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Gideon the Ninth

Gideon the Ninth

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  • Author：Tamsyn Muir
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Summary

A USA Today Best-Selling Novel！

“Unlike anything I’ve ever read。 ” —V。E。 Schwab

“Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space！” —Charles Stross

“Brilliantly original， messy and weird straight through。” —NPR

The Emperor needs necromancers。

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman。

Gideon has a sword， some dirty magazines， and no more time for undead nonsense。

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。

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。

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。

Of course， some things are better left dead。

THE LOCKED TOMB TRILOGY
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth

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Reviews

Katherine Mackenzie-Smith ，

Ahhh this is such a hard one。 How can you love a book and also feel so confused and lost most of the time reading it！？ Like many reviewers， the first 2/3 of this book was a slog。 It took me almost a full month to read this。 But I loved the characters， especially Gideon and Harrow。My rating is probably a 3 for the first 2/3 of the book and a 4 for last third。I still don't know how I feel about it。 I also listened to the audiobook， which I'm not sure was an advantage or disadvantage but the narrat Ahhh this is such a hard one。 How can you love a book and also feel so confused and lost most of the time reading it！？ Like many reviewers， the first 2/3 of this book was a slog。 It took me almost a full month to read this。 But I loved the characters， especially Gideon and Harrow。My rating is probably a 3 for the first 2/3 of the book and a 4 for last third。I still don't know how I feel about it。 I also listened to the audiobook， which I'm not sure was an advantage or disadvantage but the narrator was excellent， keeping track of all the characters with different voices。 Top notch。 And I loved her interpretation of the characters。 。。。more

Pimplop ，

Quiero leer el próximo y de verdad también quería llorar con este libro porque vi ene reseña llorando y pucha， no pasóEso no quiere decir que adoro a los personajes y el mundo c pasó bien（view spoiler）[alguien: crea un personaje de una mujer musculosayo: 😍😋🤤😧😈🙏 alguien: pos ya no está más uwu （hide spoiler）] Quiero leer el próximo y de verdad también quería llorar con este libro porque vi ene reseña llorando y pucha， no pasóEso no quiere decir que adoro a los personajes y el mundo c pasó bien（view spoiler）[alguien: crea un personaje de una mujer musculosayo: 😍😋🤤😧😈🙏 alguien: pos ya no está más uwu （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Selene ，

