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A review by tornadox
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
3.0
I loved the world-building in this novel - i'm a sucker for stories where magic and tech co-mingle. Space ships + necromancy FTW! It has great queer representation.
And yet. The plot was pretty standard, with a Chosen One With Mysterious Origins starring in a retelling of And Then There Were None. Even though the action ended at a satisfying moment, the epilogue seemed to exist solely to set up the next book.
My biggest problem is with the slang used by the main character, Gideon. it is very 21st century, very now. Maybe it will be explained in the sequel. I just wanted to like this novel more than I did.
And yet. The plot was pretty standard, with a Chosen One With Mysterious Origins starring in a retelling of And Then There Were None. Even though the action ended at a satisfying moment, the epilogue seemed to exist solely to set up the next book.
My biggest problem is with the slang used by the main character, Gideon. it is very 21st century, very now. Maybe it will be explained in the sequel. I just wanted to like this novel more than I did.