Late Eclipses

Seanan McGuire

2011 • 256 pages

Ratings55

Average rating4.2

October 'Toby' Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended. Struggling to find a way to save Lily and her subjects, Toby must confront her own past as an enemy she thought was gone forever raises her head once more: Oleander de Merelands, one of the two people responsible for her fourteen-year exile.

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Series

17 primary books25 released books

#4 in October Daye

October Daye is a 25-book series with 17 released primary works first released in 1860 with contributions by Seanan McGuire and Charles Dickens. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on 2025-09-30.

Rosemary and Rue

Series

12 primary books20 released books

#4 in October Daye Chronological Order

October Daye Chronological Order is a 20-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Seanan McGuire and Yanni Kuznia.

#0.1

The Fixed Stars

#0.12

Heaps of Pearl

#0.15

In Sea-Salt Tears

#0.2

#0.3

Forbid the Sea

Popular Reviews

Reviews with the most likes.

Jolin

I really liked this book. The pattern of the story felt more like the first book in the series, Rosemary & Rue. Toby was much more likeable in this book than the first. It was also nice to get SOME answers to a few of the questions floating around in the series. That led of course to more questions, but it was still very satisfying.

September 16, 2015

Michelle

After a bumpy start, at some point, I really got into these books. I accept October for who she is ... a bad detective with a big heart, and an inability to see the sexy cat man wants her.

Late Eclipses started Toby down a new path in terms of learning about her identity, and she has some new roads open to her, and I want to see what happens.

July 15, 2017

Gracielis

These books are excellent for my commute to work, and for my walks. I'm audiobooking them, they are read by Mary Robinette Kowal who is one of my favourite writers and a fantastic narrator.

May 18, 2021