A LOCAL HABITATION

Book ID/图书代码： 02173014B71923

English Summary/英文概要： "Well researched, sharply told, highly atmospheric and as brutal as any pulp detective tale..."—Publishers Weekly

October "Toby" Daye is a changeling, the daughter of Amandine of the fae and a mortal man. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. Toby is the only changeling who has earned knighthood, and she re-earns that position every day, undertaking assignments for her liege, Sylvester, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills.

Now Sylvester has asked her to go to the County of Tamed Lightning—otherwise known as Fremont, CA—to make sure that all is well with his niece, Countess January O’Leary, whom he has not been able to contact. It seems like a simple enough assignment—but when dealing with the realm of Faerie nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Toby soon discovers that someone has begun murdering people close to January, whose domain is a buffer between Sylvester’s realm and a scheming rival duchy. If Toby can’t find the killer soon, she may well become the next victim.

Local Habitation is the second installment of the highly praised Toby Daye series.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 托比自打从仙境回来之后，便发现自己一直徘徊不定，不请自来的Sylvester Torquill公爵，和他的侄女January，住在一个名叫驯服闪电领地附近。来自阴山的一个年少的佞臣Daoine Sidhe要来抓捕Quentin， Toby前往驯服闪电领地看上去像是去接受一项简单的临时保姆任务，但其实，卷入事态的每个人都有可能深陷危险之中…(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况："At last, urban fantasy done right!...Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series gives us that perfect melding of "real world" and magic, with just a dash of romantic subplot, enhancing the main story rather than derailing it." —Collectortimes.com (for October Daye series)

"McGuire’s second October Daye novel is a gripping, well-paced read. Toby continues to be an enjoyable, if complex and strong-willed protagonist who recognizes no authority but her own. The plot is solid and moves along at a not-quite-breakneck pace. McGuire has more than a few surprises up her sleeve for the reader." —Romantic Times.

"McGuire follows 2009’s Rosemary and Rue with a fast-paced cross between a murder mystery and a slasher film, liberally spiked with magic and technology...the world-building is solid, the storytelling energetic, and the atmosphere sinister as mythological creatures face off against mad scientists." —Publishers Weekly.

"Over all, A Local Habitation is an excellent book that continues October Daye’s story after a fourteen year curse, a hell of a wake up, the murder of her only friend and her attempts to make sense of a life that refuses to cooperate. This is my favorite urban fantasy series to date and I’m eagerly looking forward to the next installment." —Jennifer Brozek, Flames Rising.

"The action unfolds at a brisk, sometimes breakneck pace, which creates a wonderful sense of tension and dread as, one by one, suspects are eliminated, and no one remaining seems safe...A Local Habitation is a delightful continuation of the October Daye series, and in many ways improves on its exceptional predecessor." —Rob Wynne, Aphelion.

About the Author/作者介绍： Seanan McGuire生于加州的马第尼斯，从小便和当地的一些危险的野生动物玩伴长大。尽管她对一些有毒的生物充满了兴趣，但不知为何她还是最后还是对写作充满了欲望。 Seanan的超现实主义文风，故事结局经常以“主人公获得抗毒剂”或是“完好无损”收尾。Seanan是系列奇幻城市故事《达耶10月》等小说的作者，除此之外，她还以笔名“Mira Grant”撰写了其他许多故事。 Seanan 曾是2010年度约翰•w•坎贝尔最佳新人奖，而她以笔名（Mira Grant）的小说《放牧》曾在同年被出版商周刊评为最佳作品之一。2013年，她成为五度出现在雨果•巴洛奖的提名名单上。

Seanan McGuire is a native Californian, which has resulted in her being exceedingly laid-back about venomous wildlife, and terrified of weather. When not writing urban fantasy (as herself) and science fiction thrillers (as Mira Grant), she likes to watch way too many horror movies, wander around in swamps, record albums of original music, and harass her cats.

Seanan is the author of the October Daye, InCryptid, and Indexing series of urban fantasies; the Newsflesh trilogy; the Parasitology duology; and the "Velveteen vs." superhero shorts. Her cats, Lilly, Alice, and Thomas, are plotting world domination even as we speak, but are easily distracted by feathers on sticks, so mankind is probably safe. For now.

Seanan’s favorite things include the X-Men, folklore, and the Black Death. No, seriously. She writes all biographies in the third person, because it’s easier that way.

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