Most would consider this post an honor, but to Mortighull it is a prison, in which he must endure endless attempts from the ancient General to reshape his youthful perspectives and ambition.Created during a time of peace, Mortighull bristles to lead Death’s armies into battle, and yet the young captain finds himself under the direct command of General Demithyle. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
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Loved this book. After her latest escape attempt is thwarted, she is recruited to join the House's heir, the necromancer Harrowhark, on a mission to the First House.
The orphaned Gideon Nav is a servant of the Ninth House, the guardians of the Locked Tomb, a position she despises.
And yet Mortighull believes that the majority of souls collected in war are the Created during a time of peace, Mortighull bristles to lead Death’s armies into battle, and yet the young captain finds himself under the direct command of General Demithyle.
It was flat, patched once or twice before it was left to the chokevine and creeping spider grass. Secretly, the reaper believes that this is the way in which Bone can ultimately lead – by serving as the infrastructure of the Underworld, an established order which can guide all others according to the nature of their own faction.
This desire does not stem from a wish to rule or dominate, but from a need to impose order where one sees only chaos.
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Well, it was completely justified hype.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2019 In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019 A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan (1))
I've been seeing reviews in which people don't like the main character, so I've decided to write one in her defence - I loved Gideon and thought she was brilliant, great fun to read and so big hearted (and big armed!)
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His ornate armor is delicately painted to look beautifully aged and weathered, with the green patina of an ancient relic. So for now, the young captain keeps these radical notions to himself, and instead works diligently to prove himself worthy of his appointed role.Mortighull serves Xiall with a sense of loyalty and duty, as is considered both just and proper when regarding the Chancellor’s station.
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TAMSYN MUIR is the bestselling author of the Locked Tomb Trilogy, which begins with Gideon the Ninth, continues with Harrow the Ninth, and concludes with Alecto the Ninth.Her short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the World Fantasy Award and the Eugie Foster Memorial Award.
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Gideon is so witty, so funny, so charming, and such a thorn in Harrowhark’s side.
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This book was described to me as “lesbian necromancers in space.” I knew very little else about it, but that description intrigued me enough to make me pick it up.