.Kraang 03:00, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Frank Kelley Frease
Was the cover of your verified pub really credited to "Frank Kelley Frease"? I ran into this doing artist image categories. -DES Talk 00:20, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Spelling is correct, right off the dust cover.Kraang 02:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Weird, but if that's how it is, that's how it is. Do you think a note on the pub would be justified? I'm assuming this is actually F. K. Freas; the style supports that? -DES Talk 02:29, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * With this he has 7 variants to the main name. I'd would suggest making it a variant since it's verified.Kraang 02:34, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

The Reality Dysfunction: Part 1: Emergence
I updated the title of your verified pub The Reality Dysfunction: Part 1: Emergence to the correct subtitle mark. Your title had been "The Reality Dysfunction, Part 1: Emergence" and I changed the "," to a ":". Assumed to be a data entry typo that didn't get caught at verification. Thanks Kevin 03:54, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Only one comma away from perfection!Kraang 04:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Dayworld Preface / Foreword
According to your verified pub the Author's Preface is titled Author's Foreword. My copy sais Preface, as it is in the hardcover. If you don't mind I would like to merge them as Author's Preface (Dayworld). Thanks Willem H. 19:44, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * If there different titles it might be better to create a variant. Let me find my copy to confirm it correct. Thanks!Kraang 17:16, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Mutants
The # for [this] record, as in catalogue: is there really this # or is it just the latter part of the LCCN? Added a Currey note to this, then noticed the #. ~Bill, --Bluesman 00:45, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That numbers on the back cover. The LCCN is 70-92076.Kraang 01:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Simpson H. Ritter
I suspect that "Simpson H. Ritter" http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?135529 is actually "Simpson M. Ritter". Note, both wrote quizes for Super Science Stories. Could you check if this is a typo or a "pseudonym"? Cheers Jonschaper 06:02, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Not a typo, it really is "Simpson H. Ritter" so a pseudonym is in order.Kraang 22:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

In Alien Flesh - added story afterwords/del collection afterword
Morning! This. . I added the "afterword" behind each story and deleted the "afterword (In Alien Flesh)" which was entered wrongly for the whole collection. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

The Omcri Matrix - Question?
Morning! This. . My author states Jay D. Blakeney on title page. You used Deborah Chester the owner of that pseudonym. Are our copies different? Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:53, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Thanks!Kraang 02:08, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Protostars
Harry has added a US printing of your verified pub, but has different roman-numeraled pages and gives a different name for the Pg Wyal story. Can you re-check your copy and see if they should match before we go to the trouble of creating a variant? Thanks. Also I wonder if we should add a C before the price of your copy. Otherwise someone might come along and try to delete one or the other record, because they match exactly on the title record page. MHHutchins 23:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Harry's printing is identical to my Canadian printing, except for the extra story on page "1057" of a 271 page book. Harry should've just updated my copy and added the note about the two versions of printings. On most all Ballantines there are a CDN and US version only after mid 1978 does it matter when you see a price difference. Having two copies listed in the data base is from my point of view useless. One listing and a mention in notes would be sufficient. As for "Side Effects" I'll have to find the book and see if the extra subtitle is on the contents page or the title page. Thanks!Kraang 00:21, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I feel the same way about Canadian printings, but there are those who insist that these are different editions (and I've given up the fight to argue any further about it.) I caught the error of the starting page for that story and have already asked Harry to correct it. MHHutchins 01:16, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Zahn's Night Train to Rigel
Can you re-check the page count for your verified copy of this title? I entered the SFBC edition and noticed the big discrepancy, so I checked with OCLC and it gives the page count as 349 also. Thanks. MHHutchins 20:55, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Thanks!Kraang 01:15, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Beyond the Barrier 2nd MacFadden Edition
This. On the cover I see 60-444; the same datum is reported by Stuart W. Wells III. --ErnestoVeg 19:07, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Your correct about the cover, I took the current # from the spine, will change the notes to explain. Thanks!Kraang 23:52, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Anderson's The Van Rijn Method
Are the introductions to the short stories here truly fiction? Thanks. MHHutchins 05:29, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * From the intro to the ebook version:
 * "A word about the introductions to the stories and novel: all were written by Poul Anderson and accompanied the stories when they appeared in such collections as Trader to the Stars, The Trouble Twisters, and The Earth Book of Stormgate. The Stormgate introductions were written as if by a Ythrian historian. (You'll meet the Ythrians in the second and third stories in this book.) In the case of The Man Who Counts, there was an embarrassment of riches: an introduction "by" Hloch the Ythrian plus a second introduction which Poul Anderson wrote for another publication of the novel. I've placed the latter as an afterword."
 * In the ebook version at least (which I am about to enter) all the introductions are written in an in-universe style, and attributed to named persons who are fictional. (They mostly aren't really "stories"; if we had a "fictional essay" or "in-universe essay" type, they would fit it.) However, the "afterword" to The Man Who Counts is a classic author's note, describing how the work came to be written, what the inspirations were, etc, signed by Anderson. I would change this to an essay, assuming that the version in the printed book is the same. -DES Talk 15:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, why does the entry for "Introduction to The Man Who Counts" not follow the pattern for the other intros, which are all "Introduction: Title". In the ebook version this intro is in exactly the same form as the others, with INTRODUCTION on one line and the story title in initial caps on the next line. I am not creating a variant until I hear from you, however-DES Talk 15:42, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Four Lords of the Diamond
Entering links into the SFBC pages and came across [this] pub with a confusing note that Currey has this as a first SFBC edition. Currey stops at the end of 1977 and Jack L. Chalker isn't even one of the authors he covers (that may have changed with the updated CD-ROM he has, but it still stops at the end of '77). Was the note there before you verified the pub? ~Bill, --Bluesman 22:21, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * On his web site he had one for sale and he claimed it was a first SFBC printing with that gutter code. I assumed he would know.Kraang 00:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! ~Bill, --Bluesman 03:53, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Haze cover
I found a copy of, which you verified, at my local library. Everything matches your pub, except for the cover image, which is clearly different, but looks to be by the same artist -- at least it is in a similar style. I scanned the library book, and the image is here. Does this match your copy, or does your copy match the amazon image used in the db currently? BTW, OCLC uses the same image as Amazon does. I wonder if Tor changed images at the last minute. -DES Talk 20:54, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The Amazon image was wrong when I verified it, I just haven't gotten around to doing a scan of my book. I'm positive your image is correct but my dad has the book right now and I can't check. Might as well replace the image. Thanks!Kraang 01:38, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Image changed. -DES Talk 14:12, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

The Stranger
An odd one: [this] pub as a novel and [this] one as a collection. Do you have a very unique publication? I was going to add contents to the first when a very faint bell went off somewhere... didn't think I could have gone through my collection twice and missed the same book both times! ~Bill, --Bluesman 00:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Just had a look at my book and your correct it is a collection. I bought it years ago and never read it. The cover gives no indication it's a collection. Thanks!Kraang 02:16, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Alternities -    changed title and changed author
Morning! This. . I changed the title "The Legend of Lonnie and the Seven Ten Split" to "The Legend of Lonnie and the Seven - Ten Split" as shown on story title page. Changed one author of "Hung Like an Elephant" from Joseph ? Pumilia to Joe Pumilia as used on story title page. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:53, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

David Gerrold's anthology Alternities
I've accepted Harry's changes to two stories in your verified pub of this title. The title of the story by E. Michael Blake was changed to "The Legend of Lonnie and the Seven - Ten Split" (note the dash) and the credit for "Hung Like an Elephant" was changed to Steven Utley and Joe Pumilia (from Joseph F.). Please check to make sure you agree with the edit. Thanks. MHHutchins 15:54, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

The Dark Design
Corrected the pagenumbers and added the foreword to this verified pub to match my copy. Thanks, Willem H. 14:45, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

The Legend of Miaree
I added a note to your verified pub. My copy is identical to yours, except that it's printed in the USA. Thanks Willem H. 13:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Takeoff
I added the cover artist and some notes to this verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 13:35, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Old Twentieth
I made some small changes (corrected the pagenumbering and the Amazon LZZZZZZZ image) to this verified pub to match my copy. Thanks, Willem H. 21:05, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

