A Red-Rose Chain: An October Daye Novel, by Seanan McGuire
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A Red-Rose Chain: An October Daye Novel, by Seanan McGuire
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Things are looking up.For the first time in what feels like years, October "Toby" Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life -- and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and maybe, just maybe, she can let her guard down for a change.Or not. When Queen Windermere's seneschal is elf-shot and thrown into an enchanted sleep by agents from the neighboring Kingdom of Silences, Toby finds herself in a role she never expected to play: that of a diplomat. She must travel to Portland, Oregon, to convince King Rhys of Silences not to go to war against the Mists. But nothing is that simple, and what October finds in Silences is worse than she would ever have imagined.How far will Toby go when lives are on the line, and when allies both old and new are threatened by a force she had never expected to face again? How much is October willing to give up, and how much is she willing to change? In Faerie, what's past is never really gone.It's just waiting for an opportunity to pounce. A Red-Rose Chain is the ninth installment in Seanan McGuire's urban fantasy October "Toby" Daye series.
A Red-Rose Chain: An October Daye Novel, by Seanan McGuire- Amazon Sales Rank: #86019 in Books
- Brand: McGuire, Seanan
- Published on: 2015-09-01
- Released on: 2015-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .98" w x 4.18" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 368 pages
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful. My favorite of the series By T. Napier I starting reading this book at midnight the day of its release and read all through the night. Having just finished and being pretty much as exhausted as I've ever been after a full night of reading, this might be less than coherent. But I couldn't wait to give this book 5 stars. I think it's the best of the series. I didn't expect it would be; the last book was very strong, as was the one before that, and the whole series has been fantastic (obviously, or I wouldn't have read all night long). I thought that there wasn't much hope that book nine- NINE!- of a series could be as strong as the earlier books. That has not been my experience, particularly in this genre.But it was. The tension of this book hit me in the stomach right from the start and just never.let.up. It's perfectly paced. I was scared for the characters in a way that had me actually need to close my Kindle and take a break to give my emotions some release! I loved the plot, I loved the new characters and the evolution of the old ones. Silences is fascinating. There were a number of lines that made me laugh out loud and wake up my cat, particularly the idea of beta-testing a war. Loved that.The relationship between Toby and Tybalt is exactly what it should be. Their balance thrills me. It receives the right amount of focus. I dare anyone to read this series and not adore what those two are building.Off to sleep now! Thanks for another wonderful read. It was a pleasure to spend the night with your world in my head.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Okay, but Not As Good As the Rest By Kathryn Zurmehly I have really enjoyed this series, but I think this is the end of the road for me.The plot is far more political than previous books, and not particularly compelling. There's lots of talk and the plot seems cyclic in a way that doesn't move forward quickly- Toby talks to bad guy, meets allies and gives them missions, has the same conversation with the bad guy again, rinse and repeat....I think it sets up what will hopefully be a major plot point down the line, but beyond that it didn't seem to contribute much to the ongoing mysteries of the series. Tybalt is still your ideal renfair man, with some delightfully sweet lines to our girl. I missed the Luidaeg, though I guess she can't always be there.It also has begun to throw in 'teachable moments'. I'm tired of these in every form of media and they're really jarring in an October Daye book, which have been just plain fun. Previously people were just the way they were and whatever, we need to go save the world now. Now we have to have a talk about it. I feel like it's starting to throw characterization off in a bad way and will only get worse further down the line.Overall, not a bad book, but not as good as the ones before, and the sudden inclusion of teachable moments means this is my last stop, which makes me sad. I really loved this series.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. All the action, emotion, mystery, and revelation you expect from an October Daye novel; McGuire's most polished book yet By ML "A Red Rose Chain" is an achievement for Seanan McGuire. It has all the action, emotion, mystery, and revelation of her earlier October Daye novels, and this time McGuire has nailed the pacing as well. Some of her earlier books have been criticized for lagging at times or being bloated with filler and unnecessary repetition. This book just flows smoothly from beginning to end without gratuitous excursions or needlessly jarring transitions. Kudos to McGuire for continuing to raise the level of her craft!As for the content of the book, Toby finds herself in the court of King Rhys, an old crony of the queen Toby just recently helped to depose in the Kingdom of the Mists aka the San Francisco Bay area. King Rhys has elf-shot Queen Arden's seneschal, putting him to sleep for 100 years, as part of a declaration of war. Queen Arden has dispatched Toby to Rhys' Kingdom of Silences in hopes of averting a costly and bloody war. Toby knows she hasn't been sent because of her diplomatic skills; she strongly suspects that Arden expects Toby to sow her usual chaos, aborting the war by bringing down the king. Toby wouldn't mind doing taking King Rhys out, if she could find a way; not only is he harboring one of Toby's most bitter enemies, but his cruelty and intolerance, particularly towards her fellow changelings, are deeper than she could have guessed. King Rhys is clever, however, and he will not easily be outmaneuvered. Furthermore, Toby herself has something that the king wants, and he is not shy about telling her that he will have it -- and it is not something she can part with and yet live.Which, by the way, she does. Just so you know. Live, that is. Also, as a heads-up, if you're like me you will find yourself thinking at around p. 300 that there is no way she will wrap this thing up by p. 358. She does. It is not a cliff-hanger. So don't get too anxious about it.Overall, I'd say that "Red Rose Chain" keeps the series alive and growing. Toby's evolution as a person and as a fae power continues. She remains vulnerable, partly by choice -- she could abandon her humanity at any time, if she so decided -- and at the same time she learns more and more about the great capabilities and not-so-substantial limits of her blood magic. (By the way, I should slightly dial back what I said about repetition - she does go on too much about what it means to be Dochas Sidhe with power over blood, ability to sense blood, etc.) By surviving this trial, Toby not only gains in reputation, but it becomes increasingly clear that her role, should she survive it, is to clean up faery; perhaps she is even the one to orchestrate the return of Oberon, the absent father of the fae. Having your character rise from humble origins to become a major force in the world is hardly unprecedented in the history of novel series, but it's not always done very smoothly, and very often the character and the novels lose the characteristics that made them appealing in the first place. McGuire is doing a good job of keeping Toby sympathetic and relatable even as she increases her powers and the stakes at risk in each novel.One more thing: In this novel, McGuire does two things that do not seem wise to me. Make that three. First, she barely uses the Ludaig, who has emerged as one of the most interesting and enjoyable secondary characters in the series. Second, she uses the Ludaig in a way that does not seem consistent with her earlier behavior. I hope she is not turning the Ludaig into Toby's housecat. Third, she allows Toby and her friends to destroy a pillar of the fae way of warfare, one that has persisted for centuries if not millennia. The fallout from this act has to loom large in the next novel , which would be too bad. I don't care nearly as much about the tactics of fae conflict as I do about what the deal is with Toby's mother, why Oberon flew the coop, and other larger issues about faery and humanity.Bottom line: "A Red Rose Chain" is an excellent addition to this series. Some of the earlier books may feature more surprising twists or more dramatic events, but this book is still full and satisfying. If you've followed the series up to this point, reading this book is a no-brainer. Let's hope that McGuire continues to feed us another one of these fantastic feasts at least once a year into the indefinite future.
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