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Gideon the Ninth

(The Locked Tomb #1)

Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author)

4.26 · Rating details · 11,294 ratings · 2,811 reviews

Gideon the Ninth is the most fun you'll ever have with a skeleton.

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.

Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as ...more

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Mar 19, 2018 Melanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, fantasy, sci-fi, lgbtqiap, adult, read-in-2019, book-expo-2019

ARC provided by Tor in exchange for an honest review.

“The more you struggle against the Ninth, Nav, the deeper it takes you; the louder you curse it, the louder they’ll have you scream.”

Hi, my name is Melanie, and this was a really hard review to write for many reasons. First, I think I have hyped this book for all of 2019, and I have been very vocal about it being my favorite book of the year, and the best debut I’ve ever had the privilege of reading. Next, how do you write a review on the ...more

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Mar 23, 2019 Chaima ✨ شيماء rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2019-releases, lgbtqia-rep, fantasy, mystery, fiction, arc, read-in-2019, girls-love-girls

“What greater debt could be accrued than that of being brought up?” There’s an invisible collar rested around Gideon Nav’s throat, its leash leading back to the Ninth House, the claws of its heir fastened tight in her flesh.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, the sole daughter and secret ruler of the Ninth (and Gideon Nav’s executioner by increment), wore her destiny like a noose. She kept the frailty of her house guarded, locked-down, putting up a masterly front, but a chance at competing for the ...more

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Oct 04, 2019 Emily May rated it really liked it

Recommended to Emily May by: Tatiana

Shelves: fantasy, coverly-love, 2019

“Maybe it’s that I find the idea comforting . . . that thousands of years after you’re gone . . . is when you really live. That your echo is louder than your voice.”

Ugh, I wish I hadn't taken so long to sit down and write a review of this. I prefer writing a review when everything is fresh in my mind, but I do actually have things I want to say about this dark, dense, totally unique fantasy.

One thing I think it might be helpful to know when starting this book is: you're going to just have to make peace with not totally "getting" it for a while. If you're anything like me, when you read something you don't really understand, you read it again and again until it makes sense. In my experience this can lead to book slumps, and I just don't think it's that helpful when it comes to Gideon the Ninth. Things get painted in over the course of the whole novel, so just accepting I didn't understand it at first made it much more palatable.

Because this world is dense and complex and, with a little patience, absolutely fascinating. Nobody can accuse Muir of a lack of imagination. This surely has to be one of the most detailed and unique necromancer fantasies ever written (though connoisseurs of that niche might be able to tell me different). In this world, the Emperor has a representative of each of the nine houses (with their accompanying cavalier) compete in a series of weird and dangerous trials in order to determine those most worthy of being a servant of the Resurrection, complete with power and immortality.

The plot is simple; the world-building and writing are anything but. However, more than either of those, what made this book shine so so much for me was Gideon. Well, really, a number of the characters, but mostly Gideon. How to explain her... She's a snarky lovable badass but with none of the standard heroine, fits-a-perfect-mold kind of badassery that I've grown so tired of. She's just really cool and funny. And somehow relatable, even though I can honestly say I've never been a swordswoman in space (no, really).

Honestly, as a character she really stands out as someone unique. Which is saying a lot because I've read a ton of fantasy books and most of them are obviously recycling characters at this point. Here, working through the author's challenging prose and world-building was easier because I cared so much about Gideon. This book really proves how much characters make or break a book. Without Gideon, I am sure this would have gone to my mental "not for me" pile.

Muir's ending hit me in the feels, too. The book surprised me by having a bunch of sad and sweet moments amid the darkness. I'm almost afraid to read Harrow the Ninth, but hell am I going to.

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Oct 02, 2019 Petrik rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-physical-books, arcs-and-review-copies

ARC & Review copy provided by the publisher—Tor.com—in exchange for an honest review.

Gideon the Ninth is a damn fine example of why readers’ reviews are incredibly important.