The Forever War
I added some notes to this verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 18:57, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Earthworks
I added cover scan to your verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 13:43, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

The Wilk Are Among Us
I added to this verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 15:07, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Image linking
Thanks, I wasn't sure which link to use. --Wonder_al 06:13, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

date change on "The Monadic Universe"
I submitted a merge of the shortfiction The Monadic Universe from your verified that changes the date from 1977-03-00 (the date of the pub) to 1972-00-00 (the date of the parent). All of the other titles have 1972 or 1973 dates; it looked like this one was an omission. If that's not right, let me know and I'll change it back. Thanks. --MartyD 11:58, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like the variant was added after I verifed it, giving it a new date. Thanks!Kraang 21:28, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

The Other Side of the Moon
Added a note to this pub about Conqueror's Isle/ Conquerors' Isle. Will leave it to you to decide which title to go with.--swfritter 17:44, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll delete the variant. I've never read the book and never looked past the table of contents. I need to go back and look at some of my early verifications and submissions. Thanks!Kraang 00:30, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Gary Ruddell's artist signature
Hi. I have cloned that you verified (the clone is still in the approval queue). On my publication, the cover artist's signature is only partially visible on the back cover - I think I can decipher the letters "RUDDE". Since I am not an expert on cover artists, I have no idea who this could be. The only clue I have is the original pub record that you verified: It references Gary Ruddell as the cover artist, and a statement in the notes says that the cover has the artist's signature. Unfortunately, I don't know how to get at an image of Gary Ruddell's signature; I have looked around in Category:Artist_Signature_Images on this wiki, but he's not in there. Do you have another source where I could have a look at the signature? Herzbube 03:09, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I have the hc & pb, the pb does not credit the artist only his signature is present, but the dust jacket of the hc does credit him. This pattern has turned up in the last few years for some publishers. If my copy has a clear image I'll scan it and upload the image. Thanks!Kraang 00:26, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * See Image:Gary Ruddell.jpg just uploaded. -DES Talk 01:59, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Showoff!Kraang 02:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks everybody for the comments and the image upload. Herzbube 06:43, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

"Out of Time" multi-title problem?
Chapterbooks make my brain hurt, so there may be nothing wrong, but: Out of Time, the shortfiction novella, and Out of Time, the chapterbook, both appear in your verified chapterbook pub (although its contents shows just the shortfiction novella title.  The shortfiction novella title also appears in your verified .  I don't know if the proper treatment is to have one of the titles a variant of the other or what, but I figure you'll know, and since you're conveniently primary verifier on both pubs involved.... ;-)  --MartyD 15:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The chapterbook is exactly correct. All chapterbook publications should have both a shortfiction title and a chapterbook title, just as all collections should have both a collection title and (usually several) shortfiction titles. Think of a chapterbook as a 1-item collection. A shortfiction title may appear in both a chapterbook and a collection, just as it might appear in both a collection and an anthology, or in two or more different collections. No variants are needed here, unless the story is actually different in the two publications (which is possible but I think unlikely). See Help:How to convert a novel to a "chapterbook". -DES Talk 16:46, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Makes no sense to me, but I understand what you are saying. That it's ok is all that matters.  --MartyD 17:27, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

The Futurological Congress
I added the cover artist (Stanislaw Fernandes) and a note to this verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 20:50, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Fracas Factor
Saw this on your "Verifications" page and thought you might see it sooner here. ~Bill, --Bluesman 04:25, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Expanded the Note in The Fracas Factor to read "Cover art not credited, but the artist's signature is on the cover. Catalog ID "602 DK". Publication year not stated, but the copyright year is 1978, which is assumed to be the publication year." Also, you note that it is the first Leisure Books printing, but my copy doesn't have a statement of printing. Could you please check yours? If it's a stated first printing and mine is not, then mine is probably a later printing. Thanks! Ahasuerus 20:54, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll change the "First printing" statement to "No statement of printing but assumed to be first". Thanks!Kraang 01:23, 10 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Ahasuerus 01:38, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Submitting cover art
Recently you approved a cover submission of mine for nebula Science Fiction for October, 1957. It came from the Visco web site and I do not know how to give them credit or where to verify it. Also there are a few more covers from 57-58 that are missing. Can you help me so I can submit them properly. The cover is below. Thanks Sfbooks52 00:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC) http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/images/b/be/NEBULASOCT1957.jpg
 * We have explicit permission to link image from Visco, just click on the image look under properties and copy the URL. If you look at this page and scroll down to "Image URL" you'll find the sites we can link to. The credit to Visco is automatic. Hope this helps, if not let me know. :-)Kraang 03:22, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

I edited this submission again by changing the URL to the actual URL from the Visco site. I had been copying the pics to my hard drive and adding them from there. If I did it right, which I hope I did, it will make adding the missing covers MUCH easier. Please let me know.

Thanks, Sfbooks52 04:02, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Just approved and here it is.Kraang 04:31, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, again. I got a bit confused when I got the rejection message from Bluesman. However, I now understand his point. Now on to filling in some gaps. Sfbooks52 11:04, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

I began to upload more of the magazine covers from Visco, however the upload button will not work. Am I locked out or is uploading capabilty not working right now. Thanks Sfbooks52 19:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not a computer teck(only know how to use them not how they work) but I don't think you can do a direct upload from their site. Just copy the URL under properties and submit as a publication update.Kraang 01:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

That was it! I'm on my way, again. Sfbooks52 01:43, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
 * If I can be of help in the future let me know or leave a message on the Help Desk and whoever is avaliable or knows more about the subject while get back to you. :-)Kraang 01:49, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Andromeda Gun
Added the cover artist (Paul Lehr) and a note to your verified Andromeda Gun after this. Thanks, Willem H. 07:27, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Beyond the Barrier
In the lower right corner of this pub, there is a vague signature, which I believe to be from. Can you confirm this? Thanks, Willem H. 11:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The signature is very faint on my copy, but it does appear to be Faragasso. Thanks!Kraang 00:15, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Damon Knight scans
I added to The Rithian Terror and  to Beyond the Barrier. Thanks, Willem H. 19:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * "Beyond the Barrier" is correct but the other one must be for a later edition. The cover price is $0.95 and the cat # AN1253, where mine is $0.75 and the cat # is AS1008. You may want to submit the info on your pub and move the image. Thanks!Kraang 01:36, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're right. I missed the clues completely. Thanks for noticing, I cloned your pub, removed my verification and added this scan to your pub. Not as clear as mine, but it has the right numbers. Thanks, Willem H. 11:33, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Gods of Riverworld -  added cover/notation/contents
Morning! This. . I added a cover image,, notation, and contents, Author's Note and Afterword, after matching my copy to your ver. Also added cover artist after making a visual match. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 15:30, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

World Out of Mind
Perhaps you can take another look at this pub, the notes are somewhat confusing. I believe I have the same edition, but mine doesn't state it's the second printing (it does state there were two book club printings). If I understand the copyright page correctly, it was printed in November 1955, and published in January 1956. And finally, the cover is credited on the backcover as by "Robert Powers". Is yours the same? Thanks, Willem H. 14:17, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It is confusing, so I'll dig out the book and hopefully make it less confusing. Thanks!Kraang
 * Any luck with the digging yet? I'm still wondering if I should clone or verify. Thanks, Willem H. 14:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry forgot about this, will look tomorrow night.Kraang 02:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Mine's a second printing.
 * Doubleday edition published June, 1953
 * Science Fiction Book Club edition August, 1953
 * 2 printings
 * Permabook edition published January, 1956
 * 2nd printing.................November, 1955

(unindented)How is yours credited?


