An October Daye Novel
Toby Daye, knight errant and half-fae PI, has always be what you might call danger-prone. She manages to get herself fairly messed up a bit too often for her friends tastes, and it shows no sings of stopping. See, the problem is that whatever she's getting shot at, stabbed for, turned into a fish because of, et cetera, is usually very important. This time is no different.
Children are disappearing: fae, changeling, and human. They disappear in the night without a trace, and all the signs point to Blind Michael. Two of Toby's best friend's children have disappeared, and another won't wake. Blind Michael takes children every century for his hunt, the fae to ride, the humans to be ridden. Now Toby must face an enemy more dangerous than any before, and time is running out. She is in the realm of childrens' games now, always fair and never kind. Kids are in danger, the Wild Hunt rides, and Toby's Fetch just showed up at her door.
How many miles to Babylon?
It's threescore miles and ten
Can I get there by candlelight?
Aye and back again.
If your feet are nimble and your steps are light
you can get there and back by the candle's light.
I know I've said this before, but I really love Toby, Seanan McGuire, and the Luidaeg. Oh, and May, but she's new to anyone who hasn't read the whole series already. May's Toby's Fetch. She's fun, even with the whole harbinger of death thing. Anyway, as always, SUCH a good book. Lyrical, funny, enthralling, and suspenseful. Toby's in as much trouble as usual, and as usual she's letting her hero complex do the thinking. Such an amusing idiot, that girl is. Gives her friends too many heart attacks for their comfort, but that just makes it more entertaining. LOVE IT! I need to go reread it now. Bye!