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Martina Urbanová ，

Podľa najväčších žánrových klišé nekromantia prináleží zloduchom， pretože je to skrátka negatívne pôsobiaca mágia。 Muirová sa však vo svojej trilógii rozhodla， že celý jej svet bude vlastne jeden veľký nekromantický systém。 Aby mali jednotlivý mágovia dostatok moci， obývajú frakcie národov mŕtve planéty。 Do rituálov sa potom zapájajú kosti， krv a ďalší iné typicky nekromantské záležitosti。Problém predstavuje， že autorka sa veľmi nezaoberá vysvetľovaním fungovania svojho sveta。 Všetky jej postavy Podľa najväčších žánrových klišé nekromantia prináleží zloduchom， pretože je to skrátka negatívne pôsobiaca mágia。 Muirová sa však vo svojej trilógii rozhodla， že celý jej svet bude vlastne jeden veľký nekromantický systém。 Aby mali jednotlivý mágovia dostatok moci， obývajú frakcie národov mŕtve planéty。 Do rituálov sa potom zapájajú kosti， krv a ďalší iné typicky nekromantské záležitosti。Problém predstavuje， že autorka sa veľmi nezaoberá vysvetľovaním fungovania svojho sveta。 Všetky jej postavy sú totiž jeho súčasťou od narodenia a tým pádom nepotrebujú vysvetlenia。 Čitateľovi teda všetko ukazuje a domnieva sa， že zvyšok by si mal domyslieť sám。 Šťastie je， že napriek určitej originalite prameniacej z faktu， že sa dej odohráva vo vesmíre， autorka využíva známe a ohrané koncepty。Popliesť dokáže len častým opakovaním termínu teoréma， ktorý vytrhla z logiky a podmienila ním fungovanie niektorých nekromantských techník。 Čiže ak chcel nekromant používať ten alebo onen „trik“， musel najskôr identifikovať teorému， základnú poučku， v prípade knihy pevne stanovený postup krokov， a na jej základe postupovať。Napriek istej zložitosti v otázke fungovania sveta sa kniha čítala dobre。 Do veľkej miery za to bola zodpovedná hlavná hrdinka Gideon。 Tá mala svojský pohľad na svet a svojou uštipačnosťou dokázala okoreniť aj ten najnapínavejší okamih。 Vďaka nej aj tie najnudnejšie rozhovory získavali novú iskru。 A to istú časť knihy predstierala， že dodržiava sľub mlčanlivosti。Jej uštipačnosť a celkový cynizmus sa do podobne temného prostredia plného smrti a kostí skutočne hodili。 Vlastne občas podčiarkoval celkovú pochmúrnosť。 Autorka na atmosfére pracovala naozaj svedomito a jej snaha nakoniec zožala ovocie。 Okrem toho vďaka tomu umocnila aj záhadnosť knihy。 Postavy totiž tápajú， nakoľko si nie sú isté， čo presne by mali robiť。 Alebo aký bude výsledok ich pátrania。Svet nekromantov je pritom plný neobjasnených záhad， tajomstvá tu majú tajomstvá。 Navyše kniha od istého momentu pripomínala detektívku – nielen preto， že súťažiaci začali zomierať。 Pre detailnosť sveta a celkovú záhadnosť dej postupuje o niečo pomalšie。 V istých momentoch sú udalosti až príliš uťahané， nakoľko autorka sa vyžíva vo svojich opisoch。 A keďže necháva pochopenie fungovania sveta a všetkého statného na čitateľovi， mala asi pocit， že musí byť podrobná。V niektorých momentoch to bolo určite na škodu。 Napríklad aj vtedy， keď sa rozhodla mať niekoľko rôznych mien pre tie isté postavy。 Pri Gideon a Harrow， hlavných hrdinkách， sa dalo logicky odvodiť， kto ich volá ako a prečo。 Pri ostatných postavách， ktoré autorka až tak dobre nepredstavila， to bol problém。 A niektoré situácie pre to boli vyslovene neprehľadné。Gideon Devátá je zaujímavým úvodom do novej trilógie。 Autorka sa rozhodla oddémonizovať nekromantiu a urobila z nej základ svojho vesmírneho impéria。 Avšak vďaka všadeprítomnej smrti a kostiam kniha získala temnú atmosféru。 Tú sa snažila všemožne prehlbovať。 Napríklad aj prostredníctvom cynickosti a uštipačnosti hlavnej hrdinky Gideon。Slabina knihy tkvie v tom， že autorka nevysvetľuje fungovanie svojho sveta – všetko iba ukazuje a chce， aby to čitateľ pochopil sám。 Možno aj preto je kniha v mnohých momentoch až príliš opisná a pôsobí rozťahane。 Všetko zachraňuje akčný a napínavý záver， v ktorom sa všetky pohodené kostičky pospájajú。 Tiež v ňom autorka ukazuje， že v jej svete nie je možné veriť nikomu a ničomu a doslova všetko je možné a každý detail je dôležitý。 Vďaka čomu by čítanie pokračovaní mohlo byť naozaj zábavné。recenzia: https://book-addicts-kingdom。blogspot。。。 。。。more

