Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

\n \n15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more \n \nA 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 \n \nWINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award \nFinalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards \n \nUnlike anything I've ever read. --V.E. Schwab \n \nLesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space --Charles Stross \n \nBrilliantly original, messy and weird straight through. --NPR \n \nThe Emperor needs necromancers. \n \nThe Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. \n \nGideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. \n \nTamsyn 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. \n \nBrought 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. \n \nHarrowhark 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. \n \nOf course, some things are better left dead. \n \nTHE LOCKED TOMB TRILOGY \nBOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth \nBOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth \nBOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth\n