If you have been active on bookish social media, you should know by now that Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir’s debut and the first installment in The Locked Tomb (or The Ninth House in the past) Trilogy, has been tor.com's most hyped book of the year. The buzz and praise for Gideon the Ninth has been immense to say the ...more

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Sep 24, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it liked it

I cannot actually believe my hands declared their independence from the auto-control of my brain and gave 3.5 stars and rounded it down to three stars! I can shout at my hands and tell them they are ungrateful! They should have clapped this author’s creativity for this controversial, unique, fantastic plot and good characterization but well, my hands made the right decision! You know why! Okay keep reading and stop yawning in front of me!

I already started my happy dance and dropped this book I cannot actually believe my hands declared their independence from the auto-control of my brain and gave 3.5 stars and rounded it down to three stars! I can shout at my hands and tell them they are ungrateful! They should have clapped this author’s creativity for this controversial, unique, fantastic plot and good characterization but well, my hands made the right decision! You know why! Okay keep reading and stop yawning in front of me!

I already started my happy dance and dropped this book several times as I performed Travolta’s classic hip and point move because I started one of the most anticipated books of the year and it deserved to be celebrated with my over exaggerated dance moves (at least I gave an quiet amazing show to the neighbor’s kids who got bored from their Fifa tournaments on play station)

How can you resist to a plot about necromancers and well rounded, intriguing badass heroine characters.

But when I started to flip pages, my thoughts completely changed. I read 150 pages…Nothing happened…

I treated this book as patient as I could (I’m aries, patience is not my best virtue) and I read 50 pages more. Nada… Another 50 pages more…Still nothing… I started to think maybe Jerry Seinfield used a different pen name and wrote this book about nothingness as he’d done with his TV show “Seinfield”

Well 50 pages later…Still nothing happened and I cuddled with the book and took a break because I got also lost with the technical terms of the book. I even tried to order a dictionary about necromancers to understand their terminology. But no publishing companies released this useful source! I also had hard time to understand true natures, attributes, motives, back stories of characters because they were more 15! There are nine houses and I prepared schematic to match the characters with its houses like I’d done with the time tables of character’s aging when I was watching enigmatic German Netflix series named Dark!
I was so bored and suffering from lack of energy. I couldn’t even lift my glass so my husband helped me drink my Chardonnay with a straw (I know, I disgusted with myself, too!)

And after 300 pages later, something magically happened! THE STORY’S PACE SUDDENLY FASTENED! The story turned into a great combination of space opera, thriller, mystery and sci-fi. It was sad, funny some parts are too edgy, gothic and irritating. Actually I appreciated writer’s effort to create this amazing and extraordinary concept. However the creativity and visualization defeated by complex, long, slow-paced writing and unlikable characters. Especially heroine acted so immature and annoying little brat who deserved my tones of slaps.

If it wasn’t for the first 300 torture, I could give this book 5 stars for the author’s success to bring out something different, shiny, capturing, special but in my opinion, book was needed reductions and polishing of characterizations before the release date! I still enjoyed so many parts but I felt like I watched three times the first 28 minutes of Saving Private Ryan! I got really exhausted as if I ran 10K marathon or 10 bottle Chardonnay drinkathon!

Intentions, originality, high efforts of the author but maybe I lately read too long books and my timing was not right to start something needs to much energy, concentration. So unfortunately this one didn’t work for me,too. ...more

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Aug 16, 2019 karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: death-is-not-the-end, thank-you-bea-or-ala, bea-2019-wishlist

oooh, goodreads choice awards semifinalist for BEST SCIENCE FICTION and BEST DEBUT NOVEL 2019! what will happen?

”You want to fight it.”

“Yep.”

“Because it looked…a little like swords.”

”Yop.”

okay. so. usually when i write a review, i am writing it for some nameless, faceless reader who is deciding whether or not to read a book and looking for some information to help them make that decision, so i’ll do the whole plot-point, pull-quote thing—giving an overview of the book so they know what to ...more

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Sep 04, 2019 Chelsea Humphrey rated it it was ok

Shelves: from-publisher, bookstagram-made-me-do-it

Well, I finished. If nothing else, at least I received closure that it wasn't the timing that was off for me surrounding this story. I could go through a long list of why this book didn't work for me, but instead I'll just leave it at that, it didn't work for me. Chaima wrote a fantastic review that expresses my thoughts 100% HERE, so if you'd like an alternative, unpopular opinion that is well written and fairly offered, please check it out.

