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, Fiction, Queer, LGBT, Horror, Lesbian

Hardcover

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 2025 ???? (who knows, but we are cheering you on, Tamsyn! and are still rabid for it, clearly). 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.

[elaine]

the girl yaoi in this is gonna hit

[urwa]

APOCALYPSE BARBIE GIVE EM HELL!!

If your book doesn't get you excommunicated from the Catholic Church what even are you doing??

Broke: Alecto the Ninth is pushed to 2024 2025(?) because editing took too long
Woke: Alecto the Ninth is pushed to 2024 2025(?) because Muir wanted to add Barbenheimer (aka Jod) references and memes to the 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.

[mar]

have already begun planning my funeral in preparation for this 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.

[molly]

this book is to lesbians what gta6 is to straight men

[Charlotte]

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

[Elle (ellexamines on TT & Substack)]

Society when this is finally published >

[georgia]

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

[mj]

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

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would sell my left tit to get this book early.

UPDATE (2025): would sell both my tits to get this book at all.

[library fairy]

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

[Mallory Rosten]

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

Edit 12/24:

Oh you sweet summer child :(

[Lottie from book club]

if I told you how many times a week I check to see if this book has an official release date yet you wouldn't believe me

[nikki | ཐི༏ཋྀ​​݁ ₊ ݁ .]

the way they removed the release date completely 🥲

_____________________

"Harrowhark is in Hell."

show it to me please, send it to me rachel 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[etherealacademia · Rating 5 out of 5]

what do u mean this book won't be out for another several years...

[rada ☆]

when this comes out i'm going to kill myself

[ashes ➷]

EDIT 2/4/24: it's not even written yet ahahahahaha

EDIT: Did we all panic for nothing? Who knows. As per this conversation (also linked below) it looks like a GR Librarian (community member, NOT someone at TOR or an insider, etc.) changed 2024 to 2025 to deal with the fact that GR defaults all release dates to be "Jan 1" of the year listed-- so even though it's now been moved back to just "2024," it has to display as something on the book page, and therefore displays the (wrong) default date of Jan 1. Confusing but means that we stand a chance of getting a fall '24 release still.

EDIT: looks like Alecto has been confirmed a 2025 release. I've asked whether the GR date change comes from the publisher this conversation Hope tazmuir is doing okay.

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

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

[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.

[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.

[Shu Wei Chin]

WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK DO YOU MEAN 2029.

[Landice (Manic Femme)]

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

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[Adrienne]

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

[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

[Lesi I. · Rating 5 out of 5]

If Muir somehow won't fix Gideon in Alecto (we all know she's not entirely herself (fucking friendship bracelets)) and won't give us Griddlehark then I'm gonna be really mad. Also John can easily die, I wouldn't mind at all. All hail to Gideon 😊

[Juliana]

SHOW IT TO ME RACHEL