Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir's Harrow the Ninth (2020) is a sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novel. It is set in The Far Future. Characters include Harrowhark Nonagesimus. Readers will find themes of necromancy, women authors, witches and magic.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, and 92 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2020.
It runs to roughly 512 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Harrow the Ninth
"She answered the Emperor's call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. 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?"
Awards & lists
- ✦Hugo Awards 2021 — Best Novel (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2021 — Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2020
Quick answers
Who wrote Harrow the Ninth?
Harrow the Ninth was written by Tamsyn Muir and first published in 2020.
What genre is Harrow the Ninth?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy, Queer Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy.
How long is Harrow the Ninth?
The median edition has 512 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Harrow the Ninth?
Readers who like it often enjoy Of Ice and Shadows, The Cold Commands and The Dark Defiles.
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