{"product_id":"gideon-the-ninth-the-locked-tomb-series-1","title":"Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series, 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” ―V.E. Schwab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” ―Charles Stross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliantly original, messy and weird straight through.” ―NPR\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 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 SERIES\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 3: Nona the Ninth\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 4: Alecto the Ninth\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188028596590,"sku":"9781250313188","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7448\/5102\/files\/9781250313188.jpg?v=1768338642","url":"https:\/\/wildwoodbookstore.ca\/products\/gideon-the-ninth-the-locked-tomb-series-1","provider":"Wildwood Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}