Happy book birthday to Be Sure by Seanan McGuire! Be Sure is a brand new paperback 3-in-1 edition of the first three books in the outstanding Wayward Children series, released just this week.

Be Sure by Seanan McGuire
Release date: July 18, 2023
Length: 528 pages
Publisher: Tor.com

Synopsis:

Where it all began―the first three books in Seanan McGuire’s multi-Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series.

Join the students of Eleanor West, and jump through doors into worlds both dangerous and extraordinary.

Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere… else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Meet Nancy, cast out of her world by the Lord of the Dead; Jack and Jill, each adopted by a monster of the Moors; Sumi and her impossible daughter, Rini.

Three worlds, three adventures, three sets of lives destined to intersect.

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations / No Visitors / No Quests

But quests are what these children do best…

The Wayward Children series consists of 8 novellas so far, with a 9th coming in January (Mislaid in Parts Unknown).

If you visit my blog from time to time, you’ll know Seanan McGuire is an absolute must-read author for me. (Her October Daye series is my #1 fantasy series — long may it reign!) The Wayward Children books are sparkling, immersive, and tightly written. At novella length, they pack a punch, and each new volume adds new dimensions and layers to the universe of these stories.

Books 1 and 2 in this series are particular favorites of mine, but I’ve loved them all. If you’ve never explored the world of Wayward Children, this new paperback would be a great way to get started!