Shawne ，

Batshit， bonkers and absolutely， completely balls-to-the-wall！！ My goodness， where do I even begin？GIDEON THE NINTH is like nothing you've ever read before - and I mean this as a huge compliment。 Even the bits you recognise - all the tropes， genres and influences - are brilliantly shaken and stirred into something unique and fresh， filtered through one of the most charming new narrative voices/protagonists to emerge in an age。The tagline promises us lesbian necromancers in space， which is litera Batshit， bonkers and absolutely， completely balls-to-the-wall！！ My goodness， where do I even begin？GIDEON THE NINTH is like nothing you've ever read before - and I mean this as a huge compliment。 Even the bits you recognise - all the tropes， genres and influences - are brilliantly shaken and stirred into something unique and fresh， filtered through one of the most charming new narrative voices/protagonists to emerge in an age。The tagline promises us lesbian necromancers in space， which is literally true。 But there is so much more to the world Tamsyn Muir has built within these pages。 It's a gothic fantasy， mixing and mashing the grim dynastic politics of Game of Thrones with the stroppish dystopian hijinks of YA fiction from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games。 Throw in shades of one of Agatha Christie's most famous murder mysteries， And Then There Were None， and this book constantly morphs into something at once strange and familiar from page to page。While her debut novel isn't perfect （more on this later）， Muir's novel reads and feels like a staggering achievement。 She builds her world with remarkable confidence， filling it with characters so finely realised that they manage to constantly surprise you and themselves - but always in a way that makes sense。 She layers mystery upon mystery in so artful a way that each revelation feels earned and rooted in character and depth。Perhaps most fascinating and frustrating is Muir's irrepressibly charming protagonist， Gideon Nav。 It is remarkable， joyous fun to hitch a ride with Gideon through the insane twists and turns of this story - she is snarky and kind， brave and impetuous， a warrior who has kept her light even when living in the darkest， most shadowy depths of the Locked Tomb。 She is the best possible companion for this whirlwind adventure。Most impressively， she is also the greatest weapon in Muir's narrative arsenal。 We have long been acquainted with the unreliable narrator。 In Gideon， we meet the disinterested narrator - a character heavily involved in seismic plot developments， who just。。。 doesn't really care all that much about why and how shit happens。She just。。。 deals with it。 That explains quite a bit of Muir's somewhat mysterious， obtuse writing， particularly at the beginning。 Sweet， thoughtless Gideon just。。。 doesn't care。 So she doesn't always know what is going on， and neither do we。That doesn't mean this makes for easy reading， of course。 The first third of the book can be rough to get through， because it's so densely packed with detail and depth， while also refusing to make things easier for readers。 You must - and you will， eventually - figure it out as you go along。 You just have to hang in there and believe it will come together in the end。Because， boy oh boy， does it ever！ By the time you reach the end of Act Two， the book is off to the races， and you'll have to sprint like FUCK to keep up with it as characters， twists， mysteries and deaths pile up and over one another。 It's as exhilarating as it is exhausting a read。 Muir's character work is sublime - it's hard to introduce close to 20 characters， but she manages to do so with aplomb， including standouts like Reverend Daughter Harrowhark Nonagesimus， Warden Palamedes Sextus and his cavalier Camilla， through to the Tridentarius trio and the milky mayonnaise-based denizens of the Eighth House。I'm still pondering that ending and whether I like it。 I do， I think - it is both inevitable and infuriating， the only way the book could logically end even if it might not be the ending you really want。A five-star reading experience。 I can't wait to dive into HARROW THE NINTH！ 。。。more

