"An Artificial Night"

[sergebroom]

I just finished Seanan McGuire's fantasy novel "An Artificial Night". Children of Fae Folks who live hidden among us suddenly disappear from the San Francisco Bay Area, along with some human kids, and private investigator October Daye, being who she is, takes it upon herself to find what happened to all of them. Her search takes her to nightmarish places where childhood and lives will be stolen from the kidnapped victims if she fails them.

I thought about objecting, but dismissed the idea and nestled against her, enjoying the feeling of security given by knowing someone bigger and stronger than I was would stop anything from hurting me. That's all childhood is, after all: strong arms to hold back the dark, a story to keep the shadows dancing, and a candle to mark the long journey into day.

I loved it.