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Body horror (39 reviewers), Gore (37 reviewers), Death (35 reviewers), Blood (32 reviewers), Violence (27 reviewers), Mental illness (17 reviewers), Grief (14 reviewers), Vomit (8 reviewers), Murder (8 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (7 reviewers), Self harm (6 reviewers), Gun violence (5 reviewers), Suicide (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (5 reviewers), Medical content (5 reviewers), Chronic illness (3 reviewers), Confinement (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (3 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Cursing (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Terminal illness (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Cannibalism (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Infertility (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (8 reviewers), Mental illness (7 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Body horror (5 reviewers), Cursing (5 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Vomit (5 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Genocide (4 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (3 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Murder (3 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Gun violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Death of parent (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Chronic illness (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Stalking (1 reviewer)Minor
Child death (9 reviewers), Chronic illness (5 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (4 reviewers), Vomit (4 reviewers), Genocide (3 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Cancer (1 reviewer), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 84%
mysterious 80%
adventurous 67%
challenging 51%
funny 48%
tense 47%
emotional 43%
sad 18%
reflective 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 80%
adventurous 67%
challenging 51%
funny 48%
tense 47%
emotional 43%
sad 18%
reflective 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 67%
slow 25%
fast 7%
slow 25%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
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Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to the sensational Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.
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?
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Alecto 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?
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth
Buy Harrow the Ninth
United States
Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. We earn commission on any purchases made.
Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to the sensational Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.
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?
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Alecto 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?
BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth
BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth
BOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth
What the community thinks
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Body horror (39 reviewers), Gore (37 reviewers), Death (35 reviewers), Blood (32 reviewers), Violence (27 reviewers), Mental illness (17 reviewers), Grief (14 reviewers), Vomit (8 reviewers), Murder (8 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (7 reviewers), Self harm (6 reviewers), Gun violence (5 reviewers), Suicide (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (5 reviewers), Medical content (5 reviewers), Chronic illness (3 reviewers), Confinement (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (3 reviewers), Bullying (2 reviewers), Cursing (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Terminal illness (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Cannibalism (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Infertility (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (8 reviewers), Mental illness (7 reviewers), Grief (7 reviewers), Body horror (5 reviewers), Cursing (5 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Vomit (5 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Genocide (4 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Child abuse (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (3 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Murder (3 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Gun violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Death of parent (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Chronic illness (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Stalking (1 reviewer)Minor
Child death (9 reviewers), Chronic illness (5 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Suicide (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (4 reviewers), Vomit (4 reviewers), Genocide (3 reviewers), Gun violence (3 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Cancer (1 reviewer), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 84%
mysterious 80%
adventurous 67%
challenging 51%
funny 48%
tense 47%
emotional 43%
sad 18%
reflective 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
mysterious 80%
adventurous 67%
challenging 51%
funny 48%
tense 47%
emotional 43%
sad 18%
reflective 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 67%
slow 25%
fast 7%
slow 25%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating