{"product_id":"gideon-the-ninth","title":"Gideon the Ninth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Best-Selling Novel, 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 Crawford Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unlike anything I've ever read. \" --V.E. Schwab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!\" --Charles Stross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly original, messy and weird straight through\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Emperor needs necromancers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamsyn Muir's \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, some things are better left dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE LOCKED TOMB SERIES\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 1: \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 2: \u003ci\u003eHarrow the Ninth\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBOOK 3: \u003ci\u003eNona the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 4: \u003ci\u003eAlecto the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661270024482,"sku":"9781250313188","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_7769f242-ae45-4f27-9f80-8a1ad244c4f2.jpg?v=1779452779","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/gideon-the-ninth","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}