ðə bˈʊk wʌzɐ lˈeɪt ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt ɪnðə skˈɛdʒuːl, ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ɡˈæɹi ɹˈʌsəlz ˈɪnstɹəmənts ʌv dˈɑːɹknəs bˌiːɪŋ lˈeɪt ɪn ɪts dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi.
The book was a late replacement in the schedule, a result of Gary Russell's Instruments of Darkness being late in its delivery.