Tidal Creatures - (Alchemical Journeys) by Seanan McGuire

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of the award-winning Alchemical Journeys series in this action-packed follow-up to Middlegame and Seasonal Fears.

Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City...

All across the world, people look up at the moon and dream of gods. Gods of knowledge and wisdom, gods of tides and longevity. Over time, some of these moon gods incarnated into the human world alongside the other manifest natural concepts. Their job is to cross the sky above the Impossible City--the heart of all creation--to keep it connected to reality.

And someone is killing them.

There are so many of them that it's easy for a few disappearances to slip through the cracks. But they aren't limitless.

In the name of the moon, the lunar divinities must uncover the roots of the plot and thwart the true goal of those behind these attacks--control of the Impossible City itself.

Review Quotes

"Accessible and unputdownable. McGuire has done it again." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"McGuire continues to produce entertaining adventures against a fascinating backdrop of a world very close to our own." --Booklist

Praise for Alchemical Journeys Book 2, Seasonal Fears

"A worthy, highly intelligent, wholly satisfying expansion of the Middlegame mythos that will leave readers wanting more." --Publishers Weekly

"A fitting return to McGuire's magical, alchemical world." --Booklist

Praise for Seanan McGuire

"Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around." --Charlaine Harris

"Seanan McGuire once again demonstrates her intimate knowledge of the human heart." --Paul Cornell, author of London Falling and Witches of Lychford

"McGuire creates a sense of wonder and playfulness with her love for mythology and folklore." --Publishers Weekly

"Astonishing ... a fascinating exploration of the future." --The New York Times on the Newsflesh series

About the Author

SEANAN McGUIRE is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning Wayward Children series, the October Daye 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, horror movies, and sufficient books to qualify her as a fire hazard. She won the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 became the first person to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot. In 2022 she managed the same feat, again!