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Harrow the Ninth

Harrow the Ninth

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  • Author：Tamsyn Muir
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Summary

Includes 40+ pages of original content， including a never-before-available Locked Tomb short story。

Harrow the Ninth， the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Gideon the Ninth， turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station。

“Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space！ Decadent nobles vie to serve the deathless emperor！ Skeletons！” —Charles Stross on Gideon the Ninth

“Unlike anything I've ever read。” —V。E。 Schwab on Gideon the Ninth

“Deft， tense and atmospheric， compellingly immersive and wildly original。” —The New York Timeson Gideon the Ninth

She answered the Emperor's call。

She arrived with her arts， her wits， and her only friend。

In victory， her world has turned to ash。

After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut， Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth， a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery， murder， magic， and mayhem。 Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor， and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders。

Harrowhark Nonagesimus， last necromancer of the Ninth House， has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war。 Side-by-side with a detested rival， Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath—but her health is failing， her sword makes her nauseous， and even her mind is threatening to betray her。

Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers， hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet， Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her？ And if they succeeded， would the universe be better off？

THE LOCKED TOMB SERIES
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Nona the Ninth
BOOK 4: Alecto the Ninth

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Reviews

Michela Cacciatore ，

Pensavate che Gideon fosse un libro complicato？ Ah， non avete ancora letto nulla！Preparatevi a capirci poco， se non verso la fine dove alcune cose saranno più chiare， ma non tutti almeno non alla prima lettura。 La lettura di questo libro è stato un viaggio folle e pazzesco ma meraviglioso。 Datemi il seguito。 Ora！Did you think Gideon was a complicated book？ Ah， you haven't read anything yet！Get ready to understand little， if not towards the end where some things will be clearer， but not all at le Pensavate che Gideon fosse un libro complicato？ Ah， non avete ancora letto nulla！Preparatevi a capirci poco， se non verso la fine dove alcune cose saranno più chiare， ma non tutti almeno non alla prima lettura。 La lettura di questo libro è stato un viaggio folle e pazzesco ma meraviglioso。 Datemi il seguito。 Ora！Did you think Gideon was a complicated book？ Ah， you haven't read anything yet！Get ready to understand little， if not towards the end where some things will be clearer， but not all at least not at the first reading。 Reading this book has been a crazy and crazy but wonderful journey。 Give me the sequel。 Now！ 。。。more

Mrsculpepper ，

i mean， just wow！！！！

Zoe ，

this book is proper gross and icky and quite gay。 I want more nasty bone words please。

Earik Beann ，

I liked the core story here， and think that Tamsyn is a very creative writer。 However， it's pretty clear that the publisher gave her a specific word count to hit， because there's a ton of filler stuffed in here that I don't believe she'd have written otherwise。 I'm not exaggerating when I say that nothing happens in the first 400 pages。 OMG。 I was so bored。 I knew that eventually something would happen， but I had no idea it would take that long。 How many times are we going to have tea with t I liked the core story here， and think that Tamsyn is a very creative writer。 However， it's pretty clear that the publisher gave her a specific word count to hit， because there's a ton of filler stuffed in here that I don't believe she'd have written otherwise。 I'm not exaggerating when I say that nothing happens in the first 400 pages。 OMG。 I was so bored。 I knew that eventually something would happen， but I had no idea it would take that long。 How many times are we going to have tea with the emperor？ How many biscuits are we going to have to watch Harrow eat？ I get why publishers love trilogies and shoot for specific word counts， since they know how to squeeze the last cent out of a story， but how I wish they'd just knock it off。 It's at times like these that I'm happy I'm an Indie author。 As much as I was bored reading those 400 pages， imagine how the author felt trying to write them。So anyway， be prepared to wade through those pages。 But then， after you do， a pretty cool story happens and the plot actually moves！ Yay！ I'll probably get the 3rd volume when it shows up， but after having to read that first part， I'm not sure I can stomach more of that。 So we'll see。 There's really two books here - the first part， which is like 2 stars thanks to how boring it was， and then the second， which is a solid 4。 So I'm settling on 3。 。。。more

