15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!A USA Today Best-Selling Novel!”Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” –V.E. Schwab”Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” –Charles Stross”Brilliantly original, messy and weird straight through.” –NPRThe Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat 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. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, he