Science fiction · Fantasy · Mystery
Gideon the Ninth
Gideon, a sharp-tongued swordswoman stuck in a gloomy tomb-world, is dragged along as bodyguard to the necromancer she despises. They travel to a decaying mansion where the heirs of other houses must pass trials, and people start dying.
- First published
- 2019
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 448
- Format
- Book 1 of 3 in The Locked Tomb
Read this if you like a snarky, skeleton-filled gothic mystery with a bold voice and a bit of everything.
Skip this if you prefer plain, linear storytelling, since the opening chapters throw a lot of invented terms at you.
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