An Artificial Night - Read Jim Fulner

Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published April 5, 2010 by DAW.

ISBN:: 978-0-7564-1988-2

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, 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 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 …

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, 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 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...

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sifuCJC reviewed An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

Painful start; great finish

4 stars

I think it was back in the 90's when I heard someone say that you have to write each book in a series to stand alone. These days with internet fandom, we'd say 'You wanna know what's going on? Go back and read the first one you cretin!'

The first half of the book rehashes so much it was painful. Add to that, the characters were asking stupid questions. Like just to talk. I almost put the book down.

But here's the thing, the ending, which is long, like the last third, is wonderful. Gripping and emotional.

I'm going to give the series one more book to see if it fits.

I think it was back in the 90's when I heard someone say that you have to write each book in a series to stand alone. These days with internet fandom, we'd say 'You wanna know what's going on? Go back and read the first one you cretin!'

The first half of the book rehashes so much it was painful. Add to that, the characters were asking stupid questions. Like just to talk. I almost put the book down.

But here's the thing, the ending, which is long, like the last third, is wonderful. Gripping and emotional.

I'm going to give the series one more book to see if it fits.

Subjects

Supernatural -- Fiction.
Fairies -- Fiction.