@cstross@wandering.shop I hope they used a reasonable amount of padding between the books and the outer box. (Having had books shipped with no protection at all (thin plastic bag - (thank you, World of Books) - or chucked in a box and the space filled with scrunched up paper on one side only - which appears to be the BigRiverCo current approach.) 3:O((> UK Pub date 27th January... can't wait!