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More info Amazon’s Best Science Fiction Novel of 2019. The world of starships, space fortresses, the immortal Emperor and necromancer aristocrats. Dark magic intertwines with futuristic science, and a group of rivals try to survive and uncover the secret of the castle, on a planet full of ghosts. «Muir’s impressive novel offers a heady and eerie mixture of science, necromancy, constant danger and a dose of Gormenghast weirdness like no other.» — Locus “Simultaneously sarcastic, sincere, heartbreaking and honestly genre delight filled with dark magic, swordsmanship and lesbian necromancers. A fantastic mixture of science fiction and fantasy that readers will long discuss and demand a sequel. » — Library Journal «An exciting non-genre book that strikes with its lively energy, characters and final emotional punch to the stomach.» — Publishers Weekly “This book is intuitive, flamboyant, and downright violent. In short, absolutely amazing. » — Victoria Schwab “Necromancers! Duels! Defeat! The book is exciting and delightful in equal measure. I adore her!» — Yoon Ha Lee «This inventive and exuberant book with an original author’s voice is a real treat.» — Warren Ellis “Tamsin Muir turned the stone that turned out to be a skull and after that the love of the necromancers will not be the same. Ideal for fans of Gormenghast and False Blindness. » — Charles Strauss «A combination of all the things I love: swords and magic, starships and hi-tech, teenage anger, romanticism, heroes who have to cooperate to solve the mysteries of a space castle inhabited by ghosts.» — Martha Wells Abstract The world of «Gideon of the Ninth House» Tamsin Muir is a universe of starships, distant suns, swordsmen, brutal politics and lesbian necromancers. Raised by unfriendly, ossified nuns, ancient servants and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to betray tradition and abandon slavery and the afterlife as a living corpse. She covers her sword and prepares for a daring escape. But Nemesis has other plans for her. Harrohak Nonagesimus, the Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and an extraordinary bone witch, is sent into battle. The Emperor summoned the heirs of each of the loyal Households to a deadly duel — a test of intelligence and skill. If Harrohak succeeds, she will become an immortal almighty servant of the God of Resurrection. But no necromancer can go forward without his knight. Without the rapier Gideon, Harrow will fail and the Ninth House will die out. Certainly some things are better left for dead.
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