Hi there, I'd have to agree with Steve BIG TIME about CD Pubs. I've ranted on about them on the old FPW board, and the Graham Masterton messageboard on many occasions in the past. I cannot fault CD with the quality of the limiteds at all, fine books uniquely and beautifully presented, BUT their customer service and shipping schedules leave MUCH to be desired. The SIMS collection being the PRIME FPW example..........although, I did have to wait three years for a Masterton limited from them, so don't know what the interest on that money for all the other people who pre-ordered and paid was, but Mr Chizmar is nicely coining it in I think. I know that they're a small press, BUT, they've either got some HUGE issues with their printers and bindery who are not delivering the goods and schedules to them (in which case, I'd ditch em' and get someone who can do the job), or good old Rich, is spending far too much time STILL, jetting around the country drumming up new business, to invite more pre-orders for yet more books to be published in the very very very distant future. They seem to have a problem with veracity in their customer services dept as well. I emailed them about the Masterton SEPSIS chapbook about a year after I'd originally ordered it with them, and was told that they were STILL waiting for Graham Masterton to send back the signed limitation sheets !! So I emailed Graham and asked him what he was playing at - Graham's answer was 'I sent them back to CD at least 6 months ago............' mmmm.........I know who I believe. Personally, I think that CD would do themselves a lot more favours if they gave REALISTIC and HONEST publication and delivery schedules for their books, DID NOT charge you until shipping, and were a tad more honest about what's happening when you enquire about these books you've ordered. I don't personally order books from CD now, and vowed to never again do so, and thus get my CD books through other suppliers who do NOT charge my CC until they ship to me, and as with Shocklines, you get a nice discount. I cannot praise Gauntlet high enough though, not as big an outfit as CD by the looks of it (but not far off I think), and when they say you're gonna get something, you sure as hell do. Barry Hoffman runs a Fantastic business, and should be commended for it. It's a shame that a lot more authors don't steer clear of CD pubs, and go with reliable publishers like Gauntlet. Rant over!!! Laters, Kev.