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October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Five: Long Series and How to Read Them

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Audio Available Here] This is the fifth and final entry in a five-part essay series discussing two long-running book series by queer authors: October Daye by Seanan McGuire, and Inheritance by A.K. Faulkner. I chose these series because I love them both, they were intended from the start to be long series, neither of them are finished yet, and the authors have different structural approaches to developing each series across so many volumes. Purely coincidentally, they are both long-running contemporary fantasy series mainly set in California in or near the 2010's, with major characters named Quentin, and whose fast-healing protagonists have a tendency to quasi-adopt a gaggle of magical teenagers. After a brief moment in the 1990's, October Daye begins in earnest in 2009 and has reached 2015 as of the eighteenth boo...
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Clear Your Shit: A Traveler Appears! (Recommended)

Being both physically and emotionally exhausted, we decide to set up camp for the night. I'm not even bothered that we have to sleep on the ground again. I'm still too annoyed at the Wizard and his strange behavior. As we are settling in around the fire a traveler, Sammie, she announces in a chipper tone, pops in from the shadows. I'm a little skeptical and keep my tooth club in reach, but she offers us a book in exchange for a chance to rest for the evening. She thrusts Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler at us and is practically vibrating with excitement. This seems like a fair trade to me and my interest is piqued at how excited she seems so I find a nice place to relax near the firelight to read.

Narrated by Alu. Follow her on Twitter and check out her website: Tome Reader Reviews.

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