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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Book One)



Author: Tamsyn Muir

Published: September 2019

Pages: 448


The Emperor, the Immortal Necrolord Prime, has invited the heir apparents of his nine loyal Houses—each with its own form of death magic—to participate in a trial of wits and skill. And for the winner there is the promise of immortality and omnipotence in the post of Lyctor, servant of the Resurrection. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, is ready to prove herself worthy of Lyctorhood. But no necromancer can compete without a cavalier by their side, and her swordsman has fled the planet. (Un)luckily for Harrowhark, her childhood nemesis, Gideon Nav, has a sword and the prowess to swing it, and she has a favor to trade in. Gideon is more than happy to ditch her guardianship of the Locked Tomb, but when their competition starts getting killed off at the House of Canaan, she second guesses her eagerness.

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