Stjärna

Thanks to Tamsyn Muir you don't need another of those embarassing Nevernight books to please your inner teen goth. "Gideon the Ninth" is relentlessly morbid while being incontestably the most fun you'll ever have with a bunch of battling necromancers.

The characters are amazing and Gideon herself feels like a person you've never seen portrayed in any sff book before.

The novel also contains the best gay romance I have read in ages, so that's that.

#sciencefiction #fantasy #literature #books

Jun 25, 2020 at 11:16amTusky
Show threadScruffy looking packet herderJun 25, 2020
@stjaerna @c0debabe The primary issue with this book is that the sequel STILL isn’t out and that makes me sad.
Show threadScruffy looking packet herderJun 25, 2020
@stjaerna @c0debabe It’s also one of the few books with swords that makes sense from a sword fighting point of view.
Show threadStjärnaJun 25, 2020

@sng @c0debabe

So true! 40 days to go till Harrow the Ninth.

Show threadScruffy looking packet herderJun 25, 2020
@stjaerna @c0debabe So many days! I honestly can’t think of a single thing I didn’t like about this book.
Show threadStjärnaJun 25, 2020

@sng @c0debabe

Same. The other Hugo nominees feel bleak in conparison, even the very good ones.

I still can't believe this is basically Muir's debut.

Show threadgarden center gothJun 25, 2020
@stjaerna immediately placed a hold at the library 😂
Show threadschokopflasterMay 10, 2022

@mood @stjaerna Ha, I started listening to the audio book a few days ago (when it was finally available in my library) thanks to this recommendation.

But damn, „ninth, knight, night…“ all sound way too similar in english  It’s cute otherwise.