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Mar 19, 2018 Elise (TheBookishActress) marked it as tbr

the blurb of this quite literally contains the phrase "lesbian necromancers" like thanks Tor you know you’re the only publisher I trust anymore

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Dec 09, 2019 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, fantasy-all, hardback

Holy shit ass snacks! That was different and I loved it!! I’m loving the covers on these books too!

Mel ...more

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Jul 28, 2019 Holly (Holly Hearts Books) rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

I've been sitting on this DNF for a couple months now. For those of you who are avid YouTube watchers of mine, you know I could not get through this book. I wasn't going to rate it but I feel SO strongly about this 1 star rating. This book suffers from the Tor hype as did The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons which I also highly disliked. The writing is a mess. Characters names are "neiowhgiewongow"..
The main character is an absolute ass. She gets the chance to get off the planet and her literal ...more

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Jun 01, 2019 Hamad rated it liked it

Shelves: paperbacks, good-covers, arcs, 2019-reads, from-the-publisher

This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription

ARC provided by the publisher in exchange of an honest review :D

“Two is for discipline, heedless of trial;
Three for the gleam of a jewel or a smile;
Four for fidelity, facing ahead;
Five for tradition and debts to the dead;
Six for the truth over solace in lies;
Seven for beauty that blossoms and dies;
Eight for salvation no matter the cost;
Nine for the Tomb, and for all that was lost.”

I am pretty sure this will ...more

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Feb 10, 2020 carol. rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, female-lead, to-read-sooner

A difficult book to rate. Following a young person desperate to get off her residential planet, it has the distinctive voice of a new adult/young adult book, full of snark and fire. In the right mood, it's amusing. In the wrong mood, it will likely become tiresome. Gideon the Ninth most reminds me of a high-stakes island mystery as written by Suzanne Collins, set in the world of Chronicles of Riddick.

"Gideon woke to an unfamiliar ceiling, a fuzzy taste on her tongue, and the exciting smell of ...more

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Aug 25, 2019 Tatiana rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: fans of brain breaking world building

Recommended to Tatiana by: Melanie

Shelves: sci-fi, fantasy, ppb, 2019, ala19

Pretty much what karen said.

I haven’t worked this hard trying to grock a book since Ninefox Gambit. The world building is dense and elaborate, and I honestly had no idea there was so much to know about necromancy. Is all necromancy stuff in this book a total Tamsyn Muir invention? Or is this a commonly known lore? Am I just not reading the right books? ‘Cause this is fascinating.

If you put the complication of the world building aside, the plot is fairly simple - the Emperor of this necromantic ...more

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Nov 11, 2019 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: most-anticipated-books-of-2019, freakin-have-to-wait-fall-2019, top-upcoming-reads, want-to-buy-rn

Star Rating: —> 5 Stars!

My heart hurts. It ACHES.

SO INCREDIBLE. I literally cried when it was over... and as it was ending.

I mean that ending? And this whole damn novel? Brutal AF!

Perfection. Truly. Im so confused as to some readers’ complaints that this was extremely confusing & didn’t follow a solid plot line (incl subplots) that made sense... hmm.

(You can skip over this part if you aren’t interested!)
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Oct 23, 2018 Rebecca Roanhorse rated it it was amazing

Stunningly good. A brilliant and original mash-up of genres, the story is brimming with memorable characters, acerbic dark humor, a unique magic system, space travel, decaying technology and layers upon layers of mystery. It is the Gothic space adventure I didn't know I needed.

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Jan 29, 2019 megs_bookrack marked it as to-read

Shelves: books-i-own-to-read, fantasy-to-read, 2019-releases

SWOON.

I need this yesterday.
Look at that cover!

Just LOOK at it.
Behold its beauty and then read the synopsis...

I know, right!?!?

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Dec 11, 2019 C.G. Drews rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi, 4-star, adult, read-2019

i still don't even remotely know what to do with this book that has left me splattered across the footpath. I'm currently GLARING at it. But also in awe of it. I'll straight up admit: adult scifi is a genre I very rarely reach for, but I had to for this because anyone who who says lesbian necromancers in space deserves my pledge of allegiance. It took adjusting to get into and I still have infinite questions about the world building. But also -- holy shit -- tHIS BOOK.

