Rosemary and Rue: an October Daye Novel

Publisher Marketing: 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. Half-human, half-fae, outsiders from birth, these second-class children of Faerie spend their lives fighting for the respect of their immortal relations. Or, in the case of October Toby Daye, rejecting it completely. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the fae world, retreating into a normal life. Unfortunately for her, Faerie has other ideas. The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose, one of the secret regents of the San Francisco Bay Area, pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening s dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby is forced to resume her old position as knight errant to the Duke of Shadowed Hills and begin renewing old alliances that may prove her only hope of solving the mystery before the curse catches up with her. [O]ne 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 favorite heroines, and I can t wait to read more of her continuing adventures. T. A. Pratt, author of "Dead Reign"" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/13/2009 pg. 40 (EAN 9780756405717, Mass Market Paperbound) Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 39 (EAN 9780756405717, Mass Market Paperbound) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 105 (EAN 9780756405717, Mass Market Paperbound) Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 101 (EAN 9780756405717, Mass Market Paperbound) Contributor Bio:  McGuire, Seanan Seanan McGuire was born and raised in Northern California, where she has lived for the majority of her life. She spends most of her time writing or watching television, but also draws a semi-autobiographical comic strip and has released several albums of filk music (science fiction and fantasy themed folk music). To relax, Seanan enjoys travel, and frequents haunted corn mazes, aquariums with good octopus habitats, and Disney Parks. Seanan is remarkably good at finding reptiles and amphibians wherever she goes, sometimes to the dismay of the people she happens to be traveling with. Contributor Bio:  Kowal, Mary Robinette Mary Robinette Kowal was the 2008 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo winner for her story For Want of a Nail. A professional puppeteer and voice actor, she spent five years touring nationally with puppet theaters. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Rob, and nine manual typewriters. www.maryrobinettekowal.com