 * Thanks for looking. Mine is credited exactly the same, except for the last line which goes "1st printing.................November, 1955" Looks like there were two printings in the same month. I'll clone yours. Willem H. 15:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Dune: House Harkonnen    -     publication month? difference
Morning! This. . I have the second printing, but my book states the first printing (yours) as September 2001. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:46, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry forgot about this, will look tomorrow night.Kraang 02:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * My library note has the date as October 2001 and I don't use this to enter data for the books I do that direct, so it would seem strange to do it incorrect twice. It's not on my main book cases but packed away in boxes, so I'll dig into them tomorrow night.Kraang 01:40, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Publishers again
It looks like you're doing a bit of a clean-up or regularisation of publishers again (wiki-side at least) - thanks! I've been looking at a lot of Fixer submissions recently (can't get at most of my own books till I get well again), and think we can suggest some improvements there, like having "(BYR)" removed automatically and having "make this a 'jvn' title" added to moderator notes. And the publishers with "Trade" at the end normally signify that it's "tp" and the "Trade" could be removed and the binding changed from "pb". Do you feel the same? BLongley 01:32, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good idea. Once the minor variants of publishers names are gone I like to remove the redirects. I also keep an eye on Orbit and Tor, they have US and UK imprints. The ISBN#'s are different and the pricing is a dead giveaway.Kraang 02:34, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The Interpreter title reference
I changed your verified to use this title by "Brian Aldiss" instead of this title by "Brian W. Aldiss", matching the author credit on the publication. --MartyD 11:27, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the fix.Kraang 23:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Harrison's Bill the Galactic Hero
Can you re-check how the cover art and interior art is credited in this pub? Some sources give the credit to "Michael W. Kaluta" (which is closer to the artist's given name). Thanks. Mhhutchins 16:07, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's actually "Michael Wm. Kaluta".Kraang 02:59, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories
I added the publication month from the 2nd printing and a note to this verified pub. Thanks, Willem H. 09:32, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Out of the Sun
Just a note that I have added Bova's NONFICTION title The Amazing Laser and a minor essay to your verified 1984 Tor edition of Out of the Sun. I guess by 1984 you couldn't sell one hundred page books even to the juvenile audience, so Tor decided to combine two of them to get to a respectable page count :) Ahasuerus 02:53, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

P.S. Also added the Canadian price to Out of the Sun and Privateers. Ahasuerus 03:04, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Longyear's Circus World
I was updating my SFBC edition of this title and noticed that there are two records for first paperback printings: this one verified by you, and this one verified by Dragoondelight. Yours has a later catalog number, which is the same as this record of the second printing from 1982. Could you recheck the publication date of your copy when you get a chance? Thanks. Mhhutchins 22:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Will dig it out. Thanks!Kraang 00:59, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Flandry
Added a cover scan to Flandry Hauck 17:11, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Hilldiggers
On my version of this book here, I have 551 pages, your count of 496 is perhaps from the HC ? Hauck 18:35, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's a big difference, so I'd better have a second look. Thanks!Kraang 02:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Page count fixed. Thank!Kraang 02:35, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Artist credit on A Torrent of Faces?
I've given myself a mission of trying to clean up the separate, individually-credited Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon coverart titles that should be single jointly-credited titles. How is the cover on your verified credited? I see from the scan there are two separate drawings.... I will also point Willem H. at this question, as he has 2-verified it. Thanks. --MartyD 17:36, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * It's credited to both Dillons (Cover art by Leo & Diane Dillon). I believe the whole first series of Ace Specials had covers by them, and are thus credited. Willem H. 18:16, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Credited to both.Kraang 20:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Downtiming the Night....
Would you take a look at this submission? I'm wondering if the title as set up is therefore incorrect. You are the primary both on this one and, the only two pubs using that title. Thanks. --MartyD 12:01, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Will check, thanks!Kraang 03:40, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, the Tor edition is correct, but the Baen title page has "Nightside" as one word, if you approve the change I'll fix the variant and add some notes. Thanks!Kraang 02:10, 22 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay. Done.  Thanks. --MartyD 16:43, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe this issue was discussed before(2 year's ago) and it was thought best to leave it as two words and the variant title page was an error of the type setter not an intended change. No point in creating unnecessary variants.Kraang 00:58, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Search the Sky
Copyright page of [this] wouldn't happen to mention the date of the first printing? The cover for the '54 has been credited to Powers by Jane Frank. Thanks! ~Bill, --Bluesman 21:14, 24 March 2010 (UTC)


 * FYI, I answered this based on my copy, which does say "February", and adjusted the notes to reflect that statement. --MartyD 11:39, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Fortress of Dragons excerpts
I'm sure this will be on the top of your list of things to do, but you are primary verifier on both and, in which appear Fortress of Dragons excerpts 1097399 and 440471, respectively. Are they perhaps similar enough to be merge-worthy? --MartyD 22:27, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Their identical. Will merge. Thanks!Kraang 01:14, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merged the other two excerpts. Both books have excerpts from themselves, whats the point in that?Kraang 01:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)


 * That's pretty funny. I'm afraid I wasn't paying close attention (I had added content for a Fixer-supplied anthology and was checking for duplicate titles when I found the excerpts above).  --MartyD 02:17, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

New Edit to Richard Condon
Hi, I've been away for several years and have had a *terrible* time figuring out how to contact you (or anyone else for that matter), but hopefully I've now succeeded -- I guess that I have to have a "user account" as well as just my plain account that lets me edit the database. Well, anyway, here I am, but only because I made a minor addition to Richard Condon for "A Talent for Loving" that I see that you approved. My question is this: I only put in the info for the 197-something paperback. The first edition was 1961, which I don't have. Should that info be in the present entry? I no longer remember what I used to do three years ago, when, for a while, I made a *lot* of entries.... Best, Hayford Peirce 18:55, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Since its a nongenre entry I'd only change the title date to 1961, we generally don't support anything beyond a token entry for nongenre. I'll change the date for you. As for accounts you only need one, just log in on the Wiki side if it's not do automatically. Thanks!Kraang 01:00, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

The Colonel Came Back from (the) Nothing-at-All in The Instrumentality of Mankind
Can you check this verified pub for this story? In my printing the story is as "The Colonel Came Back from Nothing-at-All" on the contents page, but as "The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All" on the story's title page. Is yours the same? I suspect that all publications were under the title with the "the". Thanks, --Willem H. 20:29, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Waited for two weeks, then changed the title. If you don't agree, drop me a note. Thanks, --Willem H. 06:04, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, didn't see any new messages on the home page. Mine's the same. Thanks!Kraang 01:09, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

The Man Who Awoke by Laurence Manning Feb 1975
Uploaded cover image. --Astromath 03:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Attila Hejja vs Hejji
Hi Kpulliam & Kraang, I think you have both made the same error based on an attempt to interpret a signature. You both credit the cover of this to Hejji, but as far as I can make out the signature on the photo scans looks similar to the signature posted here for Hejja. A quick net search also supports the latter spelling for his Dragonstar credit. Cheers Jonschaper 01:54, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I've checked my copy and your correct it is an "a", I'll change the name. Thanks!Kraang 02:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Cheers. here is another variation on his name. Jonschaper 03:28, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The cover has his signature "Attila Hejja" but the copyright page credits him as "Attila Heja" with only one "j".Kraang 01:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * He's currently credited as "Attilla Heja" with 2 l's as well. Should that be changed before it is made a variant? Jonschaper 23:58, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * My mistake, it's spelled with two "l's" "Attilla Heja" and I'll make it a variant right now. Thanks!Kraang 02:57, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

William Fryer Harvey
The title page says W. F. Harvey, so the collection needs to be made a variant title of William Fryer Harvey. (It is not, however, identical with any of the three other collections of that name on the William Fryer Harvey page.) I was having a little difficulty following the help page's description of how to make a variant. Sorry for the confusion. Best, BrendanMoody 02:52, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll approve the submission and then change it back. I'll also create the variant and do the rest of the titles. If I had more time I'd walk you through the variant process. Thanks!Kraang 02:57, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

