The Perfect Combination of Sci-fi and Fantasy: Gideon the Ninth Review
A review of Tamsyn Muir’s popular science-fantasy Gideon the Ninth
If you’re like me and you’re involved in the online reading community (especially the sci-fi/fantasy community), you’ve probably heard of Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, as it is quite popular. Though something about it bugged me to the point that I refused to pick up the book for a few years, perhaps it’s because a lot of people say it can be a bit hard to get into, or maybe because it combines sci-fi and fantasy (from my experience, things that try to do this often times just feel weird, Star Wars being an exception). Whatever the reason was, I have to say, I’m glad to have finally read it now…
“Maybe it’s that I find the idea comforting…that thousands of years after you’re gone…is when you really live. That your echo is louder than your voice is.”
What is it about?
In Gideon the Ninth, we follow Gideon, who belongs to the Ninth House. Her upbringing with the Ninth House was a rough one, leading her to hate the house she belongs to and the people connected to it. One of those people is her childhood nemesis, Harrowhark Nonagesimus, the Reverend Daughter of the house, a powerful necromancer (so powerful that she controls the…
