I REALLY ENJOY SLIGHTLY LESS GRIM URBAN FANTASY. LIKE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER BUT MORE NOW THAN NINETIES.
DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON is the first InCryptid book, and you'll have a good time there.
DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON is the first InCryptid book, and you'll have a good time there.
November 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I REALLY ENJOY SLIGHTLY LESS GRIM URBAN FANTASY. LIKE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER BUT MORE NOW THAN NINETIES.
DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON is the first InCryptid book, and you'll have a good time there.
DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON is the first InCryptid book, and you'll have a good time there.
Getting back on the #incryptid reread horse. #booksky
November 7, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Getting back on the #incryptid reread horse. #booksky
As for books, I highly recommend the InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire and basically anything by NK Jemison.
November 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
As for books, I highly recommend the InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire and basically anything by NK Jemison.
SEANAN MCGUIRE SERIES
- InCryptid: lots of queer characters, but James' gonna be the queer main character for book 16! YAY! SITUATIONS FOR JAMES!
- October Daye: Queer, trans, and poly supporting characters!
- Wayward Children: Queer characters, trans characters and *explicitly aroace characters*!
- InCryptid: lots of queer characters, but James' gonna be the queer main character for book 16! YAY! SITUATIONS FOR JAMES!
- October Daye: Queer, trans, and poly supporting characters!
- Wayward Children: Queer characters, trans characters and *explicitly aroace characters*!
November 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
SEANAN MCGUIRE SERIES
- InCryptid: lots of queer characters, but James' gonna be the queer main character for book 16! YAY! SITUATIONS FOR JAMES!
- October Daye: Queer, trans, and poly supporting characters!
- Wayward Children: Queer characters, trans characters and *explicitly aroace characters*!
- InCryptid: lots of queer characters, but James' gonna be the queer main character for book 16! YAY! SITUATIONS FOR JAMES!
- October Daye: Queer, trans, and poly supporting characters!
- Wayward Children: Queer characters, trans characters and *explicitly aroace characters*!
I approach your Mira Grant stories with trepidation.
I approach your Seanan McGuire stories with ... less trepidation but still with caution (you killed my favorite character in InCryptid).
I approach your Seanan McGuire stories with ... less trepidation but still with caution (you killed my favorite character in InCryptid).
November 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I approach your Mira Grant stories with trepidation.
I approach your Seanan McGuire stories with ... less trepidation but still with caution (you killed my favorite character in InCryptid).
I approach your Seanan McGuire stories with ... less trepidation but still with caution (you killed my favorite character in InCryptid).
See, I found Mira Grant first at the library, then found out she was also Seanan and started reading InCryptid, and then October Daye. So I went about things all backwards. (Or did I?)
November 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
See, I found Mira Grant first at the library, then found out she was also Seanan and started reading InCryptid, and then October Daye. So I went about things all backwards. (Or did I?)
This 15th book in the author's InCryptid series, about a family protecting "cryptids," or mythical/alien monsters, veers more towards outright SF than typical urban fantasy, with some excellent worldbuilding. #books #reviews #fantasy #sciencefiction #booksky 💙📚🪐📚
Review: Butterfly Effects
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October 31, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This 15th book in the author's InCryptid series, about a family protecting "cryptids," or mythical/alien monsters, veers more towards outright SF than typical urban fantasy, with some excellent worldbuilding. #books #reviews #fantasy #sciencefiction #booksky 💙📚🪐📚
Maybe somebody already did this (IDK video games aren’t my jam)
But I think a game similar to Baldur’s Gate, but with an urban fantasy setting and a Mercy Thompson/Dresden Files/InCryptid/October Daye vibe would be really neat.
But I think a game similar to Baldur’s Gate, but with an urban fantasy setting and a Mercy Thompson/Dresden Files/InCryptid/October Daye vibe would be really neat.
all this said the best thing that could be done for a "new Mass Effect" is to make a science fiction epic RPG that's built on the SF of the last 20 years the way ME was built on the SF of the 20 years before it
it is a very strange argument to say that Mass Effect could only possibly be made by Bioware when we just had the world go crazy over Baldur's Gate 3 made by Europeans a few years ago
October 27, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Maybe somebody already did this (IDK video games aren’t my jam)
But I think a game similar to Baldur’s Gate, but with an urban fantasy setting and a Mercy Thompson/Dresden Files/InCryptid/October Daye vibe would be really neat.
But I think a game similar to Baldur’s Gate, but with an urban fantasy setting and a Mercy Thompson/Dresden Files/InCryptid/October Daye vibe would be really neat.
If it wouldn't end in tragedy, a fanfic crossover of InCryptid and Toby would be kind of awesome.
October 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
If it wouldn't end in tragedy, a fanfic crossover of InCryptid and Toby would be kind of awesome.
Funniest option would be the Incryptid solution of "dragon princesses"
October 20, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Funniest option would be the Incryptid solution of "dragon princesses"
2026年 『Butterfly Effects: An Incryptid Novel』 Seanan McGuire (TOR BOOKS) [Book] https://sinkan.net/isbn/9781250375131 #新刊情報 #sinkan
Butterfly Effects: An Incryptid Novel
Seanan McGuire
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October 20, 2026 at 8:16 AM
2026年 『Butterfly Effects: An Incryptid Novel』 Seanan McGuire (TOR BOOKS) [Book] https://sinkan.net/isbn/9781250375131 #新刊情報 #sinkan
The only way I get through the InCryptid novels with Greg the giant spider is by pretending he is an 8-legged bear who can jump.
