In preparation for reading the last installment of the Harry Potter books, I had to update myself; I re-read the last two on the way back from San Francisco. It is a testament to how complicated the books actually are, that I had to do it at all. Every spell, every character, every place, every bit of magic is as deeply layered as Tolkien (I know, that's sacrilege). So, today we're talking to the continuity editor for the American version of the book; it's her job to make sure that every single spell, wand flick, and recipe for butterbeer are spelled and described accurately. If you think that you can stump her -- I dare you. Expelliarmus!
Blog of the Nation
Perhaps there should be a continuity editor at the publishers of Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. The reason is that in one case, the thickness of the blast doors in the E37 shuttleport is given as six meters, and in another location, in another book, it is given as seven meters.
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