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    Harrow the Ninth
    Harrow the Ninth
    Harrow the Ninth
    Audiobook19 hours

    Harrow the Ninth

    Written by Tamsyn Muir

    Narrated by Moira Quirk

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to the sensational, USA Today bestselling novel Gideon the Ninth, turns a
    galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor’s haunted
    space station.

    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?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 4, 2020
    ISBN9781980004936
    Harrow the Ninth

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    • 5/5
      Murder mystery necromancers in space should be all you need to want to read this. You absolutely need to read the first book for this to make any sense at all. I'll now left bereft waiting for the third book to come out.

      5 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      5 stars for the book and narration, 0 stars for the Scribd audio file—it’s got several skips that Skip over multiple pages of the book, some of which include very important scenes.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I was confused 90% of the time and screaming the remaining 10%.

      10/10 I love the messed up little space lesbians

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book is mostly written in 2nd person, and in 3rd person, and also 1st person. If you read the first book, then you may understand why this makes sense in a weird sort of way. If you haven't read the first book, then for god's sake don't read this book. Why would you do that? Go read the first book and then read this book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I don’t understand what’s going on but I love it

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I found myself enjoying Gideon the Ninth far more than expected and was excited to continue. This sequel is significantly different in structure and attempts to leave you in the dark to various details so ad to allow the mystery to pull you along. I generally enjoy that "missing details" structure when done well but I don't think the balance was effectively struck in this case. I was significantly more frustrated and flustered than intrigued throughout the majority of the novel. It was overall a quite confusing experience.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Harrow the Ninth is the second in The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. Even though events pick up a shortly after Gideon, you are going to start questioning everything you think happened. I am impressed with the author's ambition.This was such an odd read. The first 2/3rds are very confusing and nearly caused me to DNF out of frustration. The final 1/3 is awesome. The story is told alternating between second and third person perspectives for the most part. There absolutely is a reason for this and I can't believe I figured it out, though I kept second guessing myself. It does get explained by the end. There are subtle hints. I'm still not sure how I picked up on them. While there are many reveals that were rewarding, it ends in a frustrating cliff hanger. I'm glad I read this just before Nona published so I didn't have a long wait to find out what happens.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Just fucking brilliant i loved everything about this book , and I want to give harrow a hug!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I really loved the first book, but I didn't really enjoy where the plot took this one and the choices the characters made.
      I don't really love an unreliable narrator plot. From a storytelling perspective, I the third quarter of the book felt like it dragged and then the last quarter was so overpacked I was left ricocheting from one explosive thing to the next. Also, didn't love the ending.
      Still would recommend the book if you liked the first, just maybe listen at higher speeds during some of it.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amazing sequel of an already incredible book. Clever writing and very realistic characters.
    • 3/5
      I need a flow chart of the characters. This could have been great if it was easier to follow. After hour 2, it was confusing. The last 2 hours felt like jello thrown at a wall?
    • 5/5
      The prose on this one!! Tasmyn Muir blends body horror, drama, anime-esque action sequences, and seasons tartly with Tumblr memes, and it still comes out as a perfectly risen souffle. I have never read anything of this length written entirely in second person past tense, am impressed that it worked, and am amazed and the degree Voice enhances and contextualizes the narrative, needly sharply at times. Very different from Gideon, but a potent follow up. TM = only bangers
    • 5/5
      A lot of people write this book off because it’s confusing. And they’re right, it is confusing and you need to read Gideon first, it’s mandatory or else this one will not make sense. But don’t go into this book expecting another Gideon because the tone is completely different.
      This book is meant to be confusing because the main character has no clue what’s going on herself. I actually recommend reading this one twice because then it’ll make more sense - Tamsyn drops enough hints but it’s impossible to see them all.
      Gideon is an easier read by far. Harrow has way more layers and subtext. Definitely recommend.
    • 1/5
      Will Not Finish

      I just don't care about the story or characters. It jumps from second to third person, and the story feels more like a 'telling' not 'showing'. The characters are flat and lifeless. At 20ish% there is still no plot because it is so disjointed. It jumps from here to there, and then over there.

