Acabei de ler o novo romance Valdemar de Mercedes Lackey The Hills Have Spies . Li o primeiro ou segundo capítulo, depois usei a sobrecapa como marcador e por acaso li o resumo lá. O resumo escrito NÃO corresponde ao livro, mesmo neste estágio inicial.
Eu estava curioso para saber se alguém da DAW ou da Lackey abordou o problema de alguma forma. Eu entendo que as histórias evoluem à medida que são escritas, só estou curioso para saber como foi parar na capa impressa e se alguém oficial disse alguma coisa sobre isso.
De Goodreads , o resumo que eu vi na sobrecapa (o resumo do link pode ser atualizado em algum momento):
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife Amily are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Justyn, has the Gift of animal Mindspeech--he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Justyn's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but has yet to be Chosen by his horse companion.
Mags is more than happy to teach Justyn all he knows. He regularly trains his children, including Justyn, with tests and exercises, preparing them for the complicated and dangerous lives they will likely lead. Justyn has already held positions in the Royal Palace as a runner and in the kitchen, useful places from which he can learn to listen. As the next stage of Justyn's training, Mags proposes that Justyn joins a group of traveling players and musicians, to get experience away from home and out in the world. Justyn joins the troupe, and he starts collecting information for his father. And the patterns he finds are unsettling....
During the troupe's travels, Justyn witnesses growing rural unrest about an indigenous community of Valdemar, known as Hawkbrothers. When the troupe settles for a season at a fortified manor of a local lord, Justyn watches the unrest grow increasingly hostile. The manor lord dismisses Hawkbrothers as inhuman--and has a local militia to back up his hatred. When a child goes missing, the locals immediately blame Hawkbrothers, and Justyn finds himself in a dangerous position.
He enlists the help of a local stray dog, who knows a lot about the town's goings-on, despite being a bit...odd. Justyn must find the missing child and warn the Hawkbrothers community of the trouble headed their way--before tensions turn deadly.
Se nada mais, o personagem principal parece ser o nome Perry (abreviação de Peregrine) .
Olhando para outras fontes, a maioria tem este resumo (em vez de Amazon - negando coisas que parecem ter alterado):
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.
Mags is more than happy to teach Perry all he knows. He regularly trains his children, including Perry, with tests and exercises, preparing them for the complicated and dangerous lives they will likely lead. Perry has already held positions in the Royal Palace as a runner and in the kitchen, useful places where he can learn to listen and collect information.
But there is growing rural unrest in a community on the border of Valdemar. A report filled with tales of strange disappearances and missing peddlers is sent to Haven by a Herald from the Pelagirs. To let Perry experience life away from home and out in the world, Mags proposes that his son accompany him on an expedition to discover what is really going on.
During their travels, Perry’s Animal Mindspeech allows him to communicate with the local wildlife of the Pelagirs, whose connection to the land aids in their investigation. But the details he gleans from the creatures only deepen the mystery. As Perry, Mags, and their animal companions draw closer to the heart of the danger, they must discover the truth behind the disappearances at the border—before those disappearances turn deadly.
Ao ler algumas resenhas, não parece que os Hawkbrothers sejam os principais atores dessa versão da história.
Essa pergunta também foi feita no Quora e Mercedes Lackey respondeu em 8 de junho de 2018.
Why does the book jacket for Mercedes Lackey's "The Hills Have Spies" not have the correct synopsis?
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Because they wrote the cover blurb referencing my pitch synopsis without checking with the actual book prose.
They’re stripping all the ones in the warehouse to put on corrective jackets, which means the uncorrected ones are now Collectors’ Items.
Entrei em contato com a DAW e recebi esta resposta:
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