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Nona the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir (2022)

SubgenreScience Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages406 (Chunky (400-600))
SeriesThe Locked Tomb #3
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

Tamsyn Muir's New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb Series continues with Nona ...the Ninth? A Finalist for the Hugo and Locus Awards! An Indie Next Pick! The Locked Tomb is a 2023 Hugo Finalist for Best Series! “You will love Nona, and Nona loves you.” —Alix E. Harrow “Unlike anything I've ever read.” —V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times on Gideon the Ninth Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever. And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Tags

Dark FantasyGothicNecromancySpace OperaLiterary Science Fiction

Nona the Ninth: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Third book in a complex, darkly comedic sci-fi series featuring necromancy, violence, body horror, and mature themes. Contains graphic battle sequences, apocalyptic destruction, and disturbing imagery involving zombies and possession.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, body horror, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who loved the first two Locked Tomb books will be captivated by Nona's strange, poignant journey to understand who she really is.