martine ，

eh

no i’m reading that ，

Gideon the Ninth is a very atmospheric， darkly-toned， and fun book。 I liked it mostly。 The writing is witty and laced with humour， set with the most perfect heaping of silliness， buoyant enough to float on， and our main character’s personality bursts like ripe fruit off the pages， alive and bright with alacrity。 Gideon is cool， fun， a great protagonist to root for and have the story center around。 With her sunglasses， skeleton-painted face and fiery hair， she is the epitome of scifi-tinged Gothi Gideon the Ninth is a very atmospheric， darkly-toned， and fun book。 I liked it mostly。 The writing is witty and laced with humour， set with the most perfect heaping of silliness， buoyant enough to float on， and our main character’s personality bursts like ripe fruit off the pages， alive and bright with alacrity。 Gideon is cool， fun， a great protagonist to root for and have the story center around。 With her sunglasses， skeleton-painted face and fiery hair， she is the epitome of scifi-tinged Gothic swagger。 This character and this book is also so， so creative。 Everything here is so unique。 The entire world is very， very innovative and different in my opinion， but works perfectly when you don’t think about it too hardly。 At least nobody can ever say that Tamsyn Muir lacks storytelling abilities or imagination， because this book proves that she can write and visualize effectively。 I do have problems with this book though。 There are some parts of the world-building we never get closure on and that left much to be desired。 Sometimes it felt like Tamsyn Muir sacrificed world-building for the aesthetics （like the fact that nobody has guns for some odd reason）。 Much was explained and discussed—there’s a Glossary at the end of the book—but a lot is left in the dumps。 And I kind of feel bad because while the concept is very great and unique and fun， it also warrants a lot of explaining， some I don’t think Tamsyn Muir was particularly compelled to focus on （and that’s totally fine）。Ok， onto my problems with the world-building though。 I don’t usually ever get taken out of a fantasy book when we see modern things in the story， it’s only happened I think twice （this being the second time）， and this book is scifi fantasy with modern aspects—but there are electric toothbrushes and pizza in this world？ Uh。。。 all。。。 right。。。 Also I’m assuming each House has its own planet but if so， how does that work？ How do they rule？ Do they rule other people， or is everyone on the planet apart of the House？ Why are all the Houses seemingly so similar？ There are different planets but they all seem to talk， look and act the same？ No different cultures？ Not to mention that for an Empire that’s lasted ten thousand years， it seems kind of thin and two-dimensional， all cool aesthetics aside。 We don’t get any history that I can remember。 The Houses get no history either， it would’ve been so incredibly interesting if we got histories about how Houses usurped other Houses， how some went to war， how some have bad blood， how some are allies， so on and so forth。 I mean the galaxy is ten thousand years old， there’s bound to be things going awry。 Oh and who is this Emperor dude？ Why do they even follow him？ Nine different Houses and yet all are loyal， how does that happen？ Does he come from a House？ If so then what House， and how did he become Emperor？ If he didn’t come from a House then where does he come from？ I would’ve liked to see more of the planets and what they are like， maybe quick little snippets， because that would’ve added agency to the entire galaxy that was made。 For some reason I also just really wasn’t engaged at any point。 I was eagerly waiting to finish it but in a bad way， not in a “so excited and hooked I can’t wait to finish it” way。 I was very bored throughout most of the book， especially the first third or so， and probably would’ve DNFed if not for having the audiobook。 Even when the murder-mystery occurred I just。。。 didn’t care。 It’s very much something we have seen before—the main character is tasked with going through a set of dangerous trials for an end reward but the other challengers are mysteriously dying off in ways not pertaining to the deadly trials。 We’ve seen it in Throne of Glass， Nevernight， here， and I’m sure a bunch more books I can’t be bothered to remember because I’m writing this review late at night。 It just didn’t really engage me， and I found the whole trials thing kind of lacklustre。 Overall though， I don’t think it’s a terrible book。 It seems like Tamsyn Muir had a dream， a wish， an aspiration， and a certain feel and idea for this story， and Gideon the Ninth excels at all the author was trying to do。 While a bit iffy with the world-building and pacing， the atmosphere and exact aesthetic that Tamsyn Muir tried to achieve was obtained with superb success; Gideon as a character leaps off the page with her bright vivacity and natural unfortunately it’s the last time we will get to see her; and the writing is very vibrant， enjoyable and brimming with wit and snark。 。。。more

Devi ，

This was a solidly 3 star book for most of its duration， but it reallypicked up pace in the last few hundred pages or so。 My main rife with this book is that it’s impossible to keep track of the characters， they have 3 nicknames， or are just referred to by features like eye color。 It may seem like I’m nitpicking， but it’s super hard to get attached to characters when you have no clue who’s doing what。 Pro tip: treat this like One Hundred Years of Solitude and keep the Dramatis Personae close at This was a solidly 3 star book for most of its duration， but it reallypicked up pace in the last few hundred pages or so。 My main rife with this book is that it’s impossible to keep track of the characters， they have 3 nicknames， or are just referred to by features like eye color。 It may seem like I’m nitpicking， but it’s super hard to get attached to characters when you have no clue who’s doing what。 Pro tip: treat this like One Hundred Years of Solitude and keep the Dramatis Personae close at hand。 。。。more

