{"product_id":"gideon-the-ninth","title":"Gideon: The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Locked Tomb Trilogy, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER of the 2020 Locus Award and Crawford Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Dragon, and World Fantasy Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” —V.E. Schwab\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” —Charles Stross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Emperor needs necromancers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTamsyn Muir’s \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarrowhark 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, some things are better left dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LOCKED TOMB TRILOGY\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 1: \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 2: \u003ci\u003eHarrow the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 3: \u003ci\u003eAlecto the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51008997491003,"sku":"1250313198","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/4046883482633.jpg?v=1772496065","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/gideon-the-ninth","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}