hardcover, 512 pages
Published Aug. 4, 2020 by Tor.com.
"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 …
"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?"
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but the second one is very different, and in a way that didn't work for me.
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but the second one is very different, and in a way that didn't work for me.
One thing that is a little infuriating about The Locked Tomb is that every book has significant secrets from the reader and the narrator at the start. Hints and details get dropped throughout, and by the back half of the novel you understand a lot more about the early action. I only caught onto the main weirdness in this book after about 10 chapters.
While that early confusion can be frustrating, I implore you to keep reading! Nearly all of my early questions get answered before the culminating action, along with dozens of questions I never thought to ask! Muir is an expert at weaving together a narrative and world-building that pays off.
Truly beautiful space fantasy with just enough questions left over to leave you desperate for more answers and more books.
I never expected a book to successfully gaslight me and I would have expected even less that I would enjoy that.
This book manages not only to describe someones descent into madness from intense grief but it makes you feel it yourself. It fractured so many things you thought you knew from the previous book that you constantly doubt your own memory of those past event, but brings everything together towards the end only to leave you with questions again.
It is also repeatedly hilarious and features one of the best dad jokes of all time.
Amazing. During my second read through I started to question if I had ever read this book once. There's so much going on here that multiple reads is a must.
Amazing. During my second read through I started to question if I had ever read this book once. There's so much going on here that multiple reads is a must.
Puesssss, no me ha gustado el ritmo, lo veo excesivo en algunos aspectos, le sobran cosas... Me encanta la imaginación que tiene, pero Buff, me ha costado
The first two thirds slightly annoyed me, in the last third it finally made some sense. Would have given this 3 stars if not for the very unexpected dad joke. 😄
I can't recall a book in recent history that's left me as confused as Harrow the Ninth did. I can fully say that for three quarters of the book I had no idea what was going on. Then it made sense, and then by the final pages it all got confusing again.
That said, it's hugely unique and intriguing, and I am still along for the ride. Also, give me more snarky Gideon + Harrow when it's time for Alecto the Ninth.
I can't recall a book in recent history that's left me as confused as Harrow the Ninth did. I can fully say that for three quarters of the book I had no idea what was going on. Then it made sense, and then by the final pages it all got confusing again.
That said, it's hugely unique and intriguing, and I am still along for the ride. Also, give me more snarky Gideon + Harrow when it's time for Alecto the Ninth.
A fantastic sequel, better than it had any right to be.
