Seanan Mcguire

Ashes of Honor Seanan Mcguire

Publisher Marketing: It s been almost a year since October Toby Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day s sleep. She s tried to focus on her responsibilities training Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester s knight, and paying the bills but she can t help feeling like her world is crumbling around her, and her increasingly reckless behavior is beginning to worry even her staunchest supporters. To make matters worse, Toby s just been asked to find another missing child only this time it s the changeling daughter of her fellow knight, Etienne, who didn t even know he was a father until the girl went missing. Her name is Chelsea. She s a teleporter, like her father. She s also the kind of changeling the old stories warn about, the ones with all the strength and none of the control. She s opening doors that were never meant to be opened, releasing dangers that were sealed away centuries before and there s a good chance she could destroy Faerie if she isn t stopped. Now Toby must find Chelsea before time runs out, racing against an unknown deadline and through unknown worlds as she and her allies try to avert disaster. But danger is also stirring in the Court of Cats, and Tybalt may need Toby s help with the biggest challenge he s ever faced. Toby thought the last year was bad. She has no idea. Toby s unusual heritage and her uneasy relationships with her mother s family will remind readers of Briggs Mercy Thompson series, and Thompson fans will appreciate Toby s tough and self-reliant character a must for fans of genre-bending blends of crime and fantasy. "Booklist" (starred review)" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/23/2012 pg. 39 (EAN 9780756407490, Mass Market Paperbound) Romantic Times 09/01/2012 pg. 104 (EAN 9780756407490, Mass Market Paperbound) Library Journal 09/15/2012 pg. 50 (EAN 9780756407490, Mass Market Paperbound) Contributor Bio:  McGuire, Seanan Seanan McGuire is the award-winning and New York Times "bestselling author of two urban fantasy series, the InCryptid and the October Daye series. She also writes under the name Mira Grant. The winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2010, she was also the first woman to be nominated for four Hugo Awards in a single year. Contributor Bio:  Kowal, Mary Robinette MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL was the 2008 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo winner for her story "For Want of a Nail." Her short fiction has appeared in "Strange Horizons, Asimov's, "and several Year's Best anthologies. She also writes the Glamourist History series, which began with "Shades of Milk and Honey." A professional puppeteer and voice actor, she spent five years touring nationally with puppet theaters. She lives in Chicago with her husband Rob and many manual typewriters.