mel ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 AMAZINGGGG i loved it so much。 when i finished this i just HAVE to read the sequel asap oh lorddddd。 i loved how it suddenly turned into a murder mystery。 i loved how unhinged everyone was （especially ianthe）。 this book is absolutely insane， gideon was so funny。 the perfect voice to tell the story imo。 DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE ENDING ？？？ what was THAT ？？？ i'm going to start reading harrow the ninth rn。。 griddlehark better reunite or idk i might riot ‼️‼️‼️🤺🤺🤺 i have so many questions abt gideo AMAZINGGGG i loved it so much。 when i finished this i just HAVE to read the sequel asap oh lorddddd。 i loved how it suddenly turned into a murder mystery。 i loved how unhinged everyone was （especially ianthe）。 this book is absolutely insane， gideon was so funny。 the perfect voice to tell the story imo。 DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE ENDING ？？？ what was THAT ？？？ i'm going to start reading harrow the ninth rn。。 griddlehark better reunite or idk i might riot ‼️‼️‼️🤺🤺🤺 i have so many questions abt gideon that better be addressed in the sequel。 also its 4 stars bc the worldbuilding was ？？ i mean。 it wasnt that clear i guess。。 i was so confused during the beginning。 also the word choice was heavy as fuck， i think its the most ive looked up words on google while reading a book 😭✋🏻 。。。more

Carlin ，

I wanted to love this book so bad， but I found it hard。Gideon and Harrowhark are intriguing characters， and I found myself invested in both of their stories。 So much so that I was continually finding myself confused because there were so many other characters at play， and I found it distracting most of the time。 When certain characters died， I could barely remember who they were。 The world building and lore is very interesting as well。 The writing style was charming at times but other times felt I wanted to love this book so bad， but I found it hard。Gideon and Harrowhark are intriguing characters， and I found myself invested in both of their stories。 So much so that I was continually finding myself confused because there were so many other characters at play， and I found it distracting most of the time。 When certain characters died， I could barely remember who they were。 The world building and lore is very interesting as well。 The writing style was charming at times but other times felt disjointed。 For the majority of the first quarter of the book， Harrow is running off with no clues given as to why and Gideon is instructed not to speak to anyone。 I found this to be extremely hard to get through and did not find it to be necessary to the plot at all。 Even though I was interested in the characters that I could remember， their characterization left something to be desired。 Every time Dulcinea is mentioned， we are reminded of how sick and ill and disabled she is。 I wish the characters had more room to grow。Muir clearly has a passion for the world that she has created which I can admire and respect。 I just wish I vibes with it better than I did。 。。。more

Katie ，

This was a really interesting and sad book。 Well plotted。 Star taken off for so much swearing it distracted me and a little bit of excess length

Connor Lane ，

I saw so many breathless recommendations of this one， so I was confused when the first 100 or so pages of this one absolutely sucked。 Like I couldn't tell who was who and why any of these characters were behaving the way they were behaving。 And the meandering， dense passages describing a single wall？ I didn't like reading Walpole in college， and I certainly don't enjoy it now。 The density is totally unnecessary， and it almost made me put down the book。 But then I hit the part where it gets good I saw so many breathless recommendations of this one， so I was confused when the first 100 or so pages of this one absolutely sucked。 Like I couldn't tell who was who and why any of these characters were behaving the way they were behaving。 And the meandering， dense passages describing a single wall？ I didn't like reading Walpole in college， and I certainly don't enjoy it now。 The density is totally unnecessary， and it almost made me put down the book。 But then I hit the part where it gets good and it certainly got good。 The last two thirds of this book are an absolute ride: a necromancy tournament， hot librarians with the word "sex" in their name， and a buff， dumb POV character。 I can't stress enough how smart it was to make Gideon the POV for the book。 I'm so used to the brainy quiet character being the narrator since that trope lends itself to watching others so well。 But Gideon is none of that。 She always makes the dumbest joke possible and she loves to flex for other women。 It's so much fun getting to see the world through her eyes， and to be honest， I could have used more of it。 The author keeps interjecting smart babble in places to keep the book feeling "literary" in the tradition of Gothic Horror， but this book would have been even better had she let it be as pulpy as it wants to be。 My only other criticism is the sexuality。 This book sells itself hard on being gay。 The front and back cover both call out "lesbain necromancers" but there is zero explicitly gay interaction。 The best we get is Gideon hoarding some soft porn mags。 Everything else is just heavily implied， which frankly sucks and is why this book is getting 3 stars instead of 4。 It's 2021， we don't need our characters to just be "very close" anymore。 Just have them kiss！ It's not hard！！ 。。。more

