Flash Fiction[]
These are non-canon snippets posted online by the author.
Word of God[]
Note: Word of God is debated in fan communities as a source of canon. Word of God information on wiki articles should be clearly marked as such. If canon and Word of God contradict one another, published canon should be prioritized as the most accurate information.
See also: Seanan McGuire for more general interviews and social media links
Lore[]
- Cussin'! Or as Brooke Put It, "A Child's Garden of Royal Faerie Swearing"
- The Functionality of Fosterage
- Who the Hell's in Charge Here?: Fae hierarchies
- History is Written by the People Who Bother Writing Things Down: Fae Libraries
- A Cat May Look at a King
- Marriage and Romance
- 10 Things that Surprised Me About Toby
- Riding the Crazy Train
- The Changeling's Choice
- Geography and Biology are the Same in Faerie
- Fae races
- Shapeshifters
- Merlins
- Fae Naming
- Fire Faeries
- Language of the fae
- Hiding from humans
- Of _____'s Line: Fae lineages
- Do You Have a Flag? - Kingdoms and territories
- First to Do What? - Firstborn genetics
- They Call Him Merlin - Proportions of fae ancestry
- Who's the Boss? - Nobility among the air and fire fae
- Just Kidding Around - Childhood among the fae
- Who Gets Your Stuff? - Inheritance among the fae
- Where Do Babies Come From? - reproduction among the fae
- More About Babies - birth control and inheritance
- Matters Of Gender - gender identity and genderqueer fae
- Transforming Trans Fae - mages, alchemy, and Selkie skins
- Could the Luidaeg transform trans fae?
- Inspiration for naming characters
- Does fae blood have hemoglobin?
- Kitsune, Cait Sidhe, and beast fae
- Selkie varieties
- Firtha clarification (see comments)
- Mixed bloods
- Cu Sidhe varieties
- "Creatures" don't have Firstborn
- Pixies as air fae?
- lower-case "fae"
- Neurodiverse fae?
- Navigating human bureaucracy
- Reynard
- Cultural appropriation in worldbuilding
- Magic signatures are present from birth
Toby[]
Tybalt[]
- How long is Tybalt's hair?
- Russell from Forbid the Sea
- Pennyroyal is poisonous to cats
- Tybalt's name
- Tybalt's "fuck humanity" period
- Tybalt is a nerd
- Toby and Tybalt and Shakespeare
- Toby and Tybalt and Opera
- When Tybalt's feelings changed
- Cats the Musical
- Romeo + Juliet
- Why Cagney and Lacey are not Cait Sidhe
- Cait Sidhe Firstborn
- Tybalt's Birthday
- Tybalt was not in the original outline
Luidaeg[]
- The Luidaeg's favorite Ben & Jerry's flavors
- More Ben & Jerry's
- Festivus flavor is discontinued
- Luidaeg and untruths
- Luidaeg and karaoke
- Lonely Luidaeg
- Luidaeg and memes
- Luidaeg and Labyrinth
- Asking the Luidaeg out
- Luidaeg, songs, and truths
- Dianda and Luidaeg
- Luidaeg and geasa
- Needlework
- Luidaeg and lies
- Why electrical tape?
- Luidaeg and pet names
Quentin & Friends[]
- Dean and The Mermaid Song
- Penthea and Quentin
- Quentin's and Chelsea's sexuality
- Helen avoids Toby & company
- Quentin's Canadian-ness
- Quentin in ALH
- Quentin's role
- Quentin and Toby would die for each other
- Pokemon Go
- Dean's hair
- Quentin and April's characters
- The teens as Overwatch characters
- Chelsea's in a sitcom
Other Characters[]
- Devin's ancestry
- President Aethlin
- Arden and the SCA
- Villain redemption arcs
- Dawn is very, very dead
About the Series[]
See also: When Sorrows Come Cover Reveal (2021) Instagram Live
Fan Works[]
Fan Art[]
- Toby, covered in blood
- Toby, brandishing sword
- Toby and Tybalt
- Luidaeg drinking fish boba
- Luidaeg
- Annoyed Luidaeg
- Simon and Patrick
- Toby and Tybalt, kissing
- Toby riding Dianda and her wheelchair down a hill
- Toby and Simon eating breakfast burritos, The Brightest Fell
- Toby talking Simon down from attacking the Luidaeg, The Brightest Fell
- Simon and young August
- Simon and Toby, a Killing Frost
- Simon and Patrick
- Simon and Dianda
- Simon and August, When Sorrows Come
- Simon and Toby, When Sorrows Come
- Simon and Sylvester
- Spike sculpture
- Luidaeg and Gillian, The Unkindest Tide
- Lorden OT3
- Mother, Daughter and Sisters
- Snarky T-Shirts
- Three Nights in the Daye household
- T is for Toby Daye
- Jan and Li Qin, These Antique Fables
- Tybalt and Jill
- Beware the Daye, little fae
Fanfiction[]
- Archive of Our Own - October Daye Series
- Toby-inspired Filk Music, endorsed by Seanan McGuire
Wikis[]
- October Daye series - Urban Fantasy Wiki
- Fang-tastic Fiction: Seanan McGuire: OCTOBER DAYE Series - summary of entire series including world-building
- TV Tropes: Literature/October Daye
Reviews[]
- Goodreads - October Daye Series - Fan-submitted reviews, quotes, and discussion
- Goodreads - Seanan McGuire
- The Book Smuggler's Review of the October Day Series - Recommended by Seanan on her Livejournal.