Of course, some things are better left dead. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.īrought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Muir Tamsyn has a talent for both and has created a unique book series as a result.The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. With the complicated world-building, the author has to focus on making sure the setting and technology come across right. Combining science fiction and humor is a difficult task and takes a great balancing act. In that sense, it reminds me of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. When an author can write a complicated plot but also make you laugh a lot, then you are in for a great treat! The world building is great but Gideon’s personality and humor made this one of my favorite reads of the past year.

While it may falll under s cience fiction,it reads like a fantasy novel. Gideon and Harrow the Ninth recap Watch this before you read Nona the Ninth - YouTube. This is an original and refreshing novel that I enjoyed a lot. That leaves a lot of stuff for Tamsyn to write about in her upcoming novels. It has a lot of stuff going on and I like that we are shown some of House Nine and House One. The world building in Gideon the Ninth is complex and detailed. Reading a science fantasy novel for the first time was a fun experience. A bit like The Sixth Sense, or even The Crying Game. The Sixths laboratory (grey key) introduces the idea of moving souls. Why Harrow wants them: boring necromantic theorems. Its also Gideons ( and the readers) introduction to the significance of the trials and the keys. Is there a monster residing in the house or is someone killing the competition? Gideon investigates and gets caught in something much bigger than herself. The Seconds laboratory (red key) is Gideons and Harrows reward for working together. Now, they have to work together if they want to stay alive because people start dying. Gideon and Harrow don’t get along under normal circumstances.

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