Installment Immortality

An InCryptid Novel

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Emily Bauer

Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated InCryptid series continues with a whirlwind adventure....

After four generations of caring for the Price family, Mary Dunlavy has more than earned a break from the ongoing war with the Covenant of St. George. Instead, what she's getting is a new employer in the form of the anima mundi, Earth's living soul made manifest, and a new assignment: to hunt down the Covenant agents on the East Coast and make them stop imprisoning America's ghosts.

All in a day's work for a phantom nanny, even one who'd really rather be teaching her youngest charges how to read.

One ghost can't take on the entire Covenant without backup, which is how she winds up on a road trip with the still-mourning Elsie and the slowly collapsing Arthur, both of whom are reeling in their own way from the loss of their mother. New allies and new enemies await in Worcester, Massachusetts, where the path of the haunting leads.

With the anima mundi demanding results and Mary's newfound freedom at stake, it's down to Mary to make sure that everyone gets out of this adventure alive.

It's been a long afterlife, but Mary Dunlavy's not ready to be exorcised quite yet.

Critic reviews

Two-time finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series

"Deeply satisfying.... Fans will not be disappointed."—Publishers Weekly on Installment Immortality

"InCryptid continues to be a satisfying ride, with room for plenty of good times along with the danger; the risks keep climbing, but the payoff promises to be worth it."—Booklist on Installment Immortality

“The only thing more fun than an October Daye book is an InCryptid book. Swift narrative, charm, great world-building...all the McGuire trademarks.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series

“Highly entertaining…. A joyous romp that juggles action, magic, and romance to great effect.”—Publishers Weekly on Tricks for Free

“Kind of like taking a tour through a very deadly theme park made up of alternating parts awesome and terrifying. Come to think of it, that sums up this series quite nicely.” —Reactor, on Half-Off Ragnarok

“McGuire has honed her craft over a decade-plus of writing, and if you call yourself a sci-fi or fantasy fan, yet haven’t picked her work up, you’re doing yourself a disservice.” —Culturess

“McGuire’s InCryptid series is one of the most reliably imaginative and well-told sci-fi series to be found.... McGuire’s heroine is a brave, resourceful and sarcastic delight, and her intrepid comrades are just the kind of supportive and snarky sidekicks she needs.” —RT Reviews

“While chock-full of quality worldbuilding, realistic characters, and a double helping of sass, at its core, Half-Off Ragnarok is a book about judging others according to stereotypes, how nurture can overcome nature, and the importance of family.” —Ranting Dragon

“The InCryptid series continues to be storytelling at its best. Tricks for Free sends us on a rollercoaster of emotions and thrills with its engaging plot and ever-expanding and fascinating world.” —All Things Urban Fantasy

“Imaginary Numbers is a stunning installment and one that every urban fantasy reader is sure to relish.” —Fresh Fiction

Another hit

Continuing the Cryptid series by Seanan Mcguire. A great story continuing the story of the Pric family and everyone's favorite ghost babysitter.

Mary helped me heal and move on

This was a beautiful story. This talked about loss, about grief and grieving and how the path of grieving is different for everyone. I think in some way it actually helped me in my process of grieving. The author writes so beautifully and it's full of passion and humility. also, the story is just great. of course we miss the characters that we lost in the previous book, but with this it makes it okay. Mary helps us get through it. Thank you, Mary. I can't wait to see what happens with the Price Clan and the new generation of Price kids.

Death, ghosts and revenge

I love immersing myself in the stories of the Price-Healeys, the hidden world of magic and the Incryptids (non-humans) hiding in plain sight. Once again I fell directly into the story from the first page and was unable to stop until the last page. This installation of the saga is again told from the ghost babysitter, Mary Dunlavy’s, perspective. Mary died 85 years ago but thanks to a bargain with the crossroads has been taking care of her “family” since then. Mary’s family believes Incryptids, who are not harmful to humans or other species, should be protected. The enemy is the Covenant who are fanatical monster hunters believing that incryptids should be exterminated. This book picks up where the last book left off. After the Covenant came to North America to hunt down the Price family and killed two of them, the Price family struck back at the headquarters in England. Mary helped with the bombing but got caught in the blast. Now the Covenant is hunting ghosts to punish the “ghost” that hurt them and the anima mundi (the earth’s soul) has asked Mary to help stop them. The story includes what you’d expect from this genre - fighting, dangerous situations, paranormal creatures, evil actors, henchmen, loyal friends and family, tragic back stories, mystical coincidences, snark, deep emotions, and laughs. This book, like all the books in this series, made me laugh, cry, gasp, and grit my teeth. This is book 14 in the Incryptid series and while each book can be read as a standalone, to get the most enjoyment, the books are best read in order. I love this family and this series.

Emily Bauer did a fantastic job narrating the story and characters into life with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite convincingly.

different from previous books in series

good story unpredictable dislike being forced to write a certain amount. hate irritation bad juju

A little more hopeful than the last book

The last installment of this series felt like a series of body blows, this one feels more hopeful and more enjoyable as a listen.