What fantasy author portrayed a race of compulsively reverent mice?

[full_metal_ox]

(Crossposted to whatwasthatbook.)

I seem to recall that said author was a woman, and the series as fairly recent/ongoing. The Species Hat of these mice was a compulsion to imprint religiously--the way that ducklings will imprint filially upon the first living creature they see--on whatever might happen to awe them; I recall objects of worship including a cake, an oak tree, and a chicken (I imagine the last was a short-lived denomination, to judge by various YouTube farming videos.)

The most fortunate bunch chose the protagonist and her family--who were prepared to deal with and protect eccentric sapient critters--as their pantheon.

ETA: nocowardsoul has identified the source as Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series.

Comments

[nocowardsoul]

Seanan McGuire's InCrytpid series. The first book is Discount Armageddon.

[full_metal_ox]

And that was fast to the point of abruptness--thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

eee

[full_metal_ox]

Umm...if this is supposed to be a comment from an Aeslin Mouse, know that there's a Buddhist temple in Vietnam that will be happy to accommodate you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df2ZnVCbjYY

Aeslin mice for the win!

[leecetheartist]

“For is it not said That Girl Knows No Fear, and Dammit, Fran, She's Going To Get Herself Et, and This Is From Your Side Of The Family, Jonathan, No One In My Family Has Ever Hugged A Basilisk Before?”

"ALL HAIL TO THE SCIENCE RULES OF SCIENCE!"


"HAIL!" Rejoiced the mice. "HAIL THE LACK OF STABBING, SHOOTING AND FLAME!”

[rattfan]

HAIL the mice! [Honestly, I would read an entire book just about the Aeslin mice, though I can imagine sharing a house with them could get....interesting.]

[kaylee66]

I liked the concept of the Aeslin mice so much that I looked up the book, and was disappointed to learn that the main plot is not about the mice. Urban fantasy is not really my thing, but I would totally read a book just about these mice!