The Silkie
Evening, Sean! Did you put the note in [this] about the ACE ad? For no lack of trying, I can't find an ACE #08130 or any Saberhagen title with a number even close to it. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:55, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The note is not from me. I can look at my copy and see whats there. Thanks!Kraang 22:59, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Mine starts with the Ace Double H-56 (PITY ABOUT EARTH Ernest Hill & SPACE CHANTEY R. A. Lafferty), the other must be a later printing with a different ad.Kraang 02:10, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for checking~ --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:23, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi guys. I was trying to figure out how to enter my copy when I stumbled upon this. I have the alternate printing with the ad beginning with Saberhagen's THE BROKEN LANDS & it is indeed listed as 08130--50¢, followed by Alan Garner's THE MOON OF GOMRATH 53850--50¢. The copyright page appears identically as described in the notes. Should I simply clone the pub & enter it as a separate entry with the same info including publication date or should I just add/modify the note in this entry to consider as the same entry? Thanks. Zybahn 03:45, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Niven & Barnes' The Descent of Anansi
There are two records for verified copies of the first printing of this title: Blongley's and yours. Mhhutchins 17:09, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting, two different ISBN #'s. Checked mine and it's all correct and the image of Bill's cover is clear.Kraang 01:04, 22 July 2010 (UTC)


 * The 0-812 ISBN was used after Tor split from Pinnacle (0-523) as their distributor in October 1983. Perhaps yours is a reprint that failed to change the printing history on the copyright page? Mhhutchins 01:28, 22 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Does your say anything about being distributed by Pinnacle? Also, not that it means anything, many of the Abebooks.com dealers date the one with your ISBN as 1985. Mhhutchins 01:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * No mention of Pinnacle. There is a 3rd printing dated Apr 1991 so this could be from 1985, just not credited correctly on the copyright page.Kraang 02:55, 22 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Mine is the same as Bill's and there is no Canadian ISBN. Do we know when Tor started using dual ISBNs? Ahasuerus 03:31, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

McEnroe's Skinner
According to this website, the cover artist for this pub is Enric. Is his name misspelled on your copy? Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:03, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The name is in very small print and it's "Enrie", I'll create a variant. Thanks!Kraang 02:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Also at the same site, this pub is credited to Enric. Yours also has a visible signature according to the notes. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:27, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The signature was a best guess, so I'll add the name in. Thanks!Kraang 02:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

proposed cover change on Redemption Ark
I trust Hauck, but in this submission, the scan is different from the explicitly-selected Amazon image it proposes to replace. I can't hold it for you, but I put it on hold to prevent acceptance before you check. Thanks. --MartyD 11:10, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I just finished readng it so it was close at hand and the update is the correct cover. Thanks!Kraang 23:59, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
 * You must live a clean life or something. Anytime anyone asks me about something, it's buried somewhere....  Anyway, thanks for checking; I approved his submission.  --MartyD 01:26, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

5 Galaxy Short Novels - added essay
Morning! This. . After matching my book to your ver I added the essay on pages ix-x and changed the page count to reflect this. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:43, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Men Against the Stars - #534 printing
Morning! This. . I have a G234 printing that I just added that matches your contents but this cover. I am wondering if your catalog number is incorrect or possibly chipper/diced/flaked somewhat? My g234 has a red circle with pyramid at top left, Pyramid, top, Giant, lower, in circle. Also a G234 running downwards at very top spine. I have found references in Contento (general) and Tuck (specific G234), but no 534. Tuck could easily have missed it though. My bottom spine is starting the flake off process, so it seems reasonable to ask. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 13:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The number is correct, what I need to add is the printing history, it's probably Canadian. Here's a similar example . I'll dig it out of the boxes and add some info.Kraang 01:41, 2 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I had not thought of that, but have long known that Canadian printings were not adequately covered. I started noting when I run into "Printed simultaneously in Canada", hoping that will pull some out of hiding. I had NOT considered that the number sequence would be a cue, but thanks to you I will keep a better eye for it. I wish someone had worked to make a listing of the Canadian printings. Canada has had a much greater influence on science and speculative fiction than is presently shown. Thanks, Harry. --Dragoondelight 11:04, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Wheels within Wheels
Added a clean image to [this], clean enough to see a signature on the bottom left but not enough to 'decipher' it. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:40, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Warm Worlds and Otherwise
I updated to change the price from $1.50 to C$1.50. As I verified the you may want to take a look at the notes for that to see if any apply to the Canadian edition you verified. For example, is the publisher on the title page "Ballantine Books • New York"? --Marc Kupper|talk 18:15, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Will check. Thanks!Kraang 00:34, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Ballantine books. Fixed.Kraang 01:00, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Anderson's The Van Rijn Method
Should the afterword on page 375 in this book be shortfiction? Thanks. Mhhutchins 14:26, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, see my note in above. -DES Talk 15:34, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll have a second look. Thanks!Kraang 00:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It's an essay.Kraang 00:55, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods
I added the cover artist and a note to this verified pub. --Willem H. 20:15, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, look fine. Thanks!Kraang 00:56, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The Moon Children
Can you check this pub for me? I could have the same edition, but the first note is confusing me. It states: "Stated 1st printing of 1973 Berkley ed." where mine sais "Berkley Medallion Edition, October, 1973", no statement of printing. My copy is printed in Canada, and has the LCCN (73-186646) on the copyright page. Should I clone or should I verify? Thanks, --Willem H. 09:59, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll dig it out this week. Thanks!Kraang 00:38, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the printing statement. A verification would be fine.Kraang 00:58, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

People Machines
I added Williamson's story introductions to this pub, as they're quite substantial (running from 1 to 3 pages). Also restyled the notes. Hope you can agree. --Willem H. 17:42, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks fine, thanks!Kraang 00:40, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Berkley pb of Coleman's Seeker from the Stars
Is there any mention at all of the publisher credit as "Berkley Medallion" in your copy of this pub? I'm trying to confirm whether all Berkley books at this time (1967) used the Medallion imprint or not. Thanks. Mhhutchins 20:48, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll check later this week. Thanks!Kraang 00:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Ragnarok series
SORRY... seems that I have attached this to an existing article section. I tried to create a new section.

The series "Ragnarok" contains books from two separate series.

Not sure to whom I should direct this question, or where to find in the FAQ how to fix it myself.

I noticed that you're the primary verifier for the Tom Godwin novel "Space Prison", which is the first book in his series "Ragnarok".

But just this past year, author John Meaney has released a new book, which is the first book in his new series "Ragnarok". This new book has nothing to do with Godwin's work. It's only coincidence that the books have series with identical titles.

However, the books are showing up as though it's a single series, started by Godwin and now being continued by Meaney.

I have spent some time searching the FAQ to find out how to fix it, but am a little hesitant to do edits indiscriminately when I'm still a relatively new user.

Can you sort this out if you have time? Or otherwise pass this along to someone else who has the time to correct this?

Thanks very much.

Bryan
 * Help:How to work with series should be clearer. The answer is to five a different name here. Perhaps Ragnarok (Meaney) or some other name that will distinguish the Meany series from the Goodwin series, and edit the title record(s) to change the series name on the Meaney series. I'll discuss this further on User talk:Blyoung . -DES Talk 13:18, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

The Probability Corner
You verified the book By Walt & Leigh Richmond, as a 177 page novel. Looking at the book, though, there is a 5 page Prologue that comes before the numbered pages. It seems like those should be noted somehow, although I'm not sure of the best way to do that. Chavey 06:19, 2 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Now that I have some experience, I think I figured out how to handle it. I've added some page numbers and notes to that record about the prologue. Chavey 05:10, 5 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I accepted the edit, Chavey is right. --Willem H. 15:26, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Mission of Honor
Updated and corrected notes for Dana Carson 10:22, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

