October Daye Books in Order
October Daye by Seanan McGuire contains 29 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Rosemary and Rue (2009) and the newest is A Divided Duty (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Confirmed
- 24 of 29 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,889 in 13 of 29 books
October Daye is an urban fantasy series by Seanan McGuire, named for October "Toby" Daye, a half-fae changeling. Rosemary and Rue (2009) opens a run of 29 catalogued books that reaches A Divided Duty (2026), taking in A Local Habitation (2010), One Salt Sea (2011), Chimes at Midnight (2013) and The Winter Long (2014). Fairies, knighthood, missing persons and murder carry the subject tags. A chronological order is recorded alongside the publication order, and the series is ongoing.
How many October Daye books are there?
October Daye has 29 books, released between 2009 and 2026.
October Daye Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 October Daye books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Rosemary and Rue2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 2A Local Habitation2010 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420104003/4
- 3An Artificial Night2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420103843/4
- 4Late Eclipses2011 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420113843/4
- 5One Salt Sea2011 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420113543/4
- 6Ashes of Honor2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 7Chimes at Midnight2013 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420133573/4
- 8Forbid the Sea2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 9The Winter Long2014 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/420143583/4
- 10The Fixed Stars2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 11No Sooner Met2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 12A Red-Rose Chain2015 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/420153583/4
- 13Heaps of Pearl2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 14Full of Briars2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 15Once Broken Faith2016 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/420164203/4
- 16The Brightest Fell2017 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420173543/4
- 17Of Things Unknown2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 18Night and Silence2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 19Suffer a Sea-Change2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 20The Unkindest Tide2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420193683/4
- 21A Killing Frost2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 22Never Shines The Sun2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 23When Sorrows Come2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420214163/4
- 24Be the Serpent2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 25Candles and Starlight2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 26Sleep No More2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420233683/4
- 27The Innocent Sleep2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420233683/4
- 28Silver and Lead2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 29A Divided Duty2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
October Daye Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Rosemary and Rue comes first and A Divided Duty comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 29 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 1Rosemary and Rue2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 2A Local Habitation2010 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420104003/4
- 3An Artificial Night2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420103843/4
- 4Late Eclipses2011 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420113843/4
- 5One Salt Sea2011 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420113543/4
- 6Ashes of Honor2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 7Chimes at Midnight2013 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420133573/4
- 8Forbid the Sea2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 22Never Shines The Sun2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 9The Winter Long2014 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/420143583/4
- 10The Fixed Stars2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 11No Sooner Met2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 12A Red-Rose Chain2015 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/420153583/4
- 13Heaps of Pearl2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 14Full of Briars2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 15Once Broken Faith2016 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/420164203/4
- 16The Brightest Fell2017 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420173543/4
- 17Of Things Unknown2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 18Night and Silence2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 19Suffer a Sea-Change2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 20The Unkindest Tide2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420193683/4
- 21A Killing Frost2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 23When Sorrows Come2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420214163/4
- 24Be the Serpent2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 26Sleep No More2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420233683/4
- 27The Innocent Sleep2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420233683/4
- 25Candles and Starlight2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 28Silver and Lead2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 29A Divided Duty2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Do you have to read October Daye books in order?
You should read the October Daye books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each October Daye book also stands alone.
Where to start with October Daye
Start with Rosemary and Rue (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest October Daye book?
A Divided Duty (2026) is the newest October Daye book released so far.
Is there a new October Daye book coming?
No next October Daye book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for October Daye
Wikidata records 1 nomination for October Daye. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2010Shortlistedfor Rosemary and Rue
October Daye at a glance
- Still running
- October Daye is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- October Daye books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,889 pages across the 13 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most October Daye books, 19 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
What the October Daye books are about
15 of the 29 October Daye books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairies is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fairies 10 of 15 books
- Fantasy 10 of 15 books
- Women private investigators 5 of 15 books
- Paranormal fiction 3 of 15 books
- American literature 2 of 15 books
- Knights and knighthood 2 of 15 books
- Missing children 2 of 15 books
- Missing persons 2 of 15 books
- Murder 2 of 15 books
- Urban fantasy 2 of 15 books
More books by Seanan McGuire
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Seanan McGuire books in order 160 books
Other series by Seanan McGuire
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Wayward Children books in order 14 books