Rosemary and Rue

#1 October Daye

Seanan McGuire

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Corsair
05 November 2015

Fantasy; Mythological Creatures, People & Places; Fairies; Urban Fantasy; Detective Fantasy; Magic; Swords and Slaying

Series: October Daye

The first instalment of the highly praised Toby Daye series.

The world of Faerie never disappeared; it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie's survival: but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born.

Outsiders from birth, these children spend their lives fighting for the respect of their immortal relations. Or in the case of October 'Toby' Daye, rejecting the fae completely. Toby has retreated into a 'normal' life - spending her nights stocking shelves at a San Francisco grocery store and her days asleep in her downtown apartment.

But when Countess Evening Winterroseis murdered, Toby finds herself drawn abruptly back into the world she thought she'd left behind.

It's going to take everything she's got just to stay alive, and the stakes are higher than anyone has guessed . . .

By: Seanan McGuire
Imprint: Corsair
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Book 1
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781472120076
ISBN 10: 1472120078
Series: October Daye
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 05 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Seanan McGuire is a California-based author with a strong penchant for travel and can regularly be found just about any place capable of supporting human life (as well as a few places that probably aren't). The October Daye novels are her first urban fantasy series, and the InCryptid novels are her second series, both have put her in the New York Times bestseller list. Seanan was the winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She also writes under the name Mira Grant. She is the first person to be nominated for five Hugo Awards in a single year. You can visit her at www.seananmcguire.com.

Reviews for Rosemary and Rue (#1 October Daye)

Rosemary and Rue is one of the most successful blends of mystery and fantasy I've ever read like Raymond Chandler by way of Pamela Dean. Toby Daye has become one of my favourite heroines, and I can't wait to read more of her continuing adventures. Well researched, sharply told, highly atmospheric and as brutal as any pulp detective tale, this promising start to a new urban fantasy series is sure to appeal to fans of Jim Butcher or Kim Harrison. - Publishers Weekly McGuire knows her fairy lore, bringing the wonder and the danger of the fair folk to the streets of San Francisco so vividly you can smell the rose goblins. Action, intrigue, and a dash of romance make Rosemary and Rue a fun, engaging read. An impressive first novel that leaves you impatient for the second.