[world building]
Going to ...more

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Mar 19, 2018 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] marked it as finish-me-soon

Shelves: lgbtqiap, diverse-reads, owned-tbr, owned-physical, owned-ebooks, review-copies

As RIDICULOUSLY pumped as I was to read this... I'm just... not in the mood for it right now, and it breaks my little queer heart. :( I'll pick it back up and try it again in a few weeks because I truly, 100% believe it's me, not the book.

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Jul 19, 2019 sofia (sam willows) rated it it was amazing

Recommended to sofia (sam willows) by: Melanie

Shelves: favorites, 5-stars, death, e-books, reviewed, lgbtq, own, worth-the-hype, in-english, not-ya

so i filmed a video about why people should read this book: https://youtu.be/2Ue8EgZ3y9g
I LOVE IT OKAY

90th book of the year. fitting, right?

reread: yep. still cried like a baby

review:

so, i loved this book. it wasn’t perfect, by any means, but in the end i loved it all the same. even though this book is a new favorite of mine, i feel obliged to spend some time talking about what i didn’t love for the sake of people who will pick this up when it comes out.

the worlduilding

i’m pretty used to high ...more

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Aug 30, 2019 Hollis rated it really liked it

Recommended to Hollis by: Melanie

Shelves: ebook, fantasy, scifi, romance, dark, all-the-lols, genre-bending, made-me-cry, all-the-feels, coverly-love

So listen. The only reason I'm not giving this five stars is because sometimes, while reading, I would feel a little lost. Confused, even. It's been awhile since I read an adult science-fiction novel, particularly one as complex as this, with such a large cast, and during the over (!) two (!!) weeks (!!!) it took me to read this, between slumps and life chaos and other ARC deadlines, it was just.. a lot.

"I would have thought you would be happy that I needed you. That I showed you my girlish and ...more

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Nov 30, 2019 Charlotte rated it liked it

Shelves: women-and-nb-of-speculative-fiction, rest-of-2019

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Read for my 2018 women of speculative fiction challenge.

"'We do bones, motherfucker,' she said."

Yes, that's right! Another 2019 fantasy - at the end of the year I realized that I hadn't really read anything from this year yet and should probably rectify that. Did I go overboard? Perhaps. In any case, I'll now be talking about Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Spoilers follow!

So What's It About? (from Goodreads)

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Jun 26, 2019 Meaghan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bea-arcs-2019

I’ll be honest, I don’t even know how to summarize this book. I don’t even know how to review this book. All I know is that Gideon the Ninth may just be my favorite book in 2019, maybe ever since Strange the Dreamer. This book took me by complete surprise, especially as I was originally put off by the beginning few chapters.

This book kind of just drops you in this large, extensive world without a guide, and while I was originally quite lost, you very quickly learn to just go along with the I’ll be honest, I don’t even know how to summarize this book. I don’t even know how to review this book. All I know is that Gideon the Ninth may just be my favorite book in 2019, maybe ever since Strange the Dreamer. This book took me by complete surprise, especially as I was originally put off by the beginning few chapters.

This book kind of just drops you in this large, extensive world without a guide, and while I was originally quite lost, you very quickly learn to just go along with the characters and plot and trust the author to give you the pieces as you need them. Even after finishing I don’t have a clear picture of the world and how it’s set up, but I believe the intrigue is quite important to the story and how it will develop later on. There was also a lot of in depth necromancy talk, which was sometimes like reading a science textbook too high above your level, but it was understandable enough to get the story + it wasn’t necessary to fully get it either, as the character you’re following doesn’t get it all either.

The characters were also all quite well-rounded and haunting in how real they felt, you came to understand all of their motivations (even if you don’t agree with them all), and you come to feel for their pain and their mistakes. Almost every single character was explored and given an in depth background, meaning you were always aware of the people at play in scenes and situations. It all also tied well into their actions and emotions, making the story feel overall consistent. Our two main characters, Gideon and Harrowhark, also had such an interesting relationship, and the exploration of that alone made this book fantastic.

The prose, while being something to get used to, was also beautiful in a quite unique way. It was quite dense prose, describing almost everything and using long chains of large paragraphs and stretching sentences, but was constantly broken up by Gideon’s trademark sarcasm. While snarky and sarcastic characters are very quickly getting old, Gideon was her own brand of witty, and there were many serious moments made hilarious by a small snide comment on her end. It was just fantastic.

