They're proof copies of Beneath the Skin. There are a few less pages than I anticipated - 827, to be exact. I put a double-A battery next to it for comparison. To be honest, I'm rather put off by the page count. Many people, myself included, will often overlook something this thick in favor of a lighter read. Oh well - it is what it is. When all is said and done, I think it needed to be that length to tell the story. Anything less, and I'd have to cull out something that I feel is necessary to tell the story.

*SQUEE!!* as soon as I check this thing for formatting, it's going out the door! I'll let you all know when that happens so you can be knocking on Amazon's door.

I wonder who will be the first person to actually BUY a copy? If it's you, let me know and I'll autograph it for you! :-)