Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemary and Rue | 2009 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 2 | A Local Habitation | 2010 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 3 | An Artificial Night | 2010 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 4 | Late Eclipses | 2011 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 5 | One Salt Sea | 2011 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 6 | In Sea-Salt Tears | 2012 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 7 | Ashes of Honor | 2012 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 8 | Chimes at Midnight | 2013 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 9 | Forbid the Sea | 2013 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 10 | The Fixed Stars | 2014 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 11 | The Winter Long | 2014 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 12 | No Sooner Met | 2015 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 13 | A Red-Rose Chain | 2015 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 14 | Full of Briars | 2016 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 15 | Heaps of Pearl | 2016 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 16 | Once Broken Faith | 2016 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 17 | Of Things Unknown | 2017 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 18 | The Brightest Fell | 2017 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 19 | Night and Silence | 2018 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 20 | The Unkindest Tide | 2019 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 21 | A Killing Frost | 2020 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 22 | When Sorrows Come | 2021 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 23 | And With Reveling | 2021 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 24 | Be the Serpent | 2022 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 25 | Candles and Starlight | 2023 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 26 | Sleep No More | 2023 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 27 | The Innocent Sleep | 2023 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 28 | Suffer a Sea-Change | 2018 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 29 | Silver and Lead | 2025 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
| 30 | Never Shines The Sun | 2021 | Seanan McGuire | N/A |
| 31 | A Divided Duty | 2026 | Seanan McGuire | Buy |
The October Daye series is Seanan McGuire’s longest-running and most expansive work. Toby Daye, a changeling private investigator navigating both human San Francisco and its hidden fae courts, first appeared in Rosemary and Rue (2009). Over more than 30 novels and novellas, the series has built an intricate mythology of fairy politics, blood magic, and the complicated relationships between humans and fae.
The series combines mystery plotting with urban fantasy world-building, with each book typically featuring a case for Toby to solve while advancing her personal story and the larger political conflicts of the fairy courts. Entries like Chimes at Midnight, The Winter Long, and Be the Serpent mark major turning points in the overarching narrative. The series continues with new installments through 2026.