TY - BOOK AU - Muir, Tamsyn, TI - Gideon the Ninth SN - 9781250313195 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2019///. CY - New York : PB - Tom Doherty Associates, KW - Magic KW - Fiction KW - Lesbians KW - Swordsmen KW - Contests KW - Fantasy fiction KW - gsafd KW - Science fiction N1 - "A Tor.com book."; Series information from Goodreads.com N2 - Muir's Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cutthroat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy; Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, she is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead. -- adapted from jacket ER -