Magic for Nothing
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780756410391
- Type
- novel
About this book
Magic for Nothing was published in 2017 and runs 352 pages, the sixth entry in InCryptid's ongoing story of the Price family's double life as both cryptid protectors and former Covenant targets.
Key facts about Magic for Nothing
Magic for Nothing is a novel by Seanan McGuire. Readers have had it since 2017. It runs to 352 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Magic for Nothing. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780756410391 to find the main one.
Magic for Nothing is book 6 of 15 in the InCryptid series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with Discount Armageddon (2012). Butterfly Effects is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 10 March 2026.
Additionally, Seanan McGuire writes October Daye, Ghost Roads and Wayward Children, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our urban fantasy, portal fantasy and dark fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Inkpot Gods is the latest published Seanan McGuire book on file, from 9 June 2026. The next announced Seanan McGuire release is due on 12 January 2027, so there is still more to come.
About Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire is a prolific American author of urban fantasy and speculative fiction, best known for the long-running October Daye series, which follows a half-fae, half-human private investigator navigating the hidden Faerie courts of San Francisco. See every Seanan McGuire book in order.
Its place in InCryptid
Magic for Nothing is book 6 in the InCryptid series. It follows Chaos Choreography. It is followed by Tricks for Free. See the full InCryptid reading order.
The Price family used to work for the Covenant of St. George, a secret society sworn to wipe out every cryptid -- every non-human, from talking mice to sapient sea monsters -- on Earth. Then they switched sides. Generations later, the Prices live off the grid, running a pest-control-adjacent double life: cataloguing and protecting the cryptid population of North America while dodging the Covenant that still wants them dead. Discount Armageddon opens the numbered sequence with Verity Price, a cryptozoologist by…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780756410391