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Violence
A lot
Graphic deaths involving necromancy and combat; the murder mystery involves increasingly disturbing discoveries; some scenes are viscerally described
Language
A lot
Strong and frequent profanity; Gideon's voice is extremely profane and extremely funny
Sexual Content
Barely any
Queer relationships; some sexual tension; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The horror of the final act; a betrayal and its consequences hit with genuine emotional devastation
What this book is about
Gideon Nav is a swordhand for Harrowhark, a necromancer competing for divine power in a dying solar system, as the nine houses of the empire converge on a crumbling mansion where everyone is murdering everyone else. Tamsyn Muir's debut is wildly original—part murder mystery, part bone magic, entirely queer—and genuinely funny until it isn't.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic violence and necromantic horror throughout
Strong profanity in a distinctive voice
Devastating emotional gut-punch in the finale
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