SJ ，

DNF @5%Might revisit but the list of houses/characters put me off + I didn’t vibe with the style。

Danielle Schwertner ，

I can honestly say I’ve never read a book like this before。 Fantasy combined with sci-fi combined with gothic horror combined with humour。 I was so confused for most of the book but that obviously didn’t turn me off。 The author really makes the reader pay attention and piece together the information on their own and I kind of loved that？ I wouldn’t want that from every book， but I think it fit this particular story really well。 Can’t wait to read the next book！

Isaac Romsdahl ，

Characters are reminiscent of Dune or Book of the New Sun。 Fantastic， snarky well written dialogue。 Intriguing mystery which must be solved。 Terrifying court/necromancy intrigues + plus mad scientist vibe。 Multiple planet-sized haunted houses。 Each character precisely fleshed out。 Was amazing and can't wait for next book。 Characters are reminiscent of Dune or Book of the New Sun。 Fantastic， snarky well written dialogue。 Intriguing mystery which must be solved。 Terrifying court/necromancy intrigues + plus mad scientist vibe。 Multiple planet-sized haunted houses。 Each character precisely fleshed out。 Was amazing and can't wait for next book。 。。。more

Catherine ，

THIS BOOK。 AAAAAAHHHHHHH

Carlos De Dueñas ，

The first 100 pages were kinda meh but holy fuck the rest was good。

La Nave Invisible ，

Una de las frases que más se escuchan cuando alguien habla de Gideon la Novena， （aparte de “lesbianas nigromantes en el espacio”） es que es “una novela difícil de calificar” o cualquier variante de la misma。 Es algo totalmente cierto。 Así que mi idea con esta reseña es arrojar algo de luz al respecto… o intentarlo。Empecemos por algo sencillo: de qué va el libro。 ¿Y quién mejor para hablarnos de él que la autora， Tamsyn Muir？ Seguro que así nos quedan pocas dudas。 Una de las formas en las que Una de las frases que más se escuchan cuando alguien habla de Gideon la Novena， （aparte de “lesbianas nigromantes en el espacio”） es que es “una novela difícil de calificar” o cualquier variante de la misma。 Es algo totalmente cierto。 Así que mi idea con esta reseña es arrojar algo de luz al respecto… o intentarlo。Empecemos por algo sencillo: de qué va el libro。 ¿Y quién mejor para hablarnos de él que la autora， Tamsyn Muir？ Seguro que así nos quedan pocas dudas。 Una de las formas en las que ha resumido el argumento de Gideon la Novena es la siguiente: El viaje de la heroína para convertirse en una necrosoldado cachitas espacial acaba prematuramente cuando una bruja gótica y plana la mete en los juegos del hambre （Edición Bíblica）。Tamsyn Muir en su blog Vaya。 Bastante cierto， pero ya que estamos， desarrollemos un poquito más。Gideon Nav， la necrosoldado cachitas， es una sirvienta contratada de la Novena Casa， lo que a efectos prácticos la pone casi al mismo nivel que a una esclava。 Si a eso le añadimos que la Casa se ubica en un agujero vertical en dirección al núcleo de un inhóspito planeta poco preparado para albergar vida， en unas instalaciones lúgubres， llena de gente que le mira mal y de sirvientes literalmente esqueléticos， no es de extrañar que quiera irse。 Pero Harrowhark Nonagesimus， su enemiga de infancia， Reverenda Hija de Elegioburgo （y la bruja gótica y plana que mencionaba antes la autora en referencia al meme de big tiddy goth-gf） tiene otros planes， planes que implican servirla como su caballera （el músculo y la espada de los que tradicionalmente carecen los nigromantes） y viajar a otro planeta， a una mansión gótica junto a los representantes de las demás Casas， para intentar convertirse en las nuevas sirvientas del Emperador。 En la Morada de Canaán， hogar ancestral de la Primera Casa， veremos no solo como se desarrolla la trama， si no la tortuosa relación de Gideon con Harrow y con el resto de caballeros y nigromantes， uno de los puntos fuertes del libro。 Con personajes muy bien definidos que ayudan ante la a veces complicada tarea de situarse entre tanta gente， los choques de personalidades y maneras de hacer las cosas （cosas nigrománticas） la variedad de situaciones está garantizada。Si el argumento ya es interesante de por sí， cuando la situación empieza a escalar， el libro se convierte prácticamente en un pasapáginas。 La autora sabe mantener la tensión， guiarte bien por las escenas dramáticas y a la vez distender con un chiste （bastante malo） cuando toca。 También está muy bien construido el camino hacía las revelaciones finales， con muchas miguitas para les lectores que disfruten echando la vista atrás y soltando un “aaaaaaaaaaaaamigaaaaa” satisfecho。Entonces， ¿por qué es tan complicada de clasificar？Continúa en。。。 https://lanaveinvisible。com/2021/05/1。。。 。。。more

