Winner
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
Hugo Award (Best Novel) · 2020 · ShortlistDragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · 2020 · ShortlistNebula Award (Best Novel) · 2019 · ShortlistNebula Award (Best Novel) · 2017 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2020 | Shortlist |
| Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2020 | Shortlist |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A sword-fighting, necromancer-adjacent lesbian is dragooned into serving her necromancer rival in a gothic murder mystery on a haunted planet. Equal parts comedy, horror, and romance. First book in the Locked Tomb series. Nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Tamsyn Muir is a New Zealand author known for the Locked Tomb series, beginning with Gideon the Ninth, which won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and multiple other awards. Harrow the Ninth, the second volume, was a Locus Award finalist for Best Fantasy Novel in 2021. Born in Auckland, Muir began writing the Locked Tomb series as a fanfiction before it was published by Tordotcom. Read more →
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