Blue ，

Harrow the Ninth is a great follow-up to Gideon the Ninth。 The plot is such that the first half or so is completely wrong based on what we know happened in the first book。 There are hints along the way， of course， as to why this might be， and yes， this is all wrong。 The suspicious reader will （and I did from the very beginning） pick up on just how nice the Emperor Undying is and just what the lictors/teachers might be up to。 There are， of course， many other things that come out of left field and Harrow the Ninth is a great follow-up to Gideon the Ninth。 The plot is such that the first half or so is completely wrong based on what we know happened in the first book。 There are hints along the way， of course， as to why this might be， and yes， this is all wrong。 The suspicious reader will （and I did from the very beginning） pick up on just how nice the Emperor Undying is and just what the lictors/teachers might be up to。 There are， of course， many other things that come out of left field and add a good amount of surprise once the mysteries begin to unravel in the last third of the book。 Who is the Sleeper and why is it trying to kill everyone？ What happened to Harrow's memory？ And why is someone trying to kill Harrow？ These all get resolved in some fantastic and brilliant ways。 My favorite thing about the book is Harrow and Ianthe's relationship。 Hilarious and sometimes even touching， their relationship is just a delight to read。 The audiobook experience is especially fun （kudos to Moira Quirk！）I did want a bit more about the letters by the end of this book。 I also wanted more about Gideon's whole situation and the revelations about Gideon's life。 Tamsyn Muir excels at playfully embellished narration that takes its time to unfurl， but the final third of the book did pack most of the important plot developments while the first part lacked a bit in that department。 Overall， Harrow the Ninth was entertaining and moving with great rewards for the patient reader。 Recommended for those who like bad romance novels， heavy swords， deep rivers and orange hazmat suits。 。。。more

Lel ，

Really didn't like this at all。 I wasn't a massive fan of the first book， but this one really didn't gel with me at all。 I found the plot， characters and the writing style very confusing。 Really didn't like this at all。 I wasn't a massive fan of the first book， but this one really didn't gel with me at all。 I found the plot， characters and the writing style very confusing。 。。。more

Gunnhild Brown ，

This is a unique and outstanding setting and world with characters that would remember a long time。 It doesn't happen many times with me when I read things in space， but this one definitely stood out。 I loved both the books。 This is a unique and outstanding setting and world with characters that would remember a long time。 It doesn't happen many times with me when I read things in space， but this one definitely stood out。 I loved both the books。 。。。more

Ash Summers ，

CW: blood， gore， sex， death， suicide， drowning 。。。。。Before we even begin I KNOW。 I KNOW。 You’re confused。 You’re reading and you’re thinking to yourself “What the hell am I reading？” And know you’re not alone。 There are multiple things happening at multiple times。 I would generally not advocate for keeping with a book that makes no sense and only becomes clear in the last 150 pages out of 500 plus pages。 However this story pays off。 Please if you loved the first book stick with it and all your w CW: blood， gore， sex， death， suicide， drowning 。。。。。Before we even begin I KNOW。 I KNOW。 You’re confused。 You’re reading and you’re thinking to yourself “What the hell am I reading？” And know you’re not alone。 There are multiple things happening at multiple times。 I would generally not advocate for keeping with a book that makes no sense and only becomes clear in the last 150 pages out of 500 plus pages。 However this story pays off。 Please if you loved the first book stick with it and all your wildest lesbian necromantic fantasies will be fulfilled。 I am SO excited for the next two books since it was recently announced we’re getting and additional book！ If you are having trouble reading I would suggest reading along with the audiobook which is very good。 。。。more

Benji ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a great follow-up to Gideon the Ninth， very different tone but an even more compelling mystery。 I loved seeing Harrow fleshed out more and learning about the universe。 I gotta say I was really hoping Gideon would play a larger role in the plot but this was A+ stuff。

Lunarisss ，

An absolute narrative masterpiece。 I'm left speechless。 The book took me so long because I just didn't want it to end， I didn't want to let go of the characters again。 I'm getting way too attached to this whole series and absolutely can't wait for the next part。 An absolute narrative masterpiece。 I'm left speechless。 The book took me so long because I just didn't want it to end， I didn't want to let go of the characters again。 I'm getting way too attached to this whole series and absolutely can't wait for the next part。 。。。more

Christopher Van Hoose ，

I struggled with Gideon， but it was on audible， and I didn't realize how much of a difference it made。 This is a book you gotta see with your eyes to keep track。 Spacefaring necromancer swordfighters， I mean， come on。 I struggled with Gideon， but it was on audible， and I didn't realize how much of a difference it made。 This is a book you gotta see with your eyes to keep track。 Spacefaring necromancer swordfighters， I mean， come on。 。。。more