ISFDB support for foreign titles
You recently accepted a submission for Die fliegenden Zauberer. Its title record should have been merged with the English language title record and not made into a variant. Thanks. Mhhutchins 19:04, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed.Kraang 02:37, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Cover for Mission of Honor
Hi. I have this submission on hold. It augments the notes and changes the cover on your verified, but the uploaded cover doesn't match the linked Amazon cover -- the text above the title is different, as is the text inside the red explosion badge -- and the submission is from a new editor, so I thought I'd ask you to check it before doing anything with it. I am leaving the editor a note about verified pub change etiquette, too. Thanks. --MartyD 13:24, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The new cover image is the correct one. Please approve the submission. Thanks!Kraang 00:17, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for checking.  --MartyD 01:05, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Titan's Daughter
Added an image, found an artist's signature on the cover and also changed the title of [this]. Odd that Berkley would implement the change from the first edition, but there it is. Did the necessary variant as well. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Deus Irae
Not sure about the artist credit for [this]. I've looked at it very carefully, magnified and can't find any initials on the cover. Always the possibility the cover is slipped/cropped differently on my copy. --~ Bill, Bluesman 02:23, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Brin's "Whose Millenium?" or "...Millennium?"
Can you check the spelling of the essay in this collection? The version in this magazine has two "n"s and I want to correct the title record if all of them are misspelled. Thanks. Mhhutchins 02:28, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Millennium with two "n"s.Kraang 04:16, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Great. That makes the change better. I'll make the correction. Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:33, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Empire of the Atom
Found a signature on [this] cover. About 1cm up from the bottom right, along the edge of the purple colouring running from bottom up. Very tiny, very faint. My eyes think it's Faragasso. You will need some magnification...!--~ Bill, Bluesman 05:20, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Posted an image [here] --~ Bill, Bluesman 15:33, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

JHB Cover Artist
Summary: I'm adding a cover artist to your verified publication Conehead. Details: You are the primary verifier for both, by Gardner Fox, and , by Andre Norton. In the former case, the cover artist is listed in the notes as leaving a "JHB" monogram, and in the later case, the cover artist is listed as "J. H. B.", based on that monogram. We appear to have 9 books in the ISFDB database whose covers have that mysterious monogram, and I am adding cover artists attributions for the 4 (including Conehead) that are not directly linked to that artist. The intent is to connect all of these mysteries into one, esp. in case anyone ever figures out who the artist is. Chavey 21:17, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * The signature has been identified to be that of . Thanks. Mhhutchins 17:45, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

The Outcasts of Heaven Belt
F.Y.I. I cloned your verified The Outcasts of Heaven Belt for my US edition. One of the notes in your pub sais Verification copy printed in Canada, unknown if US edition has any differences. Probably the only difference between the two is the price (mine is $1.75), so I think the price on your pub should have the C-prefix. --Willem H. 21:12, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Price corrected to Canadian. Thanks!Kraang 01:42, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Map in "Flinx in Flux"
I changed a content item in your verified Flinx in Flux from "Map" to "Flinx in Flux (Map)". My understanding is that this is the approach we've adopted so that when you look at a listing of the artist, it makes more sense than just having "Map" listed in their resume. Chavey 10:56, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks!Kraang 01:43, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Shadow of the Well of Souls
In regards to your verified Shadow of the Well of Souls, the notes have "All copies seen start 2 3 4..., may be 1st with printing error." My copy, which I have entered and am waiting for it to be approved, has a full printing number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" so you can change that note for your verified entry. I also uploaded the cover for my copy to your verified entry, as I assume it's the same cover since the artist and trade paperback format are the same, and your verified entry didn't have a cover. Please let me know if you have any problems with this. Thanks :) AndonSage 04:12, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. I've been looking for a 1st since 1994 and everyone I've ever seen in Canada is a 2nd print. It looks like the 1st was sold in the US and later in the year a 2nd printing was sent to Canada. I always kept a lookout for his new books and the first time I saw it was in the airport in Sept of 1994 on my way to Ireland. Nice to know it exists because it's the only book of his I don't have as a 1st. Thanks!Kraang 02:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You're welcome :) It's always nice to "meet" another Chalker fan. He's the only author for which I have all his novels (although not all first printings). I was also lucky enough to meet him at the World Science Fiction Convention in New Orleans in 1988, and sit down and have coffee and talk with him. I corresponded with him after that a couple times, and was very sad when he died. AndonSage 13:06, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

What's It Like Out There? and Other Stories
I'm entering the November 1941 issue of Weird Tales which contains a story by Edmond Hamilton that we currently have titled as "Dreamer's World". However, the magazine actually has the title as "Dreamer's Worlds". Your verified pub ''[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MLO1337 What's It Like Out There? and Other Stories]'' has the only other appearance of the story. Contento lists it without the "s". Could you double check how the title appears in your copy. Willem H. also has a primary verified copy and I'm leaving the same note on his page. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 15:44, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Answered on my talkpage (It's "Dreamer's World" on the contents page, but "Dreamer's Worlds" on in the acknowledgements and on the story's titlepage). If you agree Ron can change the titlerecord. I added some notes to "What's It Like Out There?". Thanks, --Willem H. 19:30, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Same on mine.Kraang 03:52, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

I have this same printing but I cannot verify this: "This edition has the US price and a sticker was applied over top, it has the initials 'R.H.C.'(Randam House Canada)and 'Price in Canada' $4.75." I am not sure the data should totally be deleted but I am also not sure it belongs in the note&mdash;maybe in a wiki comment? Uzume 15:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Books sold in Canada by Randam House had these stickers applied when their "Printed in Canada" editions didn't have the Canadian price(i.e Canadian dollars) printed on the cover. It was common for several publisher to have two printings one US and one CDN with the different prices to reflect the currency difference. One other publisher would blackout the US price and put the CDN price under the painted over portion. The note indicates how the publisher distributed the book and I believe it should stay. If the price had been applied by the book seller I would agree with you. Thanks.Kraang 02:23, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Having fun with the new scripts?
I suspect you're using them - feel free to suggest more. BLongley 03:23, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Something new to play with! Ok thanks!Kraang 03:26, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Tales of Riverworld
I added the author's note for Farmer's "Crossing the Dark River" to your verified Tales of Riverworld. --Willem H. 10:57, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

A Lion on Thartee
Can you confirm that the author's middle initial is credited on this pub's title page? Thanks. Mhhutchins 14:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The initial isn't there so I removed it. One of the early edits. Thanks!Kraang 02:41, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Closed System by Zach or Zack Hughes
Can you confirm that this pub uses a noncanonical form of the author's name? Thanks. Mhhutchins 23:51, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It's Zach, not Zack. Fixed. Thanks!Kraang 01:40, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Stray Authors
Bill Longley has uploaded a new list based on the last backup. It's here. Thanks for helping to clear the list. Mhhutchins 02:24, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * This is more current than list#3. Thanks!Kraang 02:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

The Dark Side
Can you confirm the author's first name as credited in this book? Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 02:40, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed. That's the second one I spelled this way.Kraang 02:45, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I actually found at least 5 other nonverified pubs that had spelled his name with a "K" instead of an "H", so don't feel like the Lone Ranger. Mhhutchins 03:05, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

The Veil of Azlaroc
Hi, I uploaded a scan for The Veil of Azlaroc.--Dirk P Broer 19:38, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

