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Where Rosemary and Rue sits
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- Book 1 of October Daye. See all October Daye books in order
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- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- A Local Habitation
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- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
What Rosemary and Rue is about
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- Toby, who is half fae, withdraws into the human world after her Faerie family rejects her. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Half-fae Toby retreats to the human world after being rejected by her Faerie family
- A countess of high standing is murdered and binds Toby to investigate, which forces her to take up her fae role again. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
murder of an important countess who binds her to investigate
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Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in October Daye
18 books listed so far
- Book 2: A Local Habitation
- Book 3: An Artificial Night
- Book 4: Late Eclipses
- Book 5: One Salt Sea
- Book 6: Ashes of Honor
- Book 7: Chimes at Midnight
- Book 8: The Winter Long
- Book 9: A Red-Rose Chain
- Book 10: Once Broken Faith
- Book 11: The Brightest Fell
- Book 12: Night and Silence
- Book 13: The Unkindest Tide
- Book 14: A Killing Frost
- Book 15: When Sorrows Come
- Book 16: Be the Serpent
- Book 17: Sleep No More
- Book 18: The Innocent Sleep
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