I don't know about how things normally work. In my case, it was possibly my fault, as we were moving to New England on the 25th of July and Predators released on the 27th. We weren't signing the paperwork on our house until the 27th (staying in a hotel until then), so I didn't want to give out the potential new address until it was a done deal (seemed just too likely to tempt the fates to interfere). So I asked Ethan not to send it out to me until I got the new address to him.

Now why they weren't sent out as soon as they came back from the publisher, I've got no clue, but it's not like I'm a diva who needs too much in the way of special priveleges to keep me happy, so I figure why fuss?

I actually did just get my copies today, and am pretty darned happy with them.

And thanks for the complement. I'm glad you liked it. Everyone really did a great job, I'm thrilled to have been part of the project.