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Seanan McGuire

(b.1978)

aka Mira Grant

SEANAN McGUIRE is the author of the Wayward Children series, the October Daye urban fantasy series, the InCryptid series, and other works. She also writes darker fiction as Mira Grant. Seanan lives in Seattle with her cats, a vast collection of creepy dolls, and horror movies, and sufficient books to qualify her as a fire hazard. She was the winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 she became the first person ever to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Series

October Daye
1. Rosemary and Rue (2009)
2. A Local Habitation (2010)
3. An Artificial Night (2010)
4. Late Eclipses (2011)
5. One Salt Sea (2011)
6. Ashes of Honor (2012)
7. Chimes at Midnight (2012)
7.5. Full of Briars (2016)
8. The Winter Long (2014)
9. A Red-Rose Chain (2015)
10. Once Broken Faith (2016)
11. The Brightest Fell (2017)
12. Night and Silence (2018)
13. The Unkindest Tide (2019)

InCryptid
1. Discount Armageddon (2012)
2. Midnight Blue-Light Special (2013)
3. Half-Off Ragnarok (2014)
4. Pocket Apocalypse (2015)
5. Chaos Choreography (2016)
6. Magic For Nothing (2017)
7. Tricks for Free (2018)
8. That Ain't Witchcraft (2019)
9. Imaginary Numbers (2020)

Velveteen
1. Velveteen vs. The Junior Super-Patriots (2012)
2. Velveteen vs. The Multiverse (2013)

Indexing
1. Indexing (2013)
2. Reflections (2015)

Ghost Road
1. Sparrow Hill Road (2014)
2. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown (2018)

Wayward Children
1. Every Heart a Doorway (2016)
2. Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017)
3. Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018)
4. In an Absent Dream (2019)
5. Come Tumbling Down (2020)

Novels

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day (2017)
Indigo (2017) (with Kelley Armstrong, Christopher Golden, Charlaine Harris, Tim Lebbon, Jonathan Maberry, James A Moore, Mark Morris, Cherie Priest and Kat Richardson)
Middlegame (2019)

Collections

2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle (2017) (with Nina Allan, N K Jemisin, Kij Johnson, Victor LaValle, Carrie Vaughn, Fran Wilde, Kai Ashante Wilson and Alyssa Wong)
Laughter at the Academy (2019)

Novellas

Midway Relics and Dying Breeds (2014)
Any Way the Wind Blows (2019)

Series contributed to

Oz Reimagined
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust (2013)

METAtropolis (with Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Ken Scholes and Karl Schroeder)
Green Space (2013)

Carniepunk
Carniepunk (2013) (with Rachel Caine, Delilah S Dawson, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Gay, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Hillary Jacques, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Meding, Allison Pang, Nicole Peeler, Rob Thurman and Jaye Wells)
Daughter of the Midway, the Mermaid, and the Open, Lonely Sea (2014)

DeadLands
3. Boneyard (2017)

Awards

	John W. Campbell Best Book winner (2010) : Rosemary and Rue
	Nebula Awards Best Novella nominee (2017) : Every Heart a Doorway

Seanan McGuire recommends

The Shadow Reader (2011)
(McKenzie Lewis, book 1)
Sandy Williams
"Sexy and fun, this is a must."

The Shambling Guide to New York City (2013)
(Shambling Guides, book 1)
Mur Lafferty
"Nothing short of delightful."

Wisp of a Thing (2013)
(Tufa, book 2)
Alex Bledsoe
"Beautifully written, surprisingly moving, and unexpected in the best of ways."

Celebromancy (2013)
(Ree Reyes, book 2)
Michael R Underwood
"Geekomancy is a glorious blender of genres... absolutely steller."

The Witches of Echo Park (2015)
(Echo Park Coven, book 1)
Amber Benson
"Dark, delicious, and devilishly intricate. a spellbinding winner."

Within These Walls (2015)
Ania Ahlborn
"Cruel, bone chilling, and destined to become a classic, WITHIN THESE WALLS is worth the sleep it will cost you. Some of the most promising horror I’ve encountered in years."

Witches of Lychford (2015)
(Witches of Lychford, book 1)
Paul Cornell
"Beautifully written, perfectly cruel, and ultimately kind. This is Cornell at the height of his craft."

Fix (2016)
(Mancer, book 3)
Ferrett Steinmetz
"Hot, inventive, and exciting!."

Phantom Pains (2017)
(Arcadia Project, book 2)
Mishell Baker
"Smart, snappy, fast, fantastic. You will not be sorry you read this."

Cormorant Run (2017)
Lilith Saintcrow
"Lilith Saintcrow is at the top of her game."

The Tiger's Daughter (2017)
(Bright Ascendency, book 1)
K Arsenault Rivera
"Delicate, intricate, inevitable... a stunning debut. It took my breath away."

Glimpse (2018)
Jonathan Maberry
"Nobody brings the pain in modern horror like Jonathan Maberry. He's a master at the height of his game, and seeing what he does next is always an absolute delight."

Deep Roots (2018)
(Innsmouth Legacy, book 2)
Ruthanna Emrys
"This is wicked for the Cthulhu Mythos."

One of Us (2018)
Craig DiLouie
"This is not a kind book, or a gentle book, or a book that pulls its punches. But it's a powerful book and it will change you."

Creatures of Want & Ruin (2018)
(Creatures , book 2)
Molly Tanzer
"Profound and enthralling. This book is a delicate dream, mixing its own internal mythology with a brutal tale of prejudice and human frailty. I can’t recommend it enough. Tanzer is absolutely one to watch."

Boomtown (2019)
(Jonathan Crowley, book 5)
James A Moore
"James A Moore continues to be a winner, whatever genre he's writing in."

Miranda in Milan (2019)
Katharine Duckett
"Glorious and transformative, this may not be the continuation Shakespeare intended, but it is the one that we deserve."

The Library Of The Unwritten (2019)
(Hell's Library, book 1)
A J Hackwith
"It's like The Good Place meets Law & Order: Bibliophile Crime Unit. Highly recommended. This book is so much fun, and you should be reading it. Trust me. Stories about story are some of my favorite kinds. This book definitely makes the list. I am so glad I read this."

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