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5.0 out of 5 stars Bonkers and brilliant
This is quite possibly the most bonkers novel I have ever read—and I loved it.Gideon the Ninth is a Marmite book, and so many things depend on whether or not you’re going to enjoy it. If you don’t like Gideon’s sense of humour then this novel won’t work for you and, perhaps most importantly, if you’re not content to accept the fact that you’re never 100% sure what’s going on, you won’t have a good time with it. This novel is bizarre, and you have to really embrace that to enjoy it.I’d seen so many reviews either singing Gideon the Ninth‘s praises or criticising it for being too confusing that I had no idea what I was going to think of it, and I’m so pleased to say I adored it.If you’re thinking of giving this novel a try then I highly recommend getting your hands on the audiobook if you can. The narrator, Moira Quirk, is fantastic, and I think reading along to the audiobook from time to time really helped me get what the novel was talking about when it ventured into completely unfamiliar territory. Tamsyn Muir is not here to coddle her readers—you’re going to be dropped into this story headfirst, and all you can do is hold on for the ride.Gideon Nav has lived with the Ninth House for as long as she can remember, surrounded by nuns and skeletons and her nemesis, Harrowhark Nonagesimus, the Reverand Daughter of the Ninth House who just so happens to be a necromancer. This is a universe of necromancers, however, and when Harrowhark is given the opportunity to become a Lyctor, essentially a necromancer who works for the emperor and cannot die, Gideon is forced to travel with her to the First House to act as her cavalier (really, a bodyguard) and help her beat the trials that await them both there.What ensues is a science fantasy with a Goth aesthetic that slowly turns into a murder mystery. Sound weird? Good! It is—and yet it’s so brilliant.While the world and magic systems are a little confusing, it’s the characters that make this book and Gideon is such a fantastic protagonist to follow. She’s funny – I laughed out loud so many times reading this book – and at her core she’s a huge sweetheart, she just doesn’t want anyone else to know that. Harrow is a brilliant character, too, and the dynamic between her and Gideon is perfection. This is enemies to allies (and maybe more than that) done well, which is so refreshing when so many stories these days claim to be enemies to allies/lovers and yet either aren’t that at all or aren’t done very well.A necromancer and cavalier from the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Houses arrive at the First House too, and each one was so well written. Initially I was a little worried I’d lose track of who everyone was, but Muir excels at writing a huge cast of characters. In fact her writing full stop is excellent, and I will happily devour anything else she writes. I can’t wait to get my hands on Harrow the Ninth—especially after that ending!I urge you to give this weird, whacky, wonderful novel a try.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fairish HUGO nominee for 2020
This is one of the nominees for the Hugo this year (2020). It is not a great book but it is head and shoulders above what won last year. The story concerns a competition between the scions of various houses of powerful necromancers to become almost immortal necromancers in a near dead solar system. If you think of the story as Christie's Ten Little 'lndians' populated by the cast of Harry Potter doing the the game show Crystal Maze with added Lovecraft and scenery supplied from from the Mexican Day of the Dead you will have it about right.There is much to enjoy in this book. It is one of the few magic meets SF books that seems reasonably self-consistent and the magic system works. However there are some major mysteries in the back story that are not yet resolved, there are still two books of a trilogy to go. There do seem to be some cracks appearing in the apparent history of the necromantic empire that need to be resolved. The heroine(s) are credible and somewhat pittiable in a melodramatic sort of a way, they are very relatable I was rooting for them both all the way through the story. The large cast of supporting characters are well drawn for the most part but there is a little too much of the Brian Blessed about them. There are also some really awful cliche characters in the mix too, the military and the religious houses do not come out of it well. There are a couple of chaste but charming Lesbian infatuations/romances that were very well drawn. Unfortunately the key unrequited hetrosexual relationship came across as contrived.There were some really annoying elements to the book that hugely detracted from my enjoyment. The heroine, in her late teens is petulent and mardy for very good reasons and very well written. However, she sometimes uses the venacular which really jars and worse she references things which she could not possibly know having been brought up in near isolation in a sort of necropolis. It is really irritating. Lastly the author has a tendency to flippant humour and phrasing, so do I but in this story she chooses her moments poorly and they often disrupt the flow of the narrative.