      Most important. Don't let the book cover deceive you. The cover is cool, poster quality! but the story nope... VERY disappointing.
    • 3/5
      I’m really frustrated with this book, because while in the end I understand a lot of the creative choices made, they are simply annoying until you’re nearly done with the entire thing. The book lags for the first 2/3s, then dramatically ramps up and reveals all. The mysteries unfolded are fascinating, but the execution just feels like such a slog to get through. The previous book didn’t feel that way. Honestly, a solid ending is what kept this from only being a 2 star book.
    • 4/5
      This is dense, bewildering, and addictive. Despite not following more than 70 percent of this book, I did enjoy the ride. The characters are really complex and engaging. But it's very hard to follow who is who and whose body or soul is currently being inhabited.
      I liked it, and though I'd like to know what happens next, I think it can wait....I need a rest now!!
    • 5/5
      Epic and puzzeling like the first one! Can't wait for Alecto ??
    • 3/5
      What an unfortunate turn of events. I really loved Gideon the Ninth, but the same can't be said of Harrow the Ninth.

      The very bare bones story was maybe a four star attempt. Everything else though? Really not my thing. The structure of the book gave me a headache, the writing was distracting in it's floweriness, the separate storylines and unchronological narrative were so very unnecessarily disjointed, and over all the book lacked cohesion.

      I hate to say it, but it felt like the author was simply being overly ambitious for the sake of no real gain. I get that the structure was a Choice on the author's part, but for me, it was simply a bad one. A good ending might have justified the means, but unfortunately the ending was just as frustrating as the book that lead to it.

      Am I still going to read Alecto the Ninth when it comes out, though? For sure. If for no other reason than the hope that something might start making sense again.
    • 5/5
      Weirdly good, Gideon, Harrow, Alecto, good Trilogy plus 1 I think
    • 3/5
      Review to come

      I loved the first book and was a bit confused by this one in the beginning. The book screams unreliable narrator to the reader if they have read the first book. It can be a bit of a slog, but the end does payoff. I did bounce off it the first time I read it but other people loved it so I looked up how it ended and then went back and listened to the entire thing on audio. I might have enjoyed it a bit more if I had read it right after the first book but I don’t think I will be do a reread.
    • 2/5
      I didn't love Gideon the Ninth, but my husband did, so when he demanded I read this I was...hesitant. I feel not smart enough for this, perhaps, because I spent the entire time not knowing what was going on (and kept asking for explanations and he'd go "just wait and see") but I didn't enjoy everything clearing up the end when the whole beginning felt so difficult. I didn't even really feel like all the "twists" tied in, they more just threw in to wrap things up? I was just confused and didn't enjoy that feeling. I did love that there was queer rep.
    • 5/5
      What the actual f..... so first Gideon dies for Harrow, but the now Harrow died/went into a deep sleep for Gideon. The body from inside the tomb is alive!?!?!?! I’m so confused but I love this book so much that I cannot wait for the third one to finally figure out what the actual f&$! is going on.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      OMFG, what? I mean, whaaaaaaaat?!?!?

      I hardly know how to review this, because it is by far the most compelling mindfuck I've ever fallen into, and I'm not sure if I like that? And I'm not entirely sure that I even understood all of the plotlines, but I sure as hell didn't want to put it down. Be prepared for a descent into madness, I mean, probably. Be prepared to question your own sanity/memory, after a while. Be prepared for the body-exploding, sword-fighting, necromantic lesbians to come raging back, eventually. Good luck. it's totally worth the journey.

