Gideon the Ninth

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15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!<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>"Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!" -Charles Stross<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

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781250313188

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

210 x 139 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Macmillan USA