Alecto the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #4

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb series—Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, Nona the Ninth, and Alecto the Ninth—is an epic science fantasy that blends necromantic theory and thrilling swordplay with a wicked, sacrilegious sense of humor; a modern mix of Dune, Riddick, and Gormenghast.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, LGBT, Fiction, Queer, Adult, Horror

Hardcover

Expected publication January 1, 2024

About the author

TAMSYN MUIR is the bestselling author of the Locked Tomb Trilogy, which begins with Gideon the Ninth, continues with Harrow the Ninth, and concludes with Alecto the Ninth. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the World Fantasy Award and the Eugie Foster Memorial Award. A Kiwi, she has spent most of her life in Howick, New Zealand, with time living in Waiuku and central Wellington. She currently lives and works in Oxford, in the United Kingdom.

Reviews

[Baba Yaga Reads]

Tamsyn Muir saying about this book that "You have not begun to see the horrors of love" lives in my nightmares rent free :)

[h o l l i s]

do I dare make my bone joke again?

this just got pushed back to 2022 2023 2024. excuse me while I cry into a Harrow-sized bowl of soup.

[Ace]

*whispers in your ear* who is Alecto?

[Emily ★]

If this book ISN'T from the perspective of a tired God eating biscuits and drinking lukewarm pea soup in a ratty bathrobe that was a last minute birthday gift from a lyctor five thousand years ago, then I demand a trial by combat, and by combat, I mean some enthusiastic squabbling and coded hand gestures.

08-08-2020: After reading Harrow, I am absolutely astounded at how accurately I pegged John. He most certainly owns a ratty bathrobe, has been confirmed to only eat ginger biscuits (blatant lack of taste as everyone knows shortbread is best with tea), and everyone on the space station eats (drinks?) an uncomfortable amount of soup. What a guy.

[g]

have already begun planning my funeral in preparation for this book🙏

[Christian]

I would literally divorce my skeleton from my skin to somehow be able to read this book now.

Also the cover....... I would like to see it.

[elaine]

the girl yaoi in this is gonna hit

[urwa]

APOCALYPSE BARBIE GIVE EM HELL!!

Broke: Alecto the Ninth is pushed to 2024 because editing took too long
Woke: Alecto the Ninth is pushed to 2024 because Muir wanted to add Barbenheimer (aka Jod) references and memes to the book

[Emma]

If Harrow the Ninth is anything to go by, this book is going to be an absolute *ride*. We're all sitting in the backseat of a car while Tamsyn Muir drives us off a cliff.

[mj]

gideon the ninth and harrow the ninth both murdered me and i’m ready for my third death asap please

[Elle (ellexamines)]

Society when this is finally published >

[library fairy]

Don’t text don’t call I’m busy thinking about Her… the dead Barbie queen

[Nicholas Perez]

UPDATE 7/30/21. Everybody, quickly! Go to the Amazon page for the Harrow the Ninth paperback. Click look inside and then scroll to where it says Tor Books by Tamsyn Muir

NONA THE NINTH!?!?!?!?!?

UPDATE 6/1/21. It is my birthday...No cover. Tor, y'all are mean.

Dear Tor,

My birthday is June 1st. For my birthday could you reveal the cover for Alecto the Ninth?

Please. Thank you.

[ashes ➷]

EDIT: looks like Alecto has been confirmed a 2024 release by TOR as per this GoodReads Librarians conversation. I’m as disappointed as everyone else but also reassured that hopefully Tamsyn is doing what is right for both the story & her health

i don't think you people understand. when this ARC comes out i'm going to start eating paper

[Adrienne]

please, someone, anyone, tell me how to get an arc, i'm begging you. tell me. tell me. tell me.

[Charlotte]

I’d prefer death over Gideon and Harrow having a Paul situation

[georgia]

i hope alecto says "it's alecto time" and alectos all over those guys

[Mallory Rosten]

I’m getting married this year and that’s my second most anticipated event of 2023

[Zoe]

(pre alecto // slight gideon/harrow/nona spoilers

guys we have a release date anyways here my alecto requests and expectations:

-griddleharryanthe moments. i want to know about ianthe and gideons friendship bracelet. i want to know what happened during harrows nona era

-pyrrha

-paul saying literally anything and i will get upset

-alecto barbie bimbofication to the max please don’t have her narrate in whatever the fuck the last chapter of nona the ninth was like though because i am genuinely so stupid and already can’t understand this series im so fucked is alecto the ninth is narrated like that

-MORE IANTHE BITCH SLAPS!!!! she deserves it. also i want her to be so terrible so i hate her (want her) more!!! tamsyn please

-the wedding scene. who is this. what is it. who is getting married and who is crashing the wedding.

-some upsetting metaphor relating to love i know tamsyn will do it and i know it will destroy me.

-griddlehark kiss. sorry i am a simple woman.

-maybe???? a slight happy ish ending??? i don’t think tamsyn will do it because i can’t conceive the locked tomb with an ending that isn’t batshit crazy. i might still have hope (there is a speck)

don’t even ask me what i’ll do after this series ends. im gonna need a new personality trait. finishing this review when the actual book comes out if it doesn’t kill me.

[… · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read all the time, but no book or series has managed to affect me as much as the Locked Tomb Trilogy. I am so obsessed with Alecto the Ninth and it won't come out until 2023.

[Landice (Manic Femme)]

I'm not even finished with Harrow yet, but MY BODY IS READY FOR ALECTO

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[Izzy]

just remembered i need to wait another whole freaking YEAR for this and i hate :) everything :) about :) that :)))))

[miranda ☆]

when this comes out i'm going to kill myself

[Alexx]

(4/27/21 Finally had the time to update this) The release date has been pushed back to 2022 and I don't know whether to laugh cry because yes, I have time to prepare myself, but on the other hand, I'll have to suffer waiting first.

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I just finished reading my e-arc of Harrow the Ninth and I'm distraught. Now I'm quite positive Alecto the Ninth will END me. In that case, see y'all in the other side or something. 🤧

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[Sana]

I only have one thing to say and that's ALECTO THE GIRL IN THE TOMB Y/Y

[Mari]

Something in me broke when I saw the release date being pushed back to 2022....

What have I done to deserve this?!? I’ve been nice!

[I am pain, now it's 2023, which is so far away and I'm going to be so old]

[L. L.]

*pauses shrieking into the void*

Just finished HIX. Am now deceased. Would raise the dead for an ARC copy of AIX.

*resumes void shrieking*

[Mija Reddy]

My demands:
1.More Gideon being snarky and swearing
2. More melodramatic Harrow being rude and competent
3. Less Nona
4. Full Disclosure of what the heck just happened in book 3
5. Final closure so I can stop torturing myself wondering

Checkout https://mija-bookreviews.blogspot.com/ for my review of Alecto and more

[lei]

taking a break from the five books i'm currently reading at the same time to say I NEED THIS BOOK NOW PLEASE.

[Amy Imogene Reads]

I am (not) ready