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Fantasy · 2010 · R

A Local Habitation

by Seanan McGuire

Toby investigates a tech company staffed entirely by fae—and people keep dying.

For17+GenreFantasyLength351 pagesRead time~9.8 hours

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Violence

A lot

Locked-room murders; fae violence; horror elements

Language

A lot

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Minimal romantic content in this entry

Substance Use

Barely any

Fae culture; some alcohol

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Isolation and the discovery that someone in the room is the killer; fae technology as uncanny

What this book is about

Toby is sent by her liege lord to check on a fae-run tech company that's gone silent. When she arrives, the inhabitants are trapped—and dying one by one. A Local Habitation is the series' most locked-room mystery entry, with strong horror elements and a genuinely unsettling villain.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Locked-room horror elements

Strong language

Multiple deaths—horror pacing

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