      Advanced Reader's Copy Provided by Edelweiss.
    • 5/5
      Hopefully I'll write a proper review later, but having just finished, I think at best I can manage 'holy hell, WTAF'. Took a while to warm up; Harrowhark is possibly the most unreliable narrator I have ever had the pleasure to read, but that eventually becomes clear as to why. If you read the first book, there is quite a bit of 'what am I missing', but it might be even more confusing if you haven't. multiple tumblr in-jokes; they were a good bit of levity in some quite tense situations.
    • 5/5
      I am very impressed with this book, but it was also a very difficult read. From what I've heard about this series, about Gideon the Ninth specifically, and also about this sequel, was that they are so much fun. Yes, Gideon is a very snappy character and her perspective is written hilariously, but that doesn't mean the story is written in a way that is fun to read. In fact, throughout both books, but this one more so, the plots are very thin and obscured by unreliable narrators, that its hard to know what is going on a lot of the time. I applaud Tamsyn Muir for taking that approach, a lesser writer would lose their way. It just took me awhile to read, and I felt like I had to force myself to read it, especially in the first arc. I was, frankly, mad about what I was reading. But I'm glad I stuck with it. It wasn't the zippy, fun read I was expecting, it turned into a more challenging, but more rewarding read that I'm ultimately happy that I stuck with.There are still many confusing elements, and many further questions to be answered, but now that I know what to expect, rereading these should be easier and more fun.
    • 4/5
      I loved this book! Harrow was as good a read as its predecessor Gideon the Ninth. It was a little slower-paced, but this was mostly due to the density of the world building and depth of characterizations. Muir is very good at exploring the mental and emotional states of her characters, and shows distinct empathy toward even the least sympathetic of the necromancers in this story. I definitely would not want to live in the universe of the Locked Tomb, but it is a fun place to visit on occasion.
    • 5/5
      That was delightfully bonkers.
    • 3/5
      Sadly disappointed, this is a poor continuation from Gideon. Of the two of course Gideon was always the more interesting and outcoming character, but Harrow had her moments, and the lines of cutting sarcasm could probably have sustained a whole novel. But that's not we get. Harrow is not the Harrow of before, she's become a Lycator, Hand of the Undying King, etc etc. But exactly what that means isn't clear, as the story jumps all around the timeline very confusingly. It doesn't help that many excerpts are from Harrow recollecting/altering a different past where Giddeon didn't kill herself. It's never really clear why this happens, as although there was mention of a prior plan, along with a set of detailed 24 envelopes of encrypted instructions, by the time of the end of the book when the timelines have sort of converged the original plan appears to be forgotten. This is annoying, as a good half or more of the book is spent turgidly traipsing though entrails as Harrow fails to be the lyctor we'd expected, for, in the end, no explained reason at all.Perhaps it's just mid-series slump, setting up a bigger plot, the epilogue and 'additional story' at the end seem to imply so, but I think I've lost interest at this point, and it will take some particularly enthusiastic reviews to pick the series up again. Which is a shame because the first was so good, a wonderfully irrelevant blend of humour, gore, romance and mystery. This just has the gore, and it's not enough. Characters feeling pity for themselves is the least enjoyable mode of writing, ,and while Harrow has justification (we think, but agin, lost plan so who knows) it's just not interesting enough. The motivations of 'God' and the other lyctors don't make much sense, even as mis-direction, the whole final explanation appears incredibly petty. I didn't like the world-building much either, especially the metaphysical River appearing as a real object. Just nowhere near as fun.
    • 4/5
      second book in the Locked Tomb series (make sure you read book 1, Gideon the Ninth, first). the nature of the murder mystery changes now over time, becoming more complicated, as Harrow the Ninth becomes Harrow the First, because everything changes as a result, including memory, alignment, location, and history. time may have stopped. it may be a pocket universe. or madness, of course. the older Lyctors are hostile, but the Emperor appears kindly. the cavalier is a declamatory poet, for whatever that's worth. Harrow is interacting more, but connecting less; large portions of her self appear to be missing. i loved this one too.
    • 5/5
      Amazing follow up in the Locked Tomb series. The story follows Harrow and expands upon the world and the characters from the previous book. World-building is very light and the focus is on the characters. If you enjoyed Gideon the Ninth, then you will enjoy this book as it is very similar in how it is written and how the story unfolds.