English language
Published June 20, 2022 by DAW.
The Toby Daye series was my introduction to Seanan McGuire. I think she writes better elsewhere - the alchemy books or the Roadwitch trilogy are superb - but I do keep coming back to these. It is the slow development of the mythology that draws me in, as each book delves a little further into Fairy and as Toby discovers who she is and what she is.
This is the sixteenth in the October Daye urban fantasy series by Seanan McGuire. She's been building this rich, interesting series and illuminating its various nooks and crannies for quite some time. As a result, each new entry in the series (which arrive like clockwork every fall) works as much like a very enjoyable visit with old friends as it does like a book. The downside of that is that there's only so far she can go -- we want to recognize those old friends after all. But, she does a good job of keeping her characters growing and changing and, as a result, interesting. As expected, a very enjoyable read.
