Series List and Reading Order

The October Daye series includes eighteen novels in the main series, with more novels scheduled for future release. McGuire has also released more than forty short stories that cover multiple points of view, timelines, and publication mediums.

Main Series

The October Daye novels are published by DAW, who oversees the e-book and North American print releases. The UK print editions are published by Corsair. The audiobooks are published by Brilliance Audio and released exclusively through Amazon Audible.

Chris McGrath is the cover artist, and Mary Robinette Kowal narrates the audiobooks.

1. Rosemary and Rue (Sept. 2009)
2. A Local Habitation (Mar. 2010)
3. An Artificial Night (Sept. 2010)
4. Late Eclipses (Mar. 2011)
5. One Salt Sea (Sept. 2011)
6. Ashes of Honor (Sept. 2012)
7. Chimes at Midnight (2013)
8. The Winter Long (Sept. 2014)
9. A Red-Rose Chain (Sept. 2015)
10. Once Broken Faith (Sept. 2016)
11. The Brightest Fell (Sept. 2017)
12. Night and Silence (Sept. 2018)
13. The Unkindest Tide (Sept. 2019)
14. A Killing Frost (Sept. 2020)
15. When Sorrows Come (Sept. 2021)
16. Be the Serpent (Aug. 2022)
17. Sleep No More (Sept. 2023)
18. The Innocent Sleep (Oct. 2023)

Anticipated Releases

• Fear No More (unknown - final volumes)
• Come To Dust (unknown - final volumes)

Shorts

McGuire first began publishing bonus content through anthologies and her website in 2011. Beginning in 2016, she shifted to a Patreon model for short stories which provides access to all previous Patreon content upon subscription. She also began including bonus novellas with each novel that are only available via print and e-book editions.

These shorts span centuries and delve into the backstories of favorite characters. They often include characters mentioned but never seen in the novels. Most stories published as novel bonus content closely complement that novel's plot.

The following lists are organized by point-of-view character. To browse by story format, see Novellas, Online Shorts, Patreon Shorts, and Anthology Shorts.

Toby Shorts

Standalone moments in Toby's life. May be from another character's point of view.

• Through This House (Aug. 2011, follows Late Eclipses)
• Never Shines the Sun (Sept. 2013, follows Chimes at Midnight/Luidaeg)
• No Sooner Met (Jan. 2015, follows Ashes of Honor/Tybalt)
• Strangers in Court (Sept. 2019, prequel to Rosemary and Rue)
• And With Reveling (Sept. 2021, follows When Sorrows Come)

Tybalt Shorts

Following Tybalt's time in Londinium and Armorica during the 1600s-1700s. Minimal spoilers for the main series.

1. Rat-Catcher (Dec. 2012)
2. Forbid the Sea (Sept. 2013, follows One Salt Sea)
3. Stage of Fools (June 2016)
4. The Voice of Lions (Oct. 2016)
5. The Act of Hares (Nov. 2016)
6. Instruments of Darkness (Aug. 2017)
7. With Honest Trifles (Sept. 2017)
8. In Deepest Consequence (Oct. 2017)
9. Jealous in Honor (June 2018)
10. Quick in Quarrel (Aug. 2018)
11. Of Strange Oaths (Mar. 2019)
12. Dreams and Sighs (Aug. 2019)
13. Wishes and Tears (June 2020)
14. Poor Fancy's Followers (Oct. 2020)
15. Our Trial Patience (Dec. 2020)
16. Earth for Charity (Apr. 2021)
17. Mean and Mighty (Sept. 2021)
18. Distinction of Place (June 2023)
19. Notes of Sorrow (July 2023)
20. Fanes That Lie (Nov. 2023)

Lorden Shorts

Following Dianda, Patrick, and Simon in the mid-1800s. Best read after The Winter Long.

1. Heaps of Pearl (Jan. 2016)
2. Shore to Shore (May 2017)
3. Write in Water (Jan. 2018)
4. Live in Brass (Feb. 2018)
5. The Ambitious Ocean (Oct. 2018)
6. And Thrice Again (Dec. 2018)
7. Shine in Pearl (Sept. 2020)

Following the Lordens in the modern day. Best read after A Killing Frost.

1. And Deeps Below (Nov. 2021)
2. Sacrifice Your Tears (Feb. 2022)
3. Into the Sea (May 2022)
4. In Safety Rest (July 2022)
5. Upon Your Honor (Aug. 2022)
6. With Sweet Peace (Sep. 2022)
7. Like a Dream (Nov. 2022)
8. Give Sorrow Words (Dec. 2022)
9. The Silver Sea (Jan. 2024)

Luidaeg Shorts

Standalone moments in the Luidaeg's long life.