Rubin ，

So i held out through the cerebral incoherency that is the first as you whirling for a grip。 Much like listening for a pattern in blur of noises to gradually hear the melody of mystery creep past the blaring confusion。 This sequel takes the reader through head scratching developments that at first seems removed from where we left off but as the story plays on the rhythm of anticipation finally started to pick up。 After finally having settled the POV premise of the story。 By its end the conclusio So i held out through the cerebral incoherency that is the first as you whirling for a grip。 Much like listening for a pattern in blur of noises to gradually hear the melody of mystery creep past the blaring confusion。 This sequel takes the reader through head scratching developments that at first seems removed from where we left off but as the story plays on the rhythm of anticipation finally started to pick up。 After finally having settled the POV premise of the story。 By its end the conclusions came forth in waves， crescendo after crescendo striking the same notes heard with confusion earlier now with clarity。 Not to say everything makes sense by the end as ambiguity echoes after all said and done。The entirety of the book isn't bad， certainly different。 The world building aspect seems thinly brewed soup having the delicious flavor of Gothic dead necromancer sci-fi universe but missing stuff to chew on。 if you're a nerd like me you may find yourself wondering how the spacecraft works physically especially when taking it too metaphysical aquatic bodies of water。。。 little thing really but I do enjoy chewing on such tid bits making a great addition to the brothy marrow of necromancy soup。happy to have experienced the story and more than likely going on to the 3rd。 。。。more

Sophie ，

this entire thing was a fever dream my head hurt every time i read i feel dumb af but also wowww so good。

Eric Lin ，

Tamsyn， what the fuck are you even saying？

Kate ，

Poor Harrow， somehow a book about her didn’t even end up being really about her。 A slow start but once the parameters of the puzzle started to resolve， it became pretty intriguing。 Audiobook a must， the narrator does such good voices for the all the different lichters。

nikku ，

"Is this how it happens？" "Is this how it happens？" 。。。more

Jane Grafham ，

The last third of this book is a solid 4 stars， but I felt like I had to slog through it to get there。 Didn't enjoy the writing style of "you did this" as opposed to "I did" or "they did"， I do understand the reasoning behind it， but getting there took too long， and jumping around made me feel lost。I did enjoy following Harrow's story but it doesn't have the same feel as Gideon's - it's more 'space adventure' than the last ones 'fantasy mystery'。Probably won't bother with the next one。 The last third of this book is a solid 4 stars， but I felt like I had to slog through it to get there。 Didn't enjoy the writing style of "you did this" as opposed to "I did" or "they did"， I do understand the reasoning behind it， but getting there took too long， and jumping around made me feel lost。I did enjoy following Harrow's story but it doesn't have the same feel as Gideon's - it's more 'space adventure' than the last ones 'fantasy mystery'。Probably won't bother with the next one。 。。。more

Issam Nicolas Awad ，

I was left 'Harrow'ed （in a good way） by the end of it！ A worthy sequel！ I simply cannot wait to get my grubby little fingers on the third and final book in this series！ 😍😍😍 I was left 'Harrow'ed （in a good way） by the end of it！ A worthy sequel！ I simply cannot wait to get my grubby little fingers on the third and final book in this series！ 😍😍😍 。。。more

Norah ，

like。 okay。1） i read this in one sitting， because i can， so it's clearly， like， decent2） there are a lot of parts of this that are stronger than Gideon。 there are also a lot of parts that are weaker。 a lot of it is the same。3） can i just add now in hindsight， with all the strengths and weaknesses， it is so very patently obvious that the author is a hamsteak？ how did i miss this？4） i will read the next parts。 i still think Gideon was stronger。 i think Muir needs to tie this together very neatly w like。 okay。1） i read this in one sitting， because i can， so it's clearly， like， decent2） there are a lot of parts of this that are stronger than Gideon。 there are also a lot of parts that are weaker。 a lot of it is the same。3） can i just add now in hindsight， with all the strengths and weaknesses， it is so very patently obvious that the author is a hamsteak？ how did i miss this？4） i will read the next parts。 i still think Gideon was stronger。 i think Muir needs to tie this together very neatly with a very big bow to make this pay off。5） LESBIANS6） how foolish of me to expect Goodreads to use markdown 🙃 。。。more

Amandari ，

I was confused for the first 75% of this book but it was SO WORTH IT。

Sylvia ，

Listened on audiobook and read along in a hard copy。 Phew， what an amazing book and sequel。 While I was challenged in the first half/two thirds to figure out just what in the heck was going on and why everything contradicted everything in Gideon the Ninth， I'm so glad I held on， as I flew though the last 4-5 hours of this book。 I am most definitely eagerly awaiting the 3rd installment！ Listened on audiobook and read along in a hard copy。 Phew， what an amazing book and sequel。 While I was challenged in the first half/two thirds to figure out just what in the heck was going on and why everything contradicted everything in Gideon the Ninth， I'm so glad I held on， as I flew though the last 4-5 hours of this book。 I am most definitely eagerly awaiting the 3rd installment！ 。。。more

Albert Llop ，

The first book was awesome， the second one is awesome， and I just can't believe how something that starts so confusing and strange can make so much sense at the end and be SO MUCH FUN。Can't wait for the next！ The first book was awesome， the second one is awesome， and I just can't believe how something that starts so confusing and strange can make so much sense at the end and be SO MUCH FUN。Can't wait for the next！ 。。。more

