"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world has turned to ash.
After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath ― but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her.
Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off?"
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world has turned to ash.
After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath ― but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her.
Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off?"
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Combining necromancy, gothic horror, swordplay, and space opera, the dark science fantasy series The Locked Tomb brought an inventive blend of genre tropes to modern fiction, beginning with the debut novel Gideon the Ninth. Author Tamsyn Muir established a distinct narrative voice filled with sharp humor, complex puzzle-box structures, and intense character relationships.
Born on March 14, 1985, in New South Wales, Australia, Tamsyn Elizabeth Muir relocated to New Zealand as an infant and grew up in the town of Howick, outside Auckland. She spent the majority of her life in New Zealand, living in Howick, Waiuku, and central Wellington. After attending university and completing an education degree in 2010, Muir worked as a teacher of English and English as a second language. She attended the Clarion Writers Workshop in 2010, and her debut short story, "The House That Made the Sixteen Loops of Time," appeared in Fantasy Magazine in 2011. Her short fiction appeared in premier publications including Nightmare Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, Weird Tales, and Clarkesworld, earning nominations for the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Eugie Foster Memorial Award.
Muir transitioned into long-form fiction with her debut novel Gideon the Ninth in September 2019, published by Tor.com. The novel won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and the Crawford Award, alongside nominations for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Following the success of her debut, Muir relocated to Oxford in the United Kingdom, where she continues to live and teach while expanding her fiction.
Muir's writing features an unconventional synthesis of high-concept science fiction and gothic fantasy, balancing reverence for classical gothic motifs with modern irreverent humor. Her narratives frequently center on bone magic, necromancy, loyalty, grief, and intricate personal relationships operating within vast interstellar empires. Through tight narrative perspectives and deceptive narrators, Muir constructs complex puzzle-box plots that challenge readers while maintaining vivid action and emotional depth.
6 books in catalog
Combining necromancy, gothic horror, swordplay, and space opera, the dark science fantasy series The Locked Tomb brought an inventive blend of genre tropes to modern fiction, beginning with the debut novel Gideon the Ninth. Author Tamsyn Muir established a distinct narrative voice filled with sharp humor, complex puzzle-box structures, and intense character relationships.
Born on March 14, 1985, in New South Wales, Australia, Tamsyn Elizabeth Muir relocated to New Zealand as an infant and grew up in the town of Howick, outside Auckland. She spent the majority of her life in New Zealand, living in Howick, Waiuku, and central Wellington. After attending university and completing an education degree in 2010, Muir worked as a teacher of English and English as a second language. She attended the Clarion Writers Workshop in 2010, and her debut short story, "The House That Made the Sixteen Loops of Time," appeared in Fantasy Magazine in 2011. Her short fiction appeared in premier publications including Nightmare Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, Weird Tales, and Clarkesworld, earning nominations for the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Eugie Foster Memorial Award.
Muir transitioned into long-form fiction with her debut novel Gideon the Ninth in September 2019, published by Tor.com. The novel won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and the Crawford Award, alongside nominations for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Following the success of her debut, Muir relocated to Oxford in the United Kingdom, where she continues to live and teach while expanding her fiction.
Muir's writing features an unconventional synthesis of high-concept science fiction and gothic fantasy, balancing reverence for classical gothic motifs with modern irreverent humor. Her narratives frequently center on bone magic, necromancy, loyalty, grief, and intricate personal relationships operating within vast interstellar empires. Through tight narrative perspectives and deceptive narrators, Muir constructs complex puzzle-box plots that challenge readers while maintaining vivid action and emotional depth.
The Locked Tomb
The Locked Tomb
