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"Sleep No More" by Seanan McGuire
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Lynn McGuire
2024-09-07 20:08:12 UTC
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"Sleep No More" by Seanan McGuire
https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-No-More-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0756416841/

Book number seventeen of an eighteen book dark fantasy series. I read
the well printed and well bound MMPB published by DAW in 2023. I will
buy future October Daye stories when the MMPBs are released.

Many hundreds of years ago, the many of the fae left a far off land and
landed on what would become the west coast of the United States. There
they built their realms and fought their wars, both on the land and the
sea. The humans do not know of their realms and their travels but,
humans do not see everything. This is the fae's story.

In the beginning there was the Three of the fae. Oberon, the King of
the fae and his two Queen sister wives: Maeve and Titania. All of the
fae are descended from them, both together and singly. They are the
most powerful, way more powerful than their children, the Firstborn.
All three of the first are missing and have not been seen in hundreds of
years. But Luidaeg, the Firstborn sea witch, has been dragging an old
man around everywhere she goes.

Before Oberon disappeared, he put a gaes on Titania to stop killing
their descendants. Titania had grown jealous and heartless, and was
encouraging her children and their children to kill Maeve's children and
their children. Titania had succeeded in genociding entire races like
the Luidaeg's Roane.

October and her older sister August are being raised by their pureblood
father Simon Torquille and mother Amandine in a large stone tower in the
Faerie. October's real father is a human so she is a changeling, looked
down upon and often killed without reason by the purebloods. But
October is protected by other purebloods by August and Simon. October
is looking forward to August leaving so she can go with her, still
protected.

But everything is a lie.

Please note that although the author and I share the same middle and
last names, I do not know if we are related. We are McGuire's, there
are many of us. I paid for my book and all of the books that I own
written by her.

There is a wiki for the October Daye books at:
https://october-daye.fandom.com/wiki/October_Daye_Wiki

The author has a website at:
https://www.seananmcguire.com/

My rating: 5.0 of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,252 reviews)

Lynn
Bobbie Sellers
2024-09-08 00:47:32 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
"Sleep No More" by Seanan McGuire
   https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-No-More-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0756416841/
Book number seventeen of an eighteen book dark fantasy series. I read
the well printed and well bound MMPB published by DAW in 2023.  I will
buy future October Daye stories when the MMPBs are released.
Many hundreds of years ago, the many of the fae left a far off land and
landed on what would become the west coast of the United States.  There
they built their realms and fought their wars, both on the land and the
sea.  The humans do not know of their realms and their travels but,
humans do not see everything.  This is the fae's story.
In the beginning there was the Three of the fae.  Oberon, the King of
the fae and his two Queen sister wives: Maeve and Titania.  All of the
fae are descended from them, both together and singly.  They are the
most powerful, way more powerful than their children, the Firstborn. All
three of the first are missing and have not been seen in hundreds of
years.  But Luidaeg, the Firstborn sea witch, has been dragging an old
man around everywhere she goes.
Before Oberon disappeared, he put a gaes on Titania to stop killing
their descendants.  Titania had grown jealous and heartless, and was
encouraging her children and their children to kill Maeve's children and
their children.  Titania had succeeded in genociding entire races like
the Luidaeg's Roane.
October and her older sister August are being raised by their pureblood
father Simon Torquille and mother Amandine in a large stone tower in the
Faerie.  October's real father is a human so she is a changeling, looked
down upon and often killed without reason by the purebloods.  But
October is protected by other purebloods by August and Simon.  October
is looking forward to August leaving so she can go with her, still
protected.
But everything is a lie.
Please note that although the author and I share the same middle and
last names, I do not know if we are related.  We are McGuire's, there
are many of us.  I paid for my book and all of the books that I own
written by her.
   https://october-daye.fandom.com/wiki/October_Daye_Wiki
   https://www.seananmcguire.com/
My rating: 5.0 of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,252 reviews)
Lynn
I concur. I read Seanan McGruire whenever I can and am
never disappointed. I probably have not kept up on her releases
and may be out of touch with October Day and her cohort of heroes.