Paula Silvonen ，

Tykkäsin ideasta ja juonestakin， mutta tämä olisi kaivannut karsimista reilulla kädellä。 Aivan liikaa pitkäpiimäisiä taistelukohtauksia， ja suurin osa hahmoista jäi pelkiksi nimiksi。 2。5 tähteä。

Lauren Simmons ，

This book is an incredibly strange ride into unfamiliar territory。 I picked up this book after having multiple recommendations for it and my bar was set uncharacteristically high。 Now if you are thinking about reading Gideon the Ninth allow me to give you a warning first。 You will be absolutely miserable for around 200 pages。 It was exactly like walking into a foreign country and having no idea where you have been dropped。 Words became meaningless and the descriptions of locations and people wer This book is an incredibly strange ride into unfamiliar territory。 I picked up this book after having multiple recommendations for it and my bar was set uncharacteristically high。 Now if you are thinking about reading Gideon the Ninth allow me to give you a warning first。 You will be absolutely miserable for around 200 pages。 It was exactly like walking into a foreign country and having no idea where you have been dropped。 Words became meaningless and the descriptions of locations and people were overbearing to a point that they just became words on a page。 Then suddenly the plot pulls around with a mystery and the rest of the story starts to fall into place。 All at once I was enjoying a book I thought I could never understand。 In the end， a very redeeming book that took a while to really get to the heart of。 。。。more

Gutspin ，

Literally the entire time i was reading this book i couldnt stop saying "dear lord this is amazing" i think the author genuinely has to be the funniest person alive。 Everyone needs to read this book， appreciate it， worship it。 Literally the entire time i was reading this book i couldnt stop saying "dear lord this is amazing" i think the author genuinely has to be the funniest person alive。 Everyone needs to read this book， appreciate it， worship it。 。。。more

Matt ，

I really enjoyed this book。 I didn't expect to because it is a bit macrabe。 The easy going style and dark content is impressive。 It feels a bit like experiencing from the "bad guys" perspective。 It's a bit strange with the pending space opera vibes。 I really enjoyed this book。 I didn't expect to because it is a bit macrabe。 The easy going style and dark content is impressive。 It feels a bit like experiencing from the "bad guys" perspective。 It's a bit strange with the pending space opera vibes。 。。。more

Eves ，

DNF @ page 79After both trying this on audio and physically， I just don't think this book is for me。 The writing style is so dense and meandering that you have to dig through so much text to actually understand what is trying to be said which means it takes 3x as long to read。 Whereas even on the audiobook， the narrator is quite frankly awful and the voices don't match up to the characters so it's a no from me。Wish I could've loved this given the hype but I knew it just wasn't for me。 Shame。 DNF @ page 79After both trying this on audio and physically， I just don't think this book is for me。 The writing style is so dense and meandering that you have to dig through so much text to actually understand what is trying to be said which means it takes 3x as long to read。 Whereas even on the audiobook， the narrator is quite frankly awful and the voices don't match up to the characters so it's a no from me。Wish I could've loved this given the hype but I knew it just wasn't for me。 Shame。 。。。more

