by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon Nav has spent her entire life trying to escape the Ninth House — the dreariest, most bone-obsessed necromantic cult in the galaxy. When her necromancer Harrowhark receives an invitation to compete for a Lyctor's immortality, Gideon is dragged along as her cavalier. What follows is locked-room murder mystery meets science-fantasy necromancy, told in a voice that is equal parts literary and profane.