October 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The only way I get through the InCryptid novels with Greg the giant spider is by pretending he is an 8-legged bear who can jump.
Rose has a delightful hidden odd side, I did her side commission where she wants a romantic, playful dress to befriend the mice in her cupboard
I shall recommend the Incryptid books to her :p
I shall recommend the Incryptid books to her :p
October 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Rose has a delightful hidden odd side, I did her side commission where she wants a romantic, playful dress to befriend the mice in her cupboard
I shall recommend the Incryptid books to her :p
I shall recommend the Incryptid books to her :p
Oh, how I want to organise those chronologically by series.
Alphabetical is all well and good, but they've got Toby and InCryptid all mixed together and it's making me twitchy.
And I wish my local shops would show her this much love (shelf space).
Alphabetical is all well and good, but they've got Toby and InCryptid all mixed together and it's making me twitchy.
And I wish my local shops would show her this much love (shelf space).
October 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Oh, how I want to organise those chronologically by series.
Alphabetical is all well and good, but they've got Toby and InCryptid all mixed together and it's making me twitchy.
And I wish my local shops would show her this much love (shelf space).
Alphabetical is all well and good, but they've got Toby and InCryptid all mixed together and it's making me twitchy.
And I wish my local shops would show her this much love (shelf space).
That sounds like it could be from @seananmcguire.bsky.social's InCryptid universe...
October 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
That sounds like it could be from @seananmcguire.bsky.social's InCryptid universe...
554. I loved InCryptid, and also fell off of it, because like so many other Seanan McGuire series, it just never stops. But it's fun, and these first two are a great intro to urban fantasy! Aspiring ballroom dancer protects NYC's cryptids from insane zealous crusaders trying to exterminate them.
October 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
554. I loved InCryptid, and also fell off of it, because like so many other Seanan McGuire series, it just never stops. But it's fun, and these first two are a great intro to urban fantasy! Aspiring ballroom dancer protects NYC's cryptids from insane zealous crusaders trying to exterminate them.
Fiction Standouts #2 and #3:
Butterly Effects by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and the included novella go together, with the novella feeling like an extended epilogue. This most recent Incryptid novel is a solid addition to the series with a number of wonderful moments.
Butterly Effects by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and the included novella go together, with the novella feeling like an extended epilogue. This most recent Incryptid novel is a solid addition to the series with a number of wonderful moments.
October 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Fiction Standouts #2 and #3:
Butterly Effects by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and the included novella go together, with the novella feeling like an extended epilogue. This most recent Incryptid novel is a solid addition to the series with a number of wonderful moments.
Butterly Effects by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and the included novella go together, with the novella feeling like an extended epilogue. This most recent Incryptid novel is a solid addition to the series with a number of wonderful moments.
When weeks are good I read education materials. When weeks are bad I read stories that grab my brain and wrap it in a blanket around the shoulders.
October 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
When weeks are good I read education materials. When weeks are bad I read stories that grab my brain and wrap it in a blanket around the shoulders.
I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social.
InCryptid #13 is the big one that trawls in everyone and everything and it's a fast, sprawling and emotional ride!
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InCryptid #13 is the big one that trawls in everyone and everything and it's a fast, sprawling and emotional ride!
@seananmcguire.bsky.social - Aftermarket Afterlife
www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/A...
The Nameless Zine
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September 29, 2026 at 8:04 AM
I review books at @namelesszine.bsky.social.
InCryptid #13 is the big one that trawls in everyone and everything and it's a fast, sprawling and emotional ride!
@seananmcguire.bsky.social - Aftermarket Afterlife
www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/A...
The Nameless Zine
www.thenamelesszine.org
InCryptid #13 is the big one that trawls in everyone and everything and it's a fast, sprawling and emotional ride!
@seananmcguire.bsky.social - Aftermarket Afterlife
www.thenamelesszine.org/Books-2026/A...
The Nameless Zine
www.thenamelesszine.org
Seanan McGuire's Incryptid series doesn't have quite that scenario, but there are a number of queer people, found families, dragons (mostly good), giant snake gods (mostly bad), strange animal conservationists, and other complexities.
September 27, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Seanan McGuire's Incryptid series doesn't have quite that scenario, but there are a number of queer people, found families, dragons (mostly good), giant snake gods (mostly bad), strange animal conservationists, and other complexities.
"Thanks to the proximity of the lake, the ground trends swampy in places, but never commits all the way into becoming wetland; our swamp is more mud putting on airs than anything really literal."—from "Spelunking Through Hell" a book by Seanan McGuire part of her Incryptid series my favorite author
September 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"Thanks to the proximity of the lake, the ground trends swampy in places, but never commits all the way into becoming wetland; our swamp is more mud putting on airs than anything really literal."—from "Spelunking Through Hell" a book by Seanan McGuire part of her Incryptid series my favorite author
Obviously a fan of her October books, but my favorite series from Seanan is her Incryptid novels. Mostly because the Aeslin mice are the best.
September 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Obviously a fan of her October books, but my favorite series from Seanan is her Incryptid novels. Mostly because the Aeslin mice are the best.
...this feels like something @seananmcguire.bsky.social would have looked into for Incryptid stuff...
September 19, 2026 at 11:02 PM
...this feels like something @seananmcguire.bsky.social would have looked into for Incryptid stuff...
I adore these books and they give me a similar feel to your Incryptid series.
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I adore these books and they give me a similar feel to your Incryptid series.
Like, to pick a random example, the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire? Or her InCryptid books, which have related serieses and crossovers?
September 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Like, to pick a random example, the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire? Or her InCryptid books, which have related serieses and crossovers?