Gideon the Ninth

Gideon Nav has only ever wanted to escape the miserable, decaying Ninth House and its morbid rituals. But when the Emperor calls all Houses to a deadly trial for immortality, Gideon finds herself conscripted as the sword-arm to her lifelong rival, the necromancer Harrowhark Nonagesimus. Trapped in a crumbling, haunted palace filled with powerful ne… Gideon Nav has only ever wanted to escape the miserable, decaying Ninth House and its morbid rituals. But when the Emperor calls all Houses to a deadly trial for immortality, Gideon finds herself conscripted as the sword-arm to her lifelong rival, the necromancer Harrowhark Nonagesimus. Trapped in a crumbling, haunted palace filled with powerful necromancers and ancient traps, they must navigate a labyrinth of political intrigue and lethal puzzles, all while a monstrous conspiracy threatens to unravel the entire empire. As the competition turns deadly, Gideon must decide whether to betray the one person she despises most, or die protecting the only home she's ever known.