{"product_id":"9781250313188","title":"Gideon the Ninth","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Muir, Tamsyn \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpace opera\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 July 2020 by St Martin's Press in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e136 x 209 x 37 | 426g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!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.' --NPRThe 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 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.\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 TRILOGYBOOK 1: Gideon the NinthBOOK 2: Harrow the NinthBOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924952056067,"sku":"9781250313188","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781250313188_377f6af8-67f5-4839-9f60-0ca0033940d6.jpg?v=1731348246","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781250313188","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}