Get the book months before the official release in Fall 2020! Advance Reader's Copy/Uncorrected Proof/Uncorrected Bound Manuscript. Collectible item. 480 pages. An Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) is a paperback book published prior to the hardcover retail editions. These uncorrected proofs are published in very limited quantities. Many serious collectors consider ARCs/Uncorrected Proofs to be the true first edition. They're "not for sale" because they're intended solely for publicity and media reviews, making them rare and very collectible. ARCs may lack the final artwork, formatting, and binding of the finished product. The text of an advance edition may also differ slightly from the market book (the final version that is distributed for sale), because changes may be made after advance readers make comments or find errors in the manuscript. Serf. Murderer. Empress. Before there was Catherine the Great, there was Catherine Alexeyevna: the first woman to rule Russia in her own right. An astonishing debut novel about the incredible rise of Catherine the I of Russia, from a singular new talent. He is dead. My beloved husband, the might Tsar of all the Russias, has died-- and just in time . . .