Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever. And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face...
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever. And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face...
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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