Complex entertaining mystery
What a great book, what a great story, what great characters, what great dialog.I'm not usually a fan of fantasy. More into hard science fiction and technology. I got this book based on the ratings and knew nothing about it. When I started I thought, oops a fantasy, but continued reading anyway. The clever writing style and snarky dialog kept me going initially until the story really kicked in. And the ride accelerated and spun a fascinating and compelling story that brought to life a well drawn eclectic ensemble of characters in a desperate situation to an explosive end within an interesting allegory.It is basically a complex mystery story in a unique world. The world building is done gradually and unfolds slowly through the plot with minimal exposition. And it remains consistent without the gratuitous "magic plot glue" sometimes used by less skilled authors.If there was one thing about the book that hindered me it was the large number of characters to keep straight. The author does include a handy who's who listing. But I admit I did not put the effort in to keep track - and in retrospect it would have been worth the trouble even though the author refers to the same character alternately by first name, last name, title which is a pet peeve of mine that always confuses me - but that did not detract seriously from appreciating the story or the characters. (Thinking back, the alternate name use was helpful in illuminating the character motivations and skills by use of their titles - on the fly so to speak to help those of us that don't study up front.) BTW, note the representative little skulls at the beginning of each chapter.This is why I read books. Every once in awhile I find something new and amazing and it broadens my thinking. I think I enjoyed this book so much because it was so unexpected. I have tried to write a book, sad results, and I am in awe of those who can produce such a complex crystalline pure structure with intriguing and believable protagonists that carry you off to new places.Warning: IMHO the 2nd and 3rd books are not as good. I was not intrigued enough to even finish the 3rd.
Worldbuilding
O que mais me impressionou nesse livro foi o mundo e como a autora faz seu worldbuilding. Foi um daqueles livros que não dá para parar de ler.Já os personagens... Melhor ficar sem spoiler, recomendo a leitura.
Sword Necromancers in Space
This has been quite the ride - an amazing one.I'll be honest, the overall tone took some getting used to. We're in Gideon's head here, and she is a rebellious teenager, no two ways about it. She curses a lot, and her mind's in the gutter by nature. But Tamsyn Muir did an excellent job of making her a real person: by seeing things from her perspective, we get to live through her loneliness and self-loathing, as well as her growth into the best cavalier any of the Houses has ever had to offer.The rest of the cast - and the cast is huge, let me tell you - also comes alive on those pages, and I must salute Muir yet again for how distinguishable she made this plethora of people. Most of them were very recognizable, and those who weren't were so on purpose (the young teens of the Fourth House who actively hide, the soldiers of the Second whose identity is in their unity). There is a lot to keep track of, but I never found it difficult to know who is who and what they might be up to. I found the pacing well-accomplished, from it's pretty wild start through the measured middle to the fulminant end; my heart was in it the entire time.I consumed (iykyk) this as an audiobook, and special mention goes to Moira Quirk, the reader. She does a truly excellent job with the voices here, which is so important for maintaining clarity. Kudos also for the sound effects, which she voices with aplomb and more gravity than I could ever give them.While the audiobook was a really neat experience, I decided to get a print edition, as well. On one hand, because I like to own things, and on the other, because having the Dramatis Personae as a reference in the front of the book would have been extremely useful in the beginning.I have to say, this is a new favorite, and I've already started on the sequel, Harrow the Ninth. Wish me luck.
Never thought I would love it so
Just didn't imagine I would love this book the way that I did, is wonderfully written, it's fun but also intricate and the characters u come to love them ❤️
Perfect
Es simplemente perfecto, Gideon es genial y todo los que pasa en el libro cada paso que das descubres algo nuevo tanto del mundo en el que están como de los personajes, en todo momento sientes que son personajes tridimensionales y dinámicos
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