• The Fixed Stars (Nov. 2014)
• Sun Sets Weeping (June 2019, follows The Fixed Stars)
• In Sea-Salt Tears (Aug. 2012, follows One Salt Sea / Elizabeth POV)
• Never Shines the Sun (Sept. 2013, follows Ashes of Honor)
• Such Dangerous Seas (Aug. 2022, follows Be the Serpent)

Other POVs

• In Little Stars (Aug. 2016, follows Chimes at Midnight / King Gilad)
• Full of Briars (Aug. 2016, follows Chimes at Midnight / Quentin)
• Dreams and Slumbers (Sept. 2016, follows Once Broken Faith / Arden)
• Of Things Unknown (Sept. 2017, follows The Brightest Fell / April)
• These Antique Fables (April 2018, follows The Brightest Fell / January)
• Suffer a Sea-Change (Sept. 2018, follows Night and Silence / Gillian)
• Hope is Swift (Sept. 2019, follows The Unkindest Tide / Raj)
• Drown the Lamenting (Sept. 2023, follows Be the Serpent / Elizabeth)
• Candles and Starlight (Sept. 2023, follows Sleep No More / Rayseline)
• Doubtless and Secure (Oct. 2023, follows The Innocent Sleep / Helmi)

Reading Order

Publication Order

Novels are in bold. Short stories are ->indented. Publication dates are in (parenthesis). Sources for short stories are in italic.

• Rosemary and Rue (Sept. 2009)
• A Local Habitation (Mar. 2010)
• An Artificial Night (Sept. 2010)
• Late Eclipses (Mar. 2011)
  • Through This House (Aug. 2011, Home Improvement: Undead Edition)
• One Salt Sea (Sept. 2011)
  • In Sea-Salt Tears (Aug. 2012, seananmcguire.com)
• Ashes of Honor (Sept. 2012)
  • Rat-Catcher (Dec. 2012, Lightspeed Magazine)
• Chimes at Midnight (Sept. 2013)
  • Never Shines the Sun (Sept. 2013, Chimes at Midnight bonus)
  • Forbid the Sea (Sept. 2013, seananmcguire.com)
• The Winter Long (Sept. 2014)
  • The Fixed Stars (Nov. 2014, Baen.com)
  • No Sooner Met (Jan. 2015, seananmcguire.com)
• A Red-Rose Chain (Sept. 2015)
  • Heaps of Pearl (Jan. 2016, seananmcguire.com)
  • Stage of Fools (June 2016, Patreon)
  • In Little Stars (Aug. 2016, Patreon)
  • Full of Briars (Aug. 2016, e-book)
• Once Broken Faith (Sept. 2016)
  • Dreams and Slumbers (Sept. 2016, Once Broken Faith bonus)
  • The Voice of Lions (Oct 2016, Patreon)
  • The Act of Hares (Jan. 2017, Patreon)
  • Shore to Shore (May 2017, Patreon)
  • Instruments of Darkness (Aug. 2017, Patreon)
  • With Honest Trifles (Sept. 2017, Patreon)
• The Brightest Fell (Sept. 2017)
  • Of Things Unknown (Sept. 2017, The Brightest Fell bonus)
  • In Deepest Consequence (Dec. 2017, Patreon)
  • Write in Water (Jan. 2018, Patreon)
  • Live in Brass (Feb. 2018, Patreon)
  • These Antique Fables (April 2018, Patreon)
  • Jealous in Honor (June 2018, Patreon)
  • Quick in Quarrel (Aug. 2018, Patreon)
• Night and Silence (Sept. 2018)
  • Suffer a Sea-Change (Sept. 2018, Night and Silence bonus)
  • The Ambitious Ocean (Oct. 2018, Patreon)
  • And Thrice Again (Dec. 2018, Patreon)
  • Of Strange Oaths (Apr. 2019, Patreon)
  • Sun Sets Weeping (June 2019, Patreon)
  • Dreams and Sighs (Aug. 2019, Patreon)
• The Unkindest Tide (Sept. 2019)
  • Hope is Swift (Sept. 2019, The Unkindest Tide bonus)
  • Strangers in Court (Oct. 2019, Rosemary and Rue 10th anniversary bonus)
  • Wishes and Tears (June 2020, Patreon)
• A Killing Frost (Sept. 2020)
  • Shine in Pearl (Sept. 2020, A Killing Frost bonus)
  • Poor Fancy's Followers (Oct. 2020, Patreon)
  • Our Trial Patience (Dec. 2020, Patreon)
  • Earth for Charity (April 2021, Patreon)
  • Mean and Mighty (Sept. 2021, Patreon)
• When Sorrows Come (Sept. 2021)
  • And With Reveling (Sept. 2021, When Sorrows Come bonus)
  • And Deeps Below (Nov. 2021, Patreon)
  • Sacrifice Your Tears (Feb. 2022, Patreon)
  • Into the Sea (May 2022, Patreon)
  • In Safety Rest (July 2022, Patreon)
  • Upon Your Honor (Aug. 2022, Patreon)
• Be the Serpent (Aug. 2022)
  • Such Dangerous Seas (Aug. 2022, Be the Serpent bonus)
  • With Sweet Peace (Sept. 2022, Patreon)
  • Like a Dream (Nov. 2022, Patreon)
  • Give Sorrow Words (Dec. 2022, Patreon)
  • Distinction of Place (June 2023, Patreon)
  • Notes of Sorrow (July 2023, Patreon)
  • Drown the Lamenting (Sept. 2023, Patreon)
• Sleep No More (Sept. 2023)
  • Candles and Starlight (Sept. 2023, Sleep No More bonus)
• The Innocent Sleep (Oct. 2023)
  • Doubtless and Secure (Oct. 2023, The Innocent Sleep bonus)
  • Fanes That Lie (Nov. 2023, Patreon)
  • The Silver Sea (Jan. 2024, Patreon)

