One Salt Sea: An October Daye Novel

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“
Rosemary and Rue
will surely appeal to readers who enjoy my books, or those of Patricia Briggs.”

—Charlaine Harris

 

“The brisk pacing, the effective mix of human and magical characters, and the PI ambience all make this an excellent choice for fans of Butcher’s Harry Dresden series. . . . Toby’s unusual heritage and her uneasy relationships with her mother’s family will remind readers of Brigg’s Mercy Thompson series, and Thompson fans will appreciate Toby’s tough and self-reliant character. This outstanding first novel is a must for fans of genre-bending blends of crime and fantasy.”

—Booklist
starred review

 

“McGuire successfully blends Robert B. Parker-like detective fiction with love and loss, faith and betrayal—and plenty of violence. . . .
Rosemary and Rue
will have readers clamoring for the next genre-bending installment.”

—
www.bookpage.com

 

“Well researched, sharply told, highly atmospheric and as brutal as any pulp detective tale . . . sure to appeal to fans of Jim Butcher or Kim Harrison.”

 

“Second in an urban fantasy detective series featuring a resourceful female detective, this sequel to
Rosemary and Rue
should appeal to fans of Jim Butcher’s
Dresden File
s as well as the novels of Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, and similar authors.”

 

“It’s fun watching [Toby] stick doggedly to the case as the killer picks off more victims and the tension mounts.”

 

“An Artificial Night
. . . is wildly and beautifully descriptive, with scenes that will simply take your breath away. If Hollywood doesn’t snatch up the rights to this book, they are even crazier than Johnny Depp in
Pirates of the Caribbean III
. That being said, the third installment in the October (Toby) Day series is even better (if that could be believed) than the prior two. Author Seanan McGuire seems to have hit her stride and should enjoy a long career.”

—
sacramentobookreview.com

 

“The world building is vivid and realistic, whether it’s the human world or one of the fae realms. . . . if you’re a fan of urban fantasy, this whole series should be in your library!”

—
freshfiction.com

ROSEMARY AND RUE
A LOCAL HABITATION
AN ARTIFICIAL NIGHT
LATE ECLIPSES
ONE SALT SEA

ASHES OF HONOR
(Available September 2012)

Copyright © 2011 by Seanan McGuire.

 

 

 

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ISBN : 978-1-101-54760-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Printing, September

 

One Salt Sea
is the fifth Toby Daye book, and like those that came before it, it has been guided along the way by many hands. My thanks go out to my faithful Machete Squad, whose tireless efforts to make these books better is a joy and a delight. These people pull my books apart and staple them back together, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Special thanks go out to Jeanne Goldfein, who put up with my using our trip to Australia as an excuse to field-test Undersea biology, and to Chris Mangum, who supplemented his heroic webmaster duties with a tolerant willingness to listen to me go on and on and on (and on and on) about the way my version of Faerie functions. I have the best Machete Squad in the world.

As always, my agent, Diana Fox, made sure I had the space and sanity to keep writing, while my editor, Sheila Gilbert, showed an unerring ability to go straight for the heart of my story. They have my thanks and my eternal gratitude, as does the rest of the crew at DAW. My cover, which knocked my socks off, was created by Chris McGrath, and my interior dingbat was designed by Tara O’Shea. Special thanks to Joshua Starr, for his tireless devotion to SCIENCE!, especially when that science means I’m calling him with another weird request.

My website team of Chris Mangum and Tara O’Shea kept things rolling smoothly here at home, while my mother played roadie for every book event in driving distance. Michelle Dockrey provided the stability I needed to keep me anchored as I threw myself at the wind, and Amy McNally was always there to pull me back to solid ground. Thanks to Amy Mebberson, for helping to make some images clearer, and to Kristoph Klover, for helping to spread my music a little further. Deborah, Cat, Lauren . . . I couldn’t have done it without you. And of course, thanks to my cats, Lilly, Alice, and Thomas, for allowing me to stop paying attention to them long enough to write a book.

My soundtrack while writing
One Salt Sea
consisted mostly of
House Rules
, by Christian Kane,
Lungs
, by Florence and the Machine, endless live concert recordings of the Counting Crows, and all of the soundtracks to
Glee
. Any errors in this book are entirely my own. The errors that aren’t here are the ones that all these people helped me fix.

Thank you for reading. I’m glad that you’re here.

 

Bannick:
ban-nick
. Plural is Bannicks.

Banshee:
ban-shee
. Plural is Banshees.

Barghest:
bar-guy-st
. Plural is Barghests.

Barrow Wight:
bar-row white
. Plural is Barrow Wights.

Blodynbryd:
blow-din-brid
. Plural is Blodynbryds.

Cait Sidhe:
kay-th shee
. Plural is Cait Sidhe.

Candela:
can-dee-la
. Plural is Candela.

Coblynau:
cob-lee-now
. Plural is Coblynau.

Cornish Pixie:
Corn-ish pix-ee
. Plural is Cornish Pixies.

Daoine Sidhe:
doon-ya shee
. Plural is Daoine Sidhe, diminutive is Daoine.

Djinn:
jin
. Plural is Djinn.

Dóchas Sidhe:
doe-sh-as shee
. Plural is Dóchas Sidhe.

Ellyllon:
el-lee-lawn
. Plural is Ellyllons.

Gean-Cannah:
gee-ann can-na
. Plural is Gean-Cannah.

Glastig:
glass-tig
. Plural is Glastigs.

Gwragen:
guh-war-a-gen
. Plural is Gwragen.

Hamadryad:
ha-ma-dry-add
. Plural is Hamadryads.

Hob:
hob.
Plural is Hobs.

Kitsune:
kit-soo-nay
. Plural is Kitsune.

Lamia:
lay-me-a
. Plural is Lamia.

Manticore:
man-tee-core
. Plural is Manticores.

Peri:
pear-ee
. Plural is Peri.

Piskie:
piss-key
. Plural is Piskies.

Pixie:
pix-ee
. Plural is Pixies.

Puca:
puh-ca
. Plural is Pucas.

Satyr:
say-tur
. Plural is Satyrs.

Silene:
sigh-lean
. Plural is Silene.

Swanmay:
swan-may
. Plural is Swanmays.

Tuatha de Dannan:
tootha day danan
. Plural is Tuatha de Dannan, diminutive is Tuatha.

Tylwyth Teg:
till-with teeg
. Plural is Tylwyth Teg, diminutive is Tylwyth.

Urisk:
you-risk
. Plural is Urisk.

Will o’ Wisps:
will-oh wisps.
Plural is Will o’ Wisps.

 

 

Asrai:
as-rye
. Plural is Asrai.
Cephali:
she-fall-li
. Plural is Cephali.
Cetace:
sea-tay-see
. Plural is Cetacea.
Hippocampus:
hip-po-cam-pus
. Plural is Hippocampi.
Kelpie:
kel-pee
. Plural is Kelpies.
The Luidaeg:
the lou-sha-k
. No plural exists.
Merrow:
meh-row
. Plural is Merrow.
Naiad:
nigh-add
. Plural is Naiads.
Nixie:
nix-ee
. Plural is Nixen.
Roane:
rone
. Plural is Roane.
Selkie:
sell-key
. Plural is Selkies.
Undine:
un-deen
. Plural is Undine.