Unlike anything I've ever read. Muir's writing is as sharp as a broken tooth; and just as unsettling. -V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth Deft; tense and atmospheric; compellingly immersive and wildly original. -The New York Times on Gideon 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's health is failing; her magic refuses to cooperate; her sword makes her throw up; and even her mind threatens to betray her. What's worse; someone is trying to kill her. And she has to wonder: if they succeeded; would the universe be better off?