Harrow the Ninth
Readers rate it 4.2 (834 on Hardcover)
512 pages · Released 2020 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Harrow the Ninth is a gothic science fantasy sequel with complex, dark themes pitched squarely at adult and mature teen readers. The book contains significant violence (necromantic magic, warfare, death), psychological horror, and existential dread, alongside intricate worldbuilding and strong LGBTQ+ representation. It is intellectually demanding, with unreliable narration and a non-linear plot that requires careful attention; this is not an entry-level fantasy novel. Readers should be comfortable with ambiguity, body horror, and themes of self-harm and trauma.
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From the publisher
"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,... "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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- Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
- Fiction, fantasy, epic
- Fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy
- paranormal
- necromancy
- LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy
- Women authors
- Witches
- Fiction
- Magic
- Lesbians
- Imaginary wars and battles
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ISBN 9781250313225 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom