I've never written a 'before reading' post yet, so here goes. I just wanted to say that I'm quite interested in this because Guillermo Del Toro's work as a director and writer in films has very much interested me. I may not have got into all his work yet but I was captivated by the idea of his directing The Hobbit films and also loved Pacific Rim earlier in the year. So a book by him should be an interesting venture. Let us see how it all progresses...