Gideon the Ninth

15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!<BR><BR>A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle!<BR><BR>WINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award<BR>Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards<BR><BR>"Unlike anything I've ever read. " -V.E. Schwab<BR><BR>"Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!" -Charles Stross<BR><BR>"Brilliantly original, messy and weird straight through." -NPR<BR><BR>The Emperor needs necromancers.<BR><BR>The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.<BR><BR>Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.<BR><BR>Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.<BR><BR>Brought 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. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service.<BR><BR>Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.<BR><BR>Of course, some things are better left dead.<BR><BR>THE LOCKED TOMB SERIES<BR>BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth<BR>BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth<BR>BOOK 3: Nona the Ninth<BR>BOOK 4: Alecto the Ninth