The plot was also fantastic, as it kept winding and twisting throughout the entire novel, never truly settling in any one place. It was a journey both for the characters and the reader, even as they stayed in one place. It was also just an extremely well-constructed plot, the answers to every question hidden in every part of the storyline. While some reveals were shocking, none were pulled from nothing and everything had more than enough build up and time to truly form. It was also just an extremely thrilling and gripping plot. From page 200 onwards I couldn’t stop reading, and I was on the literal edge of my seat at points, rushing through to see what would happen next.

Gideon the Ninth, while gruesome and full of skeletons and death and the ghosts of the past, was also just a beautiful book. It explored the relationships of the living through these ghosts and through death while also just constructing a lyrical and moving story. I couldn’t get enough of it, I still can’t, and I’m honestly debating reading it already. ...more

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Feb 12, 2020 Tim rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, horror, fantasy, science-fiction, 2010s

“I pray the tomb is shut forever, I pray the rock is never rolled away. I pray that which was buried remains buried, insensate, in perpetual rest, with closed eye and stilled brain. I pray it lives, I pray it sleeps ... I pray for the needs of the Emperor All-Giving, the Undying King, His Virtues and his men. I pray for the Second House, the Third, the Fourth, the Fifth; the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth. I pray for the Ninth House, and I pray for it to be fruitful. I pray for the soldiers and ...more

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Jun 22, 2019 Boston rated it it was amazing

Shelves: f-f, 5-stars-2019, read-2019

I’m writing this review at 2am so bear with me.

This book is everything I have ever wanted. Necromancy? Here for it. Lesbians? Always down. A badass fantasy/sci-fi turned whodunnit? YES.

This book was casually riding the 4 star train up until I hit 75%. At that point I planned on going to sleep (reader I did not go to sleep). I stayed up for an extra 2 hours (I think) to finish this book. The end plot twists had me shouting in my bedroom (sorry dad) and stopping to take deep breaths.

The ...more

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Mar 19, 2018 Mary ~Ravager of Tomes~ marked it as to-read

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Aug 02, 2019 Lea (drumsofautumn) rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Lea (drumsofautumn) by: Melanie

Shelves: most-anticipated-2019

PLEASE STAB ME WITH YOUR RAPIER, GIDEON, IT WOULD HURT LESS THAN THIS ENDING

Buddy read with Madalyn Gifted to me by Melanie ...more

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Oct 28, 2019 Spencer Orey rated it it was amazing

Ha that was a great time.

The book starts pretty dense and there are a ton of characters. But things really get moving about halfway in.

The language is an amazing mix of fantasy and contemporary snark. There's a lot of swearing, and it's also frequently really funny. It has its deeper moments of character growth too. It must have been so hard to get that mix just right.

I listened to this on audiobook and thought the narrator did a great job of bringing each character to life and also adding a lot ...more

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Oct 21, 2019 Phrynne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5000-2019

I am giving this five stars because, although it was far from perfect, it was still such a brilliant read! I am not going to go around recommending it though. This one is only for people who love fantasy, really enjoy weird, and can overlook an awful lot of gore and bad language.

Gideon is a wonderful character. She is the one pictured on the cover and it fits her description perfectly. Her interactions with her partner and necromancer, Harrow, were the highlight of the whole book.

I enjoyed the ...more

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Mar 20, 2018 Emily A. Duncan rated it it was amazing

This is it. This is the perfect book.

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Oct 05, 2019 Amy (libraryofamy) rated it it was amazing

After letting this story marinate in my brain for a few weeks, I'm changing my rating from 3.5 to 5 stars.

Y'all are probably like, um.... bitch... that's a jump.

I know. I'm sorta confused, too.

BUT, despite the book's faults, this story has stayed on my mind, tugging on my 3 brain cells so hard that I've started rereading via audiobook. Something about Gideon the Ninth has captured my interest and has refused to let go, has embedded itself in my memories and likes to constantly remind me that its ...more

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Tamsyn Muir is a horror, fantasy and sci-fi author whose 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.

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