Notes: • Six unpaginated pages precede the novel, these pages are indexed here with i-vi. • "First Vintage Books Edition, August 2004" stated on copyright page (p. vi). • Publisher stated as "Vintage Books" (over) "A Division of Random House, Inc." on title page (p. v). • First printing by number line 10—1. • "Book design by Christopher M. Zucker" on copyright page. • Pp. iii and 1 both feature only the underlined novel's title in capitals; they are identical. • Chapter One of the novel begins on p. 3. • Cover design: Heidi North; Cover photograph copyrighted to Dale O'Dell / Corbis on back. • $18.00 in Canada. • Month from Locus1.