An Artificial Night

An October Daye Novel, Book 3

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal

Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October “Toby” Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike.

Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children — and all signs point to Blind Michael. When the young son of Toby’s closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home and his sister falls into a coma-like state, the situation becomes way too personal. Toby has no choice but to track the villains down, even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael’s realm — home of the legendary Wild Hunt — and no road may be taken more than once. If she cannot escape with all the children before the candle that guides and protects her burns away, Toby herself will fall prey to the Wild Hunt and Blind Michael’s inescapable power.

And it doesn’t bode well for the success of her mission that her own personal Fetch, May Daye - the harbinger of Toby’s own death — has suddenly turned up on her doorstep….

©2010 Seanan McGuire (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Dark Daye's

We find our heroin in the dark and scary lands of Blind Michale ,one of the first born who has a thing for stealing children from there beds in the dead of night ,when he takes Toby's friends Mitch and Stacy kids she is on a mission to rescue them, but the price is a high one.
Seanan get's a little dark in this one and I don't scare easily but this was a little unnerving I love these books and I would recommend every single one I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did .

Best of the series so far!

Fantastic. best of the series so far. consequences, surprises. much more character development in this one

Hitting her stride

McGuire is finally hitting her stride with this series. Fun, dark story that is much less derivative than the first two.

love the books

I've enjoyed this series a lot, read them already, it's local for me, so that's part of the draw. the only problem, is the person reading it. she pronounces a few things wrong, and she seems to struggle with certain accents. but not bad enough for me to stop listening.

I have to grit my teeth through the narrator

Great book. Fantastic book. But words cannot express how much I can't stand this narrator. Her enunciation is off, putting emphasis on the wrong part of sentences and overly pronouncing every syllable and letter in words. Half the side characters become valley girls whether it fits the character or not. If I didn't love the books so much I'd have returned them because of her.

Misleading Description Book 2 / Book 3

I thought I had this book already, because the description noted was for Book 2, A Local Habitation, in which Toby investigates January's problems in the Country of Tamed Lightening. This is Book 3, An Artificial Night. Correct description: Toby is dismayed to encounter her frighteningly upbeat Fetch, May Daye, a magical doppelgänger heralding her imminent demise. Hot on its heels comes the discovery that Blind Michael, lord of the Wild Hunt, has kidnapped a number of fae and human children--including several whom Toby considers family--to replenish his riders. Enjoyable addition to the series.

The Best Fairy Story I've Ever Read

I purchased "An Artificial Night" after listening to the first two books on my iPod. I loved this book! The characters were well developed and the plot was excellent! The book has strong sequencing and the arc of the story was wonderful. I've read many, many SF-F books from all the highly acclaimed authors and this ranks right up with the best of them.

Purchase this title. You'll be glad you did.

May's Delightful!

The way the author interprets the fetch myth is impressive and inspiring. Free will rules!

LOVE

I just love this series. And I love Mary Robinette Kowal’s narration. On to #4!

Continued Excellence.

I fell in love with the Seanan McGuire / Mary Robinette Kowal pairing from the first book I listened to. Late Eclipses is a continuation of that awesome pairing. Mary's voice characterizations are just fabulous. I hope she reads my books some day.