Chronological Order

Setting Date: Title. Novels are in bold.

• 520 A.D.: Such Dangerous Seas
• 572 A.D.: The Fixed Stars
• 610 A.D.: Sun Sets Weeping
• 1612: Doubtless and Secure
• 1666: Rat-Catcher
• 1676: Forbid the Sea
• 1700: Stage of Fools
• 1707: The Voice of Lions
• 1709: The Act of Hares
• 1711:
  • Mar: Instruments of Darkness
  • May: With Honest Trifles
  • June: In Deepest Consequence
• 1713:
  • Oct: Jealous in Honor
  • Oct: Quick in Quarrel
• 1714: Of Strange Oaths
• 1715:
  • Jan: Dreams and Sighs
  • June: Wishes and Tears
  • June: Poor Fancy's Followers
  • June: Our Trial Patience
  • June: Earth for Charity
• 1732:
  • Mean and Mighty
  • Distinction of Place
  • Notes of Sorrow
  • Fanes That Lie
• 1811: In Little Stars
• 1840: Heaps of Pearl
• 1841:
  • Spring: Shore to Shore
  • Summer:And Thrice Again
  • Summer: Write in Water
  • Summer: Live in Brass
  • Summer: The Ambitious Ocean
• 1901: Shine in Pearl
• 1916: These Antique Fables
• 1959: Never Shines the Sun
• 1972: In Sea-Salt Tears
• 1992: Strangers in Court
• 1994: Drown the Lamenting
• 2009: Rosemary and Rue
• 2010:
  • June: A Local Habitation
  • Sept: An Artificial Night
• 2011:
  • Apr: Late Eclipses
  • Spring/Summer: Through This House
  • June: One Salt Sea
• 2012:
  • June: Ashes of Honor
  • June: No Sooner Met
  • Aug: Chimes at Midnight
  • Sept: Full of Briars
  • Dec: The Winter Long
• 2013
  • Mar: A Red-Rose Chain
  • June: Once Broken Faith
  • June: Dreams and Slumbers
  • Oct: The Brightest Fell
  • Oct: Of Things Unknown
  • Dec: Night and Silence
• 2014:
  • Jan: Suffer a Sea-Change
  • Apr: The Unkindest Tide
  • May: Hope is Swift
  • October:
    • 11th: A Killing Frost
    • 13th: And Deeps Below
    • 22nd: Sacrifice Your Tears
    • 23rd: Into the Sea
    • 26th: In Safety Rest
    • 31st: Upon Your Honor
  • November:
    • 3rd: With Sweet Peace
    • 15th: Like a Dream
  • December:
    • 19th: Give Sorrow Words
• 2015
  • Apr: When Sorrows Come
  • Apr: And With Reveling
  • June:
    • 11th: Be the Serpent
    • 13th: The Innocent Sleep
    • 13th: Candles and Starlight
  • October: Sleep No More
  • Nov: The Silver Sea