The Dancing Gods: Part 2
Your verified pub states a date of 1996, and the notes mention a first edition date of December 1996. This matches up with my copy. Is there a reason not to have the publication date include the month? Md5i 06:30, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * When I updated the pub I missed that box. Fixed now. Thanks!Kraang 01:56, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Star Healer
Just picked up a copy [I think] of [this] but the price doesn't match. Mine has $3.75. Everything else seems to match and the copyright page gives no indication of a later printing. If yours is $3.50 I'll create a new record for the one I have. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:04, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Mine's $3.50. Larry Niven's "The Integral Trees" has two similar printings for Canada, one's $4.50 and the other is $4.75 both 1st, I have both. Thanks!Kraang 01:48, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Most odd. Thanks for checking! --~ Bill, Bluesman 14:19, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Coyote Destiny
Can you confirm that the author's middle initial is not credited on this pub's title page? Thanks. Mhhutchins 06:17, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * "Allen M. Steele" on the title page.Kraang 01:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Weinbaum's The Red Peri
Could I get you to take a look at your verified copy of The Red Peri. I am trying to determine if we have the same or different states of this book. You may also want to look at this discussion. My copy is bound in black cloth and the lettering of the title on the spine appears to be in 24 pt type (all capitals at a little less than 6mm high). Currey lists this as the "A" state. He lists the other states as B-salmon cloth, C - brown cloth, D - blue cloth, E - red boards and F - which is a later Donald Grant binding in black cloth stamped with cold with the difference being that the title on the spine is in 18 pt type. If we have the same state, I'll go ahead and update the existing record, if not, I'll clone and proceed. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 12:41, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Mine's the same black cloth, capitalized gold letters just under 6mm high. On the copyright page it's stated "First Edition".Kraang 00:54, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Great Science Fiction Stories, ed. by Cordelia Titcomb Smith
I'm correcting two entries in the contents of your verified edition of this book. Both refer to the way in which the author is credited on the story title page: (1) in "The Roads Must Roll", the author is listed as "Robert Heinlein", not "Robert A. Heinlein", and (2) in "In Hiding", the author is listed as "Wilmar Shiras", not as "Wilmar H. Shiras". Of course both are just variants of the author's more commonly used name, but I'll change them to the way they're credited here. Chavey 00:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I approved the first edit. Thanks!Kraang 01:45, 29 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Doesn't the same holds true for the variant title ?--Dirk P Broer 12:49, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Mr. Reginald
Ever get the urge to just kick him?? ;-)--~ Bill, Bluesman 02:55, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Just think what would happen if every editor of the smaller presses sent in submissions. :-)Kraang 03:24, 5 July 2011 (UTC)


 * We'd probably have more reliable records. Mhhutchins 18:34, 5 July 2011 (UTC)


 * But some might actually learn to use the right editing tools!! Glad you were doing these as well, I was getting a little peeved ... the things we do for 'celebrities'!! :-) --~ Bill, Bluesman 03:46, 5 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I find the preceding conversation rather disheartening. Perhaps it should not have been placed on a public forum.  In the case of Robert Reginald, I've found him always to be a gentleman in all my dealings with him and his submissions.  He's been quite amenable to all suggestions and changes that I've presented.  Bill Longley and I have both handled dozens of his submissions and have never treated him any more or less than any other editor. Perhaps any problems you're having with his submissions should have been brought to his attention. Sometimes all it takes is a some guidance, and a little patience on the part of the moderator. He may be more tech savvy than either of you may believe, and has already read this.  In that case, the ISFDB may have lost a valuable asset. Mhhutchins 18:34, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Apologies. --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:02, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I had no problem with any of his submissions in quality or quantity. If every editor of the small presses took the time to submit their publications we would be much better off.Kraang 01:19, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * My sentiments/experience, too. I think it's great he's contributing.  It's nice to have the participation of an authoritative source.  --MartyD 11:30, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

(unindent) I find that our editing interface can be somewhat intimidating (and our rules rather arcane) unless you deal with them on a regular basis. If you are an infrequent contributor, it's often easier to dump the data into our lap and hope that moderators sort it out rather than take the time to learn the rules that you will likely forget by the time you need to use them again. Which is why, I suspect, I get a fair number of e-mailed submissions and corrections from authors and librarians.

At first I found this disheartening, but after reading a number of librarian-run blogs I realized that this is true of most catalog applications. Thinking a few decades back, I remember how frustrated I was by what appeared to be arbitrary rules used by the catalog of the Library of Congress, but eventually I got used to them. And so it goes... Ahasuerus 06:02, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

The Return of Nathan Brazil (in 1989)
Hi, not meaning to be rude, just noticed something peculiar: just how many copies of this title do you have that are the second printing? Any chance they both might be the January 1989 reprint? --Dirk P Broer 11:38, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I only have one copy, must have entered it twice without noticing the mistake. It could be the Jan 1989 issue, but there is no way to know. I'll put a note in the record that isn't deleted about the date and leave the other record. Thanks!Kraang 00:50, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Clarke's 'City and The Stars' - P3429
Your verified pub has a note that states "Stated 1st printing of 1968 Signet ed. (note - while it's stated 1st printing it's actually the 3rd printing.)".... however this does not match my copy. My copy has "Third Printing" and then several lines later "First Printing, December, 1957". Do I have an actual different printing with different text, or have things gotten muddled since you verified the pub several years ago? - Thanks Kevin 04:15, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll have to check, but I believe what's there is correct. Is your copy a US printing? Signet also printed in Canada and sometimes that can cause these differences.Kraang 00:45, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Rockets in Ursa Major
Found artist for your verified here. Hauck 16:32, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

King of the Fourth Planet / Cosmic Checkmate
Your verified edition of this Ace Double lists the page count as "96+126", but the notes claim that King of the Fourth Planet has 128 pages. I verified that the 128 is correct (in my copy), and changed the "126" typo. Chavey 02:38, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

The Man Who Loved Mars
The suspicion that the cover of this pub is by Paul Lehr is confirmed by Jane Frank. I added the artist an a note. Thanks, --Willem H. 19:13, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

A Barnstormer in Oz
I added the author's notes to this verified pub. --Willem H. 18:24, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Dark Space
I've added to the notes of Dark Space that cover art / cover design looks a lot that done on the #2 of this series. --Dirk P Broer 15:49, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail
Hi, I also have a copy of the 7th edition of but, even though it is printed in Canada, there is no Canadian price and no sticker claiming it to be from "R.H.C." (Randam House Canada). Can you perhaps change the notes to "Examples of this edition meant for the Canadian market had a sticker applied over top, it had the initials "R.H.C." (Random House Canada) and "Price in Canada" $4.75." An example from a third verifier, bought outside Canada, did not have such sticker. ? --Dirk P Broer 19:38, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds fair, the stickers get removed or fall off, so I'll update the note. Thanks!

Lord Demon - Duplicated Excerpt Block
I normalized the excerpt titles that appeared in your verified pub, so that I could merge them as they appear in my verified pub. To normalize them I added a space to the titles and corrected the label to lower case (excerpt). I'm merging them because they are a generic block of excerpts... since the block includes an excerpt of the larger novel the block has been added to. I am also putting a note in each excerpt title to indicate the relationship between this block, and to note that only excerpts appearing in this block should be merged. (Other single excerpts are probably different / longer). Thanks Kevin 18:20, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Gordon R. Dickson - Dorsai Spirit
Hey - You might want to take a look at your verified pub. I think it might have a variant (in copyright date) for Dorsai! that would be worth mentioning in the notes. Locus mentions this in their index, and I found a similar copyright date change in the SFBC and I've put a note up under the Genetic General title. Kevin 18:37, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Chalker - War of Shadows - Publication Series
I added your verified pub to a publication series An Analog Book. Thanks -Kevin 04:01, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Hidden World
[This] likely has a date code at the bottom of the last page of text/last page in the book. Most Airmont later printings have it. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 15:41, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * found the code. Thanks!Kraang 00:47, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Airmont Science Fiction series
I am organizing the Airmont Science Fiction series, and have added your verified pubs: The Hidden World, Conquest of Earth, and Invaders from Rigel to this series. Chavey 18:28, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

"So Close to Home", by James Blish
I added a month of publication to your verified publication, from Contento. Chavey 18:19, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

The Red Peri
I accepted a submission to make a significant change this record too fast before noticing that you'd done a primary verification of it. It changes the title of the story from "Revolution of 1950" to "Revolution of 1960". Did I do the right thing? Thanks. Mhhutchins 21:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * My mistake, the change is correct. Thanks!Kraang 01:38, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Appreciate it. Mhhutchins 02:25, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Cover artist for The Towers of Utopia
Artist for this pub is Bruce Pennington, based on the credited use of the same cover art here. I'll update the record. Mhhutchins 18:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Cover art credit for Toyman
Thanks to Tineye, I found the cover artist credit of this publication. Mhhutchins 21:43, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, it wasn't Tineye. It was my own memory of the unusual cover art when trying to find the original publication sources for the covers of NEL's Science Fiction Monthly, all covers of which were reprinted from earlier book covers. Mhhutchins 21:46, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Hull Zero Three Bear 2010
Hi, my copy of this pub you verified has 307 pages, ending with the chapter 'Penance and guidance'. Is your copy different ? Bye --Pips55 23:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 307 pages, will change. Thanks!Kraang 01:07, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

