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Episode Archive / Re: BB008 - The Shape of Things to Come
« on: June 21, 2007, 11:35:56 AM »
You know, when you were discussing factual errors with your second guest, and he brought out a couple of them I hadn't really been paying attention to, it was interesting, and I had to reread to find them, paying more attention this time. I started very late, by the by, TV show first, books after, and had only read the first 3 by the time I heard this episode. So, I reread them and moved on. I am actually in the midst of Death Masks, and one of the most glaring errors I have seen in a while popped up, and it surprised me greatly, not only was it there, but, that your error checker missed it. On page 329 of the 8th printing of the paperback version, 4th pagagraph, Harry starts building a shield WITHOUT his bracelet. It had been removed in a previous encounter with the baddies, so he didn't have it. He even references that in that very paragraph, saying: "I crouched and concentrated, chanting, "Defendre, defendre," in a steady litany. It was difficult to do without my shield bracelet to focus it, but I brought up all the defensive energy I could mamage in a dome around me. (Italics mine)
The last sentence of the 6th paragraph brought me out of my chair, and took me totally out of the moment: "My Shield collapsed, overloaded, and the bracelet began burning my wrist. (Italics mine)
How could Jim, his editor, and finally your error checker miss something to obvious? I'd REALLY love to hear the explaination you come up for this. "Time shifting", "Told as memoirs, so some details are fussy", or even "Characters altering personal histories to out them in better light."
Anyway, I just had to vent. Love the Books, love the podcast, love the TV show (Love the TV Bob better than the Book one, but what can you do, it's Terrance Mann, baby!)
The last sentence of the 6th paragraph brought me out of my chair, and took me totally out of the moment: "My Shield collapsed, overloaded, and the bracelet began burning my wrist. (Italics mine)
How could Jim, his editor, and finally your error checker miss something to obvious? I'd REALLY love to hear the explaination you come up for this. "Time shifting", "Told as memoirs, so some details are fussy", or even "Characters altering personal histories to out them in better light."
Anyway, I just had to vent. Love the Books, love the podcast, love the TV show (Love the TV Bob better than the Book one, but what can you do, it's Terrance Mann, baby!)