A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan Mcguire

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A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan Mcguire

New York Times-bestselling October Daye series * Hugo Award-winning author Seanan McGuire * "Top of my urban-paranormal series list!" --Felicia Day

Things are looking up.

For the first time in what feels like years, October "Toby" Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life -- and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and maybe, just maybe, she can let her guard down for a change.

Or not. When Queen Windermere's seneschal is elf-shot and thrown into an enchanted sleep by agents from the neighboring Kingdom of Silences, Toby finds herself in a role she never expected to play: that of a diplomat. She must travel to Portland, Oregon, to convince King Rhys of Silences not to go to war against the Mists. But nothing is that simple, and what October finds in Silences is worse than she would ever have imagined.

How far will Toby go when lives are on the line, and when allies both old and new are threatened by a force she had never expected to face again? How much is October willing to give up, and how much is she willing to change? In Faerie, what's past is never really gone.

It's just waiting for an opportunity to pounce.
Praise for the October Daye series:

"McGuire has never lacked for courage in her writing... The phenomenally inventive October Daye series showcases her narrative daring and ingenuity beautifully." —RT Reviews

"Prepare to be dazzled.... Like the best of urban fantasy, with each reveal and mystery solved, Toby's world grows ever more enticing. As seductive as faerie itself, this is one series I could never give up." —All Things Urban Fantasy

"These books are like watching half a season of your favorite television series all at once.... More than anything else, it's the fun of it all that's kept me returning to McGuire's books and to this series." —SF Signal 

"The plot is strong, the characterization is terrific, the tragedies hurt...and McGuire's usual beautiful writing and dark humor are present and accounted for. This has become one of my favorite urban fantasy series." —Fantasy Literature

"With Ashes of Honor, McGuire has crafted a deeply personal and intense story that will keep you on the edge, hoping to be pushed over. In my opinion, it is, hands down, the best Toby to date." —The Ranting Dragon

"An urban fantasy detective series featuring a resourceful female detective.... [October Daye] should appeal to fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files as well as the novels of Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, and similar authors." —Library Journal

SEANAN McGUIRE is the author of the October Daye urban fantasy novels, as well as the InCryptid and Wayward Children series. She also goes by the name Mira Grant and writes darker literature. Seanan is a fire hazard who lives in Seattle with her cats, a large collection of frightening dolls, horror movies, and enough books to qualify her as such. She was the 2010 John W. Wooden Award recipient. She was the first individual to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot in 2013, winning the Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

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ISBN 13 9780756408091
ISBN 10 0756408091
Title A Red-Rose Chain
Author Seanan Mcguire
Series October Daye
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Year published 2015-09-01
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.