A Jungle of Stars Jack L. Chalker 8th printing
Hi, could you check a cover of this pub? Is it the same with this cover? If yes, could you scan it, please. I didn't find it in the web except this terrible scan. Cover artist is Tim White BarDenis 19:29, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll dig it out and upload a scanned image on monday. Thanks!Kraang 02:31, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Added cover artist. BarDenis 18:55, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

City on Fire Walter Jon Williams 1997
Added Phil Heffernan as cover background illustrator in this pub BarDenis 16:53, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

adding a book that is borderline SpecFic
Sometime probably this weekend I'm going to add 2 books by Jude Deveraux that are definately SpecFic Romance but would like your opinion as to whether I should add two others. They're both what I consider borderline SpecFic. They're Montgomery/Taggert books involving a family tradition of naming all girls with the "sight" Christiana and how that tradition got started. In the first book, Velvet Angel, we meet the 'original' Christiana and see how the tradition got started. Kinda. Then, in Temptress, we learn that even if a girl is birth-named something else, if she shows any sign of sight (this Christiana ordered everyone out of a church minuted before the roof collapsed so no one died or was hurt) and her name was immediately changed. The precognitive storyline is tertiary to the story and not central, but I wonder if I should add them?

The other two books I'm definitely adding are Wishes (about a woman in purgatory who has to help a girl get her life to match her "pure" soul) and Always, the third book in a trilogy about hunting down the witchborn sister of one of main romantic leads of the trilogy.

Thanks for your advice.Ofearna 06:08, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * If the "sight" actually happens in the story line then it falls under paranormal activity and should be add to the data base.Kraang 01:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Cool. Thanks.  At work our accountant comes tomorrow so it'll likely be at least the weekend before I can add these.Ofearna 18:45, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Omega - pub date
As you are the originating verifier of McDevitt's, can you check the publication date for this paperback. It is listed as October 2004, while my copy states November 2004. Thanks. --John L.-- Syzygy 02:08, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Your correct! I typed in "10" instead of "11", will fix. Thanks :-)Kraang 02:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Conqueror's vs. Conquerors'
Please check to see that the placement of the apostrophe is outside the "s" and not inside in your copy of Timothy Zahn's. Looks like a simple typo. Syzygy 12:33, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It's a typo, fixed. Thanks!Kraang 23:43, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

WASP - Eric Frank Russell
I want to add a cover artist to your verified publication of. I also have a copy and the notes mention a signature of a B inside a circle. Upon closer inspection, there is also a smaller B to the left and an S to the right, for BBS. I'm thinking this could be Barclay Shaw, seeing how he is credited at the bottom of the copyright page! (Sorry, I couldn't resist) Anyway, I'd like to fill that field for this pub, if it's okay by you. John Syzygy 00:31, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That's fine add the artist. Thanks!Kraang 01:11, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

The Chessmen of Mars
I have been adding the essay "Jetan, or Martian Chess" to the US editions of Burroughs' The Chessmen of Mars per Henry Hardy Heins' A Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Heins states that the 1963 Ballantine edition includes this appendix. Could you check your copy for this appendix? I've also noticed that your copy was printed in Canada. I've seen other copies of Ballantine books from this era where we have copies printed in either Canada or the US. When I've encountered your Canadian printing and no US printing is present, I've considered adding a US edition based on the secondary sources I'm working from (none of which detail separate Canadian Ballantine printings). However, I have hesitated to do so, so far. I'm fairly certain US printings exist. Do you think we should go ahead and add them? Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 14:03, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * My copy is stored away so I'll dig it out on Monday. I added the printing for all my early pb's to record there existence. The later ones are priced higher to reflect the difference in the currencies. I would strongly suspect that the US printing's are 100% and the CDN printings are less than this. After the mid 90's almost every pb I've owned is printed in the US. The CDN printing probably had something to do with earlier distribution and then later Canadian content laws. A lot of them say "Printed in Canada/Cover printed in U.S.A". This looks a lot like something done to protect the printing industry and Canadian content law.Kraang 01:30, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Heinlein dates
An interesting source of information has given me the dates for the first Ace printings of the ten Heinlein juveniles. Apparently Ace published one a month from Sept.'70 until June '71.


 * 1) Tunnel in the Sky    9-70
 * 2) The Star Beast       10-70
 * 3) The Rolling Stones   11-70
 * 4) Rocket Ship Galileo   12-70
 * 5) Red Planet               1-71
 * 6) Between Planets       2-71
 * 7) Have Space Suit - Will Travel    3-71
 * 8) Time for the Stars       4-71
 * 9) Space Cadet               5-71
 * 10) Citizen of the Galaxy   6-71

So, I'm going to update the records, citing a Mr. Stuart Wells. Figured one message was better than ten! He had an ad on AbeBooks selling the fine lot and noted he bought and bagged them when new, so they've never been read. I asked if he knew the order, and he answered! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:16, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Cover art for 'Blade Runner'
I'd like to change the cover art credit for this verified pub to "Drew Struzan", who is well known to have created the artwork that appears on it. The Ladd. Co. were producers of the film and just hold copyright to the image. PeteYoung 23:49, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That sounds fine, submit the change. Thanks!Kraang 02:12, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Williamson's Star Bridge
I added a cover artist to both your copies of Jack Williamson's Star Bridge (and ), as well as a note to their source. The Williamson collection does date Star Bridge as 1962, but and I have detected other small errors, but I'll assume they got the artist right in this case. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 15:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Wraith Board
Hi! Could you please check the spelling of artist's name in this verified pub. I suspect it might be "KInuko", or we need to add a pseudonym to this chap. Cheers, P-Brane 01:15, 22 May 2012 (UTC).
 * Hi! I checked the pub and the spelling is correct.Kraang 01:43, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Tanar of Pellucidar
I added the publication month to Burroughs' Tanar of Pellucidar and a note as to its source. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 01:31, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

The Confederation Handbook
The cover art at is by Chris Foss, not Jim Burns. You verified; has someone changed it? Ofearna 08:40, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * My book credits Jim Burns on the copyright page. What source is your info from?Kraang 00:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of scripts
What is the purpose of deleting books of scripts based on science fiction TV shows and movies? I think the ISFDB policy allows such books into the database. Mhhutchins 02:27, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * A bunch of script books were deleted last year if I recall correctly, such as it was some of the titles had no pub attached.Kraang 02:35, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Alien Dust
Hi! Added cover artist (Gerard Quinn) to this verified pub based on data in this book. Cheers, P-Brane 07:46, 18 July 2012 (UTC).

The Sleeping City by E. C. Tubb
I have a question about this publication (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?223949). I bought a copy of this book when it was first published way back when. If you go here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0966896815/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0 you will find my cover image. It is different than the cover image that you have on your entry. All the stats are identical in every respect otherwise. Who has the right book? You? Me? Or both of us? Cataloging print-on-demand books is such fun. MLB 11:49, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I bought mine when it came out and It's the same as yours. The displayed image must be for the cuurent POD version. I'm going on holidays for a couple of weeks so if you want, upload an image of your book and submit it or I'll put mine aside and do it when I return. Thanks!Kraang 00:32, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Mad Empress and Mind Wizards of Callisto
I added Vincent Di Fate as cover artist to your verified Mad Empress of Callisto and Mind Wizards of Callisto, plus notes about the source. Thanks, --Willem H. 15:04, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Return to Camerein
Hello, I've added a scan for your verified here, but also changed artist first name from David to Dave as per copyright page. Hauck 16:57, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Beyond the Barrier
Hi, I've added cover artist Jack Faragasso to this edition. Thanks, Horzel 09:29, 1 November 2012 (UTC).

