Gideon the ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Hello Books Lovers,
Gideon the ninth is the book of the moment, the one on everyone’s lips, as happened for The priory of the orange tree. That book that attracts everyone but no one really knows how they will find in it if they doesn’t read the whole story first. And perhaps these mysterious books are the most widely read, because no one can really draw anything from them if you don’t read from the first to the last page to finally be able to express a final judgment.
Until the end of the reading I did not know how to classify this book, the content is a lot, and still I’m not sure what I will write in this review because it was a very beautiful book, but bloodthirsty, raw, and from the end not for the faint of heart, nor for those who end up getting too attached to the characters while reading.
For the genre it is a fantasy, but it is very particular, and different from everything I’ve read so far. There is magic, necromancy, a lesbian female protagonist, in a sci-fi world if we really have to say it all, because each house is on a different planet, and there are 9. From the last come Gideon and Harrow who for various reasons they move with a spacecraft to go and stay at the first house. And to add there is that Gideon never found her place at the Ninth because she never knew much about her past, and for this reason she always focused on the art of the sword.
Maybe before I started reading I started with low expectations, because page after page I became more and more addicted to this story with dark shades, which flows under the eyes almost as if there was nothing to stop it. I came to the end not knowing what to expect anymore, and it doesn’t happen often because given all the fantasy I’ve read by now my mind comes to several possible conclusions that turn out to be true. This time it was totally unexpected, with a big twist that I had only seen in two other books, so very new to me.
What I had escaped at the beginning of reading was the sci-fi part, I only discovered it when Gideon and Harrow, as I told you before, got on a spacecraft to leave their home, and consequently their planet. A particular detail I would dare to say. But my curiosity at the moment is totally turned to Harrow, the second volume of this saga. I tell you the truth I have some little theory, but I’m sure that given the events of the first volume, nothing I think will prove true.
The Emperor needs necromancers.
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.
Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.
Of course, some things are better left dead.