bliss
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b l i s s - S F 4 e v e r at D S L E x t r e m e dot com
BillGill
2024-09-08 13:57:33 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
"Sleep No More" by Seanan McGuire
   https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-No-More-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0756416841/
Book number seventeen of an eighteen book dark fantasy series. I read
the well printed and well bound MMPB published by DAW in 2023.  I will
buy future October Daye stories when the MMPBs are released.
Many hundreds of years ago, the many of the fae left a far off land and
landed on what would become the west coast of the United States.  There
they built their realms and fought their wars, both on the land and the
sea.  The humans do not know of their realms and their travels but,
humans do not see everything.  This is the fae's story.
In the beginning there was the Three of the fae.  Oberon, the King of
the fae and his two Queen sister wives: Maeve and Titania.  All of the
fae are descended from them, both together and singly.  They are the
most powerful, way more powerful than their children, the Firstborn. All
three of the first are missing and have not been seen in hundreds of
years.  But Luidaeg, the Firstborn sea witch, has been dragging an old
man around everywhere she goes.
Before Oberon disappeared, he put a gaes on Titania to stop killing
their descendants.  Titania had grown jealous and heartless, and was
encouraging her children and their children to kill Maeve's children and
their children.  Titania had succeeded in genociding entire races like
the Luidaeg's Roane.
October and her older sister August are being raised by their pureblood
father Simon Torquille and mother Amandine in a large stone tower in the
Faerie.  October's real father is a human so she is a changeling, looked
down upon and often killed without reason by the purebloods.  But
October is protected by other purebloods by August and Simon.  October
is looking forward to August leaving so she can go with her, still
protected.
But everything is a lie.
Please note that although the author and I share the same middle and
last names, I do not know if we are related.  We are McGuire's, there
are many of us.  I paid for my book and all of the books that I own
written by her.
   https://october-daye.fandom.com/wiki/October_Daye_Wiki
   https://www.seananmcguire.com/
My rating: 5.0 of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,252 reviews)
Lynn
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.

I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years. In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us. The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.

Bill
Bobbie Sellers
2024-09-08 14:58:28 UTC
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Post by BillGill
Post by Lynn McGuire
"Sleep No More" by Seanan McGuire
    https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-No-More-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0756416841/
Book number seventeen of an eighteen book dark fantasy series. I read
the well printed and well bound MMPB published by DAW in 2023.  I will
buy future October Daye stories when the MMPBs are released.
Many hundreds of years ago, the many of the fae left a far off land
and landed on what would become the west coast of the United States.
There they built their realms and fought their wars, both on the land
and the sea.  The humans do not know of their realms and their travels
but, humans do not see everything.  This is the fae's story.
In the beginning there was the Three of the fae.  Oberon, the King of
the fae and his two Queen sister wives: Maeve and Titania.  All of the
fae are descended from them, both together and singly.  They are the
most powerful, way more powerful than their children, the Firstborn.
All three of the first are missing and have not been seen in hundreds
of years.  But Luidaeg, the Firstborn sea witch, has been dragging an
old man around everywhere she goes.
Before Oberon disappeared, he put a gaes on Titania to stop killing
their descendants.  Titania had grown jealous and heartless, and was
encouraging her children and their children to kill Maeve's children
and their children.  Titania had succeeded in genociding entire races
like the Luidaeg's Roane.
October and her older sister August are being raised by their
pureblood father Simon Torquille and mother Amandine in a large stone
tower in the Faerie.  October's real father is a human so she is a
changeling, looked down upon and often killed without reason by the
purebloods.  But October is protected by other purebloods by August
and Simon.  October is looking forward to August leaving so she can go
with her, still protected.
But everything is a lie.
Please note that although the author and I share the same middle and
last names, I do not know if we are related.  We are McGuire's, there
are many of us.  I paid for my book and all of the books that I own
written by her.
    https://october-daye.fandom.com/wiki/October_Daye_Wiki
    https://www.seananmcguire.com/
My rating: 5.0 of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,252 reviews)
Lynn
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years.  In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us.  The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
Well I like both series and think the talking and worshipful
mice are just fine.I like the October Daye series because it
is set in the City where I live, perhaps a bit over-romanticized.
But then the city of San Francisco is full of myths and legends
in any event and historical reenactors walk about the city on
the paltriest excuse and you are liable to encounter the Emperor
Norton at a bus stop. So if you wash your eyes with the proper
embrocation and use a scrying stone maybe you will spot Daye
shopping on a slow day in Faerie.

bliss
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b l i s s - S F 4 e v e r at D S L E x t r e m e dot com
Mad Hamish
2024-09-10 03:58:24 UTC
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Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years. In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us. The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
Ted Nolan <tednolan>
2024-09-10 04:03:35 UTC
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Post by Mad Hamish
Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years. In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us. The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
I kind of got diminishing enjoyment syndrome on Toby Day. When McGuire
brought back Toby's daughter yet again, I checked out for now.
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What's not in Columbia anymore..
Tony Nance
2024-09-11 22:46:59 UTC
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Post by Mad Hamish
Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years. In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us. The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
I kind of got diminishing enjoyment syndrome on Toby Day. When McGuire
brought back Toby's daughter yet again, I checked out for now.
Sadly, my diminishment hit hard with either book 2 or 3, which is a
bummer since she's so prolific.

I've been tempted to try the Incryptid series, but ....
Tony
BillGill
2024-09-12 13:13:49 UTC
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Post by Mad Hamish
Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years.  In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us.  The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
I kind of got diminishing enjoyment syndrome on Toby Day.  When McGuire
brought back Toby's daughter yet again, I checked out for now.
Sadly, my diminishment hit hard with either book 2 or 3, which is a
bummer since she's so prolific.
I've been tempted to try the Incryptid series, but ....
Tony
I recommend that you go ahead and try it. It is a pretty good
series. Not all of them are good, I have never made it through
the first 2 Antimony Price books, but the third 'Magic for
Nothing' is quite good.

Bill
BillGill
2024-09-12 13:15:35 UTC
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Post by Tony Nance
Post by Mad Hamish
Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years.  In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us.  The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
I kind of got diminishing enjoyment syndrome on Toby Day.  When McGuire
brought back Toby's daughter yet again, I checked out for now.
Sadly, my diminishment hit hard with either book 2 or 3, which is a
bummer since she's so prolific.
I've been tempted to try the Incryptid series, but ....
Tony
I recommend that you go ahead and try it.  It is a pretty good
series.  Not all of them are good, I have never made it through
the first 2 Antimony Price books, but the third 'Magic for
Nothing' is quite good.
Bill
I beg your pardon, that should have been 'That Ain't Witchcraft'.
I couldn't get through 'Magic for Nothing'.

Bill
Tony Nance
2024-09-13 14:35:46 UTC
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Post by BillGill
Post by Tony Nance
Post by Mad Hamish
Post by BillGill
I have tried the October Daye series and haven't enjoyed them.
Depending on how far you got in - and why you weren't enjoying it - it
could be worth giving them another try
The first couple of books were fairly rough compared to the later ones
Post by BillGill
I have been enjoying Seanan's Incryptid series for years.  In
the Incryptid series all the various mythical creatures (monsters)
of the many societies on Earth are real and living secretly
mong us.  The stories involve the Price family who are out to
protect normal people from the monsters, and protect the
monsters from people, as long as they don't go around eating us.
Bill
I kind of got diminishing enjoyment syndrome on Toby Day.  When McGuire
brought back Toby's daughter yet again, I checked out for now.
Sadly, my diminishment hit hard with either book 2 or 3, which is a
bummer since she's so prolific.
I've been tempted to try the Incryptid series, but ....
Tony
I recommend that you go ahead and try it.  It is a pretty good
series.  Not all of them are good, I have never made it through
the first 2 Antimony Price books, but the third 'Magic for
Nothing' is quite good.
Bill
I beg your pardon, that should have been 'That Ain't Witchcraft'.
I couldn't get through 'Magic for Nothing'.
No worries, and thanks for the recommendation, too - I should try it
some time.

Tony

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