Sarah ，

Not quite as breathtakingly bonkers as Gideon the Ninth。 And honestly， it was a little slow until the last 100 pages or so。 But I love the writing style， I love the characters， and I'm kicking myself for starting an unfinished series because it's going to be a while （fall 2022， sigh） before I can find out what happens next 。。。 Not quite as breathtakingly bonkers as Gideon the Ninth。 And honestly， it was a little slow until the last 100 pages or so。 But I love the writing style， I love the characters， and I'm kicking myself for starting an unfinished series because it's going to be a while （fall 2022， sigh） before I can find out what happens next 。。。 。。。more

Holanda ，

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Rebecca ，

"None House， with left grief"， was a little too far for me， but I forgive it。 "None House， with left grief"， was a little too far for me， but I forgive it。 。。。more

Richard Vogel ，

It was great to get back to the weird world of the space Necromancers。 Yet， this book， by its design was very confusing and hard to follow。 I had to re-read sections to figure out what happened to still be confused。 The middle of the book was a bit of a slog and the rewrite of history very jarring。 The last twelve chapters really came together and the story finally moved at pace。 It did seem like Harrow becomes less important as the rest of the characters get ther plots resolved， but not our her It was great to get back to the weird world of the space Necromancers。 Yet， this book， by its design was very confusing and hard to follow。 I had to re-read sections to figure out what happened to still be confused。 The middle of the book was a bit of a slog and the rewrite of history very jarring。 The last twelve chapters really came together and the story finally moved at pace。 It did seem like Harrow becomes less important as the rest of the characters get ther plots resolved， but not our hero。 It's a middle book for certain。 。。。more

Kris ，

JUST WOW 😮 I didn’t know what I expected but this was NOT IT and I’m amazed by how good this book was。 Though confusing at times

Hannah C ，

wha。。。。。。。。。^^^my reaction through most of this book， punctuated by "oh my god" and "aaaah！！！"This novel is opaque， which feels maddening at times。 （Do I know what happened in the last few chapters？ Not really。 And absolutely do not make me explain the difference between thalergy and thanergy。） But some of that opacity is also purposeful。 （Can't explain why。 *spoilers， sweetie*）And don't expect the same mind-blowing wtf-ness of Gideon。 This mind-blowing wtf-ness is in a different realm。 Like， 。。 wha。。。。。。。。。^^^my reaction through most of this book， punctuated by "oh my god" and "aaaah！！！"This novel is opaque， which feels maddening at times。 （Do I know what happened in the last few chapters？ Not really。 And absolutely do not make me explain the difference between thalergy and thanergy。） But some of that opacity is also purposeful。 （Can't explain why。 *spoilers， sweetie*）And don't expect the same mind-blowing wtf-ness of Gideon。 This mind-blowing wtf-ness is in a different realm。 Like， 。。。 literally。 （I just really don't know how to talk about this book。 I was confused！ and I was into it！！！ the end。） 。。。more

Alyssa ，

Okay so。。。you will spend most of this book not knowing what the hell is going on。 BUT， it is so， so worth it when it all finally （mostly） makes sense。

Ominee ，

Is the pay off worth it when you start the book？ Yes。 All I’ll say is that listening to the audiobook for this story has really unlocked what the author does in this story。 Yes you start in second person because you’re seeing harrow and her actions through Gideon。 That is apparent up front in the Audiobook。 Not a spoiler。 Secondly， I marked it off a star because while this book is ambitious and the story is Authentic with a capital A， the first half of the book is rough while we as the reader tr Is the pay off worth it when you start the book？ Yes。 All I’ll say is that listening to the audiobook for this story has really unlocked what the author does in this story。 Yes you start in second person because you’re seeing harrow and her actions through Gideon。 That is apparent up front in the Audiobook。 Not a spoiler。 Secondly， I marked it off a star because while this book is ambitious and the story is Authentic with a capital A， the first half of the book is rough while we as the reader try to get our baring through a Harrow that is and isn’t。 It was difficult to try and piece together what was happening。 And while the pay off is worth it， I didn’t realize it until I restarted the story to try and paid close attention to the beginning because second person without understanding the reason is just…。 Rough。 But a full 4 stars because if you enjoyed Gideon the Ninth and are pausing at this one， this is it。 Read it （ I really do recommend the audio book， you just get a full scope of what’s going on and the characters and Harrows personality）。 You needed a push to continue？ Go ahead。 I cannot wait to read the next book。 This did something in terms of risks and story and payoff that I don’t even see men doing in fantasy/sci-fi…。 I’m just shoook。 。。。more

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

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