Nona the Ninth
Readers rate it 4.3 (557 on Hardcover)
480 pages · Released 2022 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Nona the Ninth is the third book in an adult dark fantasy series and is explicitly marketed as adult fiction, making it inappropriate for most young readers. The narrative contains significant violence, horror elements, and mature themes including body horror, necromancy, and existential dread. While it features LGBTQ+ characters and relationships prominently, and explores themes of identity and connection, the sophisticated dark worldbuilding and psychological intensity require adult maturity to process effectively.
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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 s... 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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- Necromancy
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Lesbians
- LGBTQ novels
- Fiction - Adult
- Horror
- nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2022-10-02
- New York Times bestseller
- Fiction, fantasy, epic
- Fiction, science fiction, space opera
- Serie:The_Locked_Tomb
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ISBN 9781250854117 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom