OK, so as many are reading the book, two questions come up. First, why the changes from British spelling of some words ( like colour instead of color) and why are the same words spelled in the Americanized version in places?
Second, what about Mueller's name? In some places it's Muller or Mueler.
OK, first, the spelling. I tried to bring a little flavor to the book. When British characters are talking, or they're involved in describing the scene, I use the British spelling. When Americans are speaking, it's in the standard U.S. spelling. Hope that helps.
Second, the difference in the spelling of Mueller. No, those aren't typos that slipped by the editor. I simply wanted to portray some confusion with regard to who he is or when he's discovered. In other words, prior to actually discovering he exists, it's spelled in different ways, tying to emphasize the confusion about him. After he's revealed, the name is spelled the same way----Mueller.
Thanks for the questions. I'll get to more later on.
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