Reading order · 19 books · 2009 to 2025 · Set in San Francisco
October Daye Books in Order
October “Toby” Daye is a changeling, half human and half fae, a knight and private investigator who keeps the peace between the faerie courts hidden in and around San Francisco. Urban fantasy full of folklore and danger.
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Series facts
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2009 to 2025
- First book
- Rosemary and Rue
- Latest
- Silver and Lead (2025)
- Setting
- Set in San Francisco
The reading order
Every October Daye book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
19 books · Set in San Francisco
- 1Rosemary and Rue2009With October DayeOctober Daye, a changeling who lost fourteen years of her life to a spell, has turned her back on the world of faerie.Buy on Amazon
- 2A Local Habitation2010With October DayeToby is sent to check on a small faerie county, where people are dying.Buy on Amazon
- 3An Artificial Night2010With October DayeChildren are being stolen by an ancient and terrible figure of faerie, and Toby must bring them home.Buy on Amazon
- 4Late Eclipses2011With October DayeA friend of Toby’s is poisoned, and Toby is accused of the crime.Buy on Amazon
- 5One Salt Sea2011With October DayeThe sons of the sea witch have been kidnapped, and war threatens between the land and the sea.Buy on Amazon
- 6Ashes of Honor2012With October DayeA changeling girl has gone missing, and her powers threaten all of faerie.Buy on Amazon
- 7Chimes at Midnight2013With October DayeToby fights to stop the spread of a deadly faerie drug, and is banished by the Queen.Buy on Amazon
- 8The Winter Long2014With October DayeAn old enemy returns, and Toby learns that much of what she believed about her past is wrong.Buy on Amazon
- 9A Red-Rose Chain2015With October DayeToby travels to a neighbouring kingdom to try to prevent a war.Buy on Amazon
- 10Once Broken Faith2016With October DayeThe rulers of faerie gather to debate a new cure for elf-shot, and murder follows.Buy on Amazon
- 11The Brightest Fell2017With October DayeToby’s mother demands that she find her missing sister.Buy on Amazon
- 12Night and Silence2018With October DayeToby’s daughter has been kidnapped, and Toby must find her.Buy on Amazon
- 13The Unkindest Tide2019With October DayeToby joins the Selkies on a journey to the sea.Buy on Amazon
- 14A Killing Frost2020With October DayeToby Daye is sent to find Simon Torquill, a quest that must be completed before her own plans can go ahead.Buy on Amazon
- 15When Sorrows Come2021With October DayeToby’s wedding is finally approaching, and so is trouble.Buy on Amazon
- 16Be the Serpent2022With October DayeToby’s bond with a long-trusted friend and ally is shaken when that friend’s true loyalties are called into question.Buy on Amazon
- 17Sleep No More2023With October DayeToby wakes to find the world rewritten around her.Buy on Amazon
- 18The Innocent Sleep2024With TybaltTybalt, King of Cats, tells his side of the story.Buy on Amazon
- 19Silver and Lead2025With October DayeLate in her pregnancy, Toby must track down a set of missing artefacts.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Rosemary and Rue. The books build on each other and get stronger as they go.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | October Daye | Tybalt | Sylvester Torquill | Quentin | May Daye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rosemary and Rue | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ||
| 2 A Local Habitation | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 3 An Artificial Night | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Late Eclipses | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 5 One Salt Sea | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 6 Ashes of Honor | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 7 Chimes at Midnight | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 8 The Winter Long | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 9 A Red-Rose Chain | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 10 Once Broken Faith | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 11 The Brightest Fell | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 12 Night and Silence | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 13 The Unkindest Tide | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 14 A Killing Frost | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 15 When Sorrows Come | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 16 Be the Serpent | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 17 Sleep No More | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 18 The Innocent Sleep | MMajor | LLead | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 19 Silver and Lead | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the October Daye books
5 characters from Seanan McGuire’s chart, with the number of October Daye books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| October DayeChangeling knight and private investigator | 19 | Rosemary and Rue 2009 |
| TybaltKing of Cats | 19 | Rosemary and Rue 2009 |
| Sylvester TorquillDuke of Shadowed Hills, Toby's liege | 19 | Rosemary and Rue 2009 |
| QuentinToby's squire, a pureblood prince | 18 | A Local Habitation 2010 |
| May DayeToby's fetch, later her sister | 17 | An Artificial Night 2010 |