Variant: Now In Portuguese!

11 Comments 25 October 2012

This has to be my favorite foreign cover of Variant so far. First, it’s the only one to change the cover art (and I really kinda like this artwork). Second, it’s the only one to make a major change to the title (A Floresta Mecanica Os Variantes translates to The Mechanical Forest: The Variants). Third, it spells my name wrong. Fourth, it says Variant was a New York Times Bestseller. (It wasn’t.)

So anyway: pretty dang fantastic!

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Trena says:

October 25, 2012 at 11:30 am

Where can I get one?
Robison Wells says:

October 25, 2012 at 2:40 pm

I wish I knew! I’ve been trying to translate the websites of Portuguese bookstores all week.
Cat says:

October 25, 2012 at 6:29 pm

LOVE it!
Diana Fourall says:

October 26, 2012 at 4:21 pm

Awesome! One of my close friends speaks Portuguese–fun!
Filipa Moreno says:

October 27, 2012 at 2:46 pm

Omg, can’t believe this. It’s a shame to see that this happened in a portuguese edition as I’m Portuguese.
Just for that I’ll be reading your book in the original version not in the translated version. I hope the publisher will make a new edition with your name spelled in the right form!
Congrats on your success though !
Best wishes!
Ivonne Zuzarte says:

October 27, 2012 at 3:03 pm

I agree with Filipa. I’m also Portuguese and I can’t believe this. It’s such a big fail… OMG!
Unlike Filipa, I already bought the book and I’m currently reading. I am really enjoying the story.

Best wishes
Patrícia Pecegueiro says:

October 27, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Gotta be honest, the first thing I noticed when I got mine in the mail was exactly that, the name spelled wrong. The weirdest thing yet is that inside the name is spelled right, which means that the mistake is only in the cover.
I absolutely adore this cover, is so beautiful, vibrant and mysterious. But I love its content even more! =) Great story, Robison.
And yes, I’m Portuguese as well. =)

P.S. – Trena, you could always ask someone from Portugal to buy it and send it for you. You have three Portuguese girls here. Eheheh
Robison Wells says:

October 29, 2012 at 4:48 pm

I’m not at all bothered by the name being spelled wrong. EVERYONE spells it wrong, so I’m used to it. (My driver’s license was wrong, my high school diploma was wrong, etc.)
Jeanette says:

November 6, 2012 at 10:58 pm

My 12 year old son chose “Variant” as his choice at the school book fair.

I started reading it while waiting for my turn at his Parent-teacher conference and ended up paying him $5 to let me read it first. I went the next day and bought “Feedback” and finished it in one day as well. My son read for five straight hours today. He is as hooked as I am! Can’t wait to read what you come up with next.

I was never bored for a moment with either book. I’m pretty critical about the books I read (My friend is convinced that I hate everything I read) but I loved both of these!
Rob Wells says:

November 7, 2012 at 6:13 pm

Thanks, Jeanette!!
Filipa Lourenço says:

January 22, 2013 at 2:10 pm

I finished right now this book, and I loved it… It made me want to start the second book right now!

I´m portuguese too and unfortunatly I read the book in portuguese. But now I will look for the second book in english.. I will try to do it but where I live that task is really difficult.

But I wanted to say that you are an excelent writter and I loved the book.