Lem's The Futurological Congress
Can you confirm that the subtitle as given on this book's title page is not given in parentheses? Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 04:32, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll check it on Sunday. Thanks!Kraang 02:12, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It's in brackets like the others. Will fix. Thanks!Kraang 23:55, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Planet Big Zero
Could you take a look at your copy of Planet Big Zero... mine has a cover price of 40c whereas your verified pub says 35c, so this may mean my copy was a second printing. Cheers. PeteYoung 09:58, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll have to dig it out of the storage box on monday night. Thanks!Kraang 00:07, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The cover price was $0.40, how I entered it as $0.35 I don't know. All fixed now. Thanks!Kraang 02:44, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Kasp[e|a]r's Box
I noticed your verified uses an "e", but the cover image shows an "a", and the publication is hooked to a title using "a". Kevin has 2-verified it, so I didn't want to change the pub's spelling without asking. Thanks. --MartyD 12:46, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Just a typo now fixed. Thanks!Kraang 00:23, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

"The Third Lynx", by Timothy Zahn
Your verified publication had developed a broken link for its cover image. I replaced that with another Amazon link, but you may wish to verify that this is the correct cover image. Chavey 22:37, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Sundiver
Re: Sundiver

The notes say that the artist's signature cannot be found on the cover. I think I found a signature, but I'm not sure. Just beneath the subtitle "The Ultimate Voyage" seems to be a series of letters that I can't read. Just to make sure that it is not an aritfact of my copy, I found another image here. That image also has those same letters. They are very faint. Could you look on your copies to see if they are there as well? I'm notifying the other verifiers of my find.--Astromath 00:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Further examination under high def scanning the letters seem to spell Jim something or other. I think it may be Jim Burns who did the cover of the 2nd volume, Startide Rising.--Astromath 00:33, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Had a careful look at my copy and can't find anything I would identify as letters. Later printings might have a slightly different cover. Sorry!Kraang 01:51, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The Tartarus Incident
The notes for include "Stated 1st printing of 1983 Ace ed."

I don't see that statement. I uploaded a scan of the copyright page for my copy to Image:THTRTRSNCD1984-copyright-page.jpg.

I'd like to change the publication note to:
 * States "Ace edition / May 1983". There is no number line or other printing indicator.
 * Amazon.com reports the printing date as "May 5, 1955." The publication's copyright is "Copyright &copy; 1983 by William Greenleaf" implying Amazon has the wrong year.
 * The publisher/imprint name is stated as "Ace Science Fiction Books" on the title and copyright pages and as "Ace Science Fiction" on the front cover.
 * There are six unnumbered pages before page 1.
 * The cover artist is credited on the copyright page. A signature is not visible.

I'd also like to change the page count to [6]+202. --Marc Kupper|talk 05:59, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The change is fine.Kraang 01:48, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Space-Born
Identified the artist for [this] as the cover was previously used by Ace and has been identified there. --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Lord Demon
I added the cover artist and notes to your verified Lord Demon. --Willem H. 13:53, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks!Kraang 01:50, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Bottled Brains
Hello, in the title of your verified is there the second "the"? Cheers, ForJohnScalzi 01:48, 4 March 2013 (UTC).
 * Sorry, I ment the third "the", one before bottled brains. ForJohnScalzi 01:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Extra "the" not there, will remove. Thanks!Kraang 01:53, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

God Emperor of Dune
Does your copy of [this] state "Printed in Canada" or had you intended the note to read "Printed for Canada"? I ask because I have what appears to be the identical edition, same ISBN/price etc. but it says "Printed in the US", though I think it was printed for Canada. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 16:39, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * What price is on the cover?Kraang 00:08, 22 May 2013 (UTC)


 * $4.50 --~ Bill, Bluesman 17:41, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Baen did this sometimes. This would mean two US 1st printings one priced for the States($3.95) and one for Canada(C$4.50) and my printed in Canada with the Canadian price.Kraang 00:30, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * At least Baen would black out the US price so one would know. Just wanted to see if we had the same edition before creating another record. Thanks for checking. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 14:14, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

2010: Odyssey Two
Think I have the same edition as [this] but the price is $4.75. Typo?? Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 15:52, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It's a typo, $4.75. Now fixed. Thanks!Kraang 00:15, 6 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:40, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey
The last numbered page in my copy of is 611, and by ISDB standards that should be listed as the page count. And the cover artist is given on the back cover as Daniel Dociu.

Also, I'd like to change the Notes to read:


 * "First Edition: June 2012"
 * First printing per number line 10—1
 * Canada price C$17.50
 * Cover artist per back cover
 * Exact publication date 2012-06-26 from publisher's Web site
 * under title on title page: "Book Two of the Expanse"
 * LCCN: 2011031646 per copyright page
 * The novel itself ends on p. 595. "Acknowledgments" are on p. 597. The remainder of the book contains "Extras" beginning on p. 599.
 * The "Extras" section includes: "Meet the Author," p. 601; "Introducing: Abaddon's Gate" p. 603-611 (an excerpt)

Does this match your copy? BungalowBarbara 03:04, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
 * That's fine I only verified the copy haven't gotten around to updating the info. Thanks!Kraang 03:23, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Ace/Heinlein ads
FYI Don' t know if [this] affects your verification?? --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:32, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I've not verified this pub so it will have no effect.Kraang 00:57, 24 June 2013 (UTC)


 * You verified the [first] one linked. ?  --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:36, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry I linked to the wrong pub. I'll have a look at mine, hope it's on the basement book self and not in the boxes.Kraang 02:11, 27 June 2013 (UTC)


 * I know that feeling! I swear there's a hidden camera because every time someone asks a question the book is in the back row in the bottom box .... sigh .... ;-) --~ Bill, Bluesman 15:23, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Mine has ads 15,17,8,14 & 7 same as the verified. Thanks!Kraang 20:47, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

27th Day
Is your copy of [this] printed in Canada? Don't want to create another record unless I have to. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:15, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Mine's printed in Canada. I don't believe this is a later printing. Other ones I own like this have a similar price difference.Kraang 20:44, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Alien Island
Is your copy of [this] printed here in Canada? Normally you note that, just checking before creating another record. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:56, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Not on the basement bookcase, will look in the boxes Sunday night.Kraang 02:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Forbidden World
My copy of [this] is CDN, so PV1 slot is open. Of course your copy might be CDN too. --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:23, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Changed my verification to the CDN edition. Thanks!Kraang 02:39, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Secret of Saturn's Rings
Same story [here]. --~ Bill, Bluesman 03:12, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Changed my verification to the CDN edition. Thanks!Kraang 01:17, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

Zardoz
Hi, cover artist for this publication is Ron Lesser, see for example here or here. Thanks. Horzel 22:06, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
 * OK. Submit the artist. Thanks!Kraang

The Martians
I'm finally getting around to editing the Bantam/Spectra 1st printing mass market paperback of The Martians to include the individual poems from the Poem Series If Wang Wei Lived on Mars and Other Poems as outlined in this discussion. Thanks. Albinoflea 09:17, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok by me.Kraang 16:45, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

An Earth Gone Mad / The Rebellious Stars
I added the cover artist for The Rebellious Stars per this discussion. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 13:49, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Ashes of Candesce
I'm adding cover art credit and attendant notes to Ashes of Candesce Susan O&#39;Fearna 17:17, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks fine. Thanks!Kraang 03:21, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

The One-Eyed Man
Could you provide a cover-art credit to John Jude Palencar for this book? The art itself also appears in Spectrum 19, but was used for Tor's Palencar Project... Susan O&#39;Fearna 20:43, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Publication has been updated. Thanks!Kraang 03:22, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

The Arsenal Out of Time
Could you check your copy of The Arsenal Out of Time? I think I have the same edition, but on the backcover of my copy Kelly Freas is credited for the cover art. Thanks, --Willem H. 12:19, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll have to check on the weekend, book is in storage boxes.Kraang 00:19, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

News from Elsewhere
The artist for [this] is Kelly Freas. Confirmed by email with Freas' agent who has the preliminary sketches but had no idea what book the artwork was used for. He's a happy camper! Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 04:22, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks!Kraang 23:00, 30 January 2014 (UTC)