Alex ，

Wow。 Like seriously WOW。 This was an AWESOME treat to read！ It was a really intricate world and had absolutely EPIC characters！ When combined with a plot that was halfway between an Agatha Christie novel （a la 'And Then There Were None'） and a Space Opera remix of Max Max， this was AWESOME。 Action packed， full of personal politicking social intrigue， intricate discussions of anatomy and theoretical science。。。 It was an encompassing swirl of deeply engaging storytelling and 'couldn't put it down Wow。 Like seriously WOW。 This was an AWESOME treat to read！ It was a really intricate world and had absolutely EPIC characters！ When combined with a plot that was halfway between an Agatha Christie novel （a la 'And Then There Were None'） and a Space Opera remix of Max Max， this was AWESOME。 Action packed， full of personal politicking social intrigue， intricate discussions of anatomy and theoretical science。。。 It was an encompassing swirl of deeply engaging storytelling and 'couldn't put it down' drama！ It's also a great representation of LBGTQ+ Lit in adult SciFi where there romance is secondary and Not-A-Big-Deal-TM， while still keeping the notion of gender/sexuality being a spectrum at the fore。 It's a great example of how to run a universe with LGBTQ rep， entirely because it doesn't stop to Examine-Things every time a non-binary blip pops up on the reader's radar。 Everything about this was epic。 And it was one of the very best versions of 'how to make a character a badass super-fighter' without just making them ridiculous or overpowered。 Gideon is Epic。 And she's an insecure disaster of a human。 And she loses a lot。 But she's shown very elegantly as being an incredible swordswoman。 All in all， it's very well done。 I only have 2 complaints， and one is really only half a complaint: Mainly， there was like zero comprehensive world building。 This is the half-complaint because it was part of Gideon's character building。 Gideon doesn't frickin CARE how the world functions。 So she didn't really discuss it in her mental monologue。 It was great， even as it got a bit annoying/confusing towards the very end。 （The utter lack of any kind of expansive explanation on the world-building is the main reason this story doesn't get a full 5 Stars， btw。） The only other piece of real complaint I've got is that the final fight scene was excessive。 It was just too long and too over the top to really play well with the pacing of the rest of it。 I do understand why the choice to make it that way was made， but I disagree and I dislike the outcome of the final rendering。 I would've shortened it by a few pages。 Nothing too drastic， but it just got long 。。。 Otherwise， （or I should say， 'even so'） this is probably the best book I've read thus far this year！​And it's a GREAT transition for readers in Upper YA who are thinking about jumping into the mixed-bag of adult-SciFi！ 。。。more

Olivia Hakan ，

8。5/10

Lauren Johnson ，

This book had no right to be as good as it was。 Sequel has been purchased。 5/5 Stars。

Daniel David ，

Massively entertaining， clever， spooky， and heartbreaking。 Can't wait to read the next one。 Massively entertaining， clever， spooky， and heartbreaking。 Can't wait to read the next one。 。。。more

Marce ，

Traducir este libro debe haber sido una pesadilla， pero el traductor se cayó en partes tan simples。 Igual es una traducción bastante decente。Sigo amando la novela。

Avery ，

What a wonderful book。 Necromancers + Space。 Exhilarating and unique。 Dropped into a tangle of mysteries， the plot moves quickly， carrying you along on a wave of excitement。 Just when you feel like you know where it is heading， it completely changes direction。 It is tightly written， with such vivid characters， that the action doesn't stop flowing。 Let's not forget the beautiful sentences， the atmospheric vocabulary， the sharp dialogue， and the hilarious one-liners。Can't wait to read the next one What a wonderful book。 Necromancers + Space。 Exhilarating and unique。 Dropped into a tangle of mysteries， the plot moves quickly， carrying you along on a wave of excitement。 Just when you feel like you know where it is heading， it completely changes direction。 It is tightly written， with such vivid characters， that the action doesn't stop flowing。 Let's not forget the beautiful sentences， the atmospheric vocabulary， the sharp dialogue， and the hilarious one-liners。Can't wait to read the next one。 。。。more

Sherrie ，

Really enjoyable！ Kind of edgy， lol funny at multiple points。 It's a book that breaks quite a few rules and plays on the edge of obnoxious and endearing。 I'll be reading the second book。 Really enjoyable！ Kind of edgy， lol funny at multiple points。 It's a book that breaks quite a few rules and plays on the edge of obnoxious and endearing。 I'll be reading the second book。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Gideon the Ninth

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Gideon the Ninth&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Gideon the Ninth&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0