Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

by Tamsyn Muir

The necromancer’s voice drifted down after her: “Will you come and listen to what I have to say? Be decisive.” “Eat me, milk man,” said Gideon, and staggered around the corner. She heard Colum’s “Means yes, probably,” but not the murmured reply.