Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth

Hardcover, 432 pages

Spanish language

Published April 16, 2021 by Ediciones B.

ISBN:
978-84-17347-97-0
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4 stars (28 reviews)

El Emperador necesita nigromantes. La nigromante de la Novena necesita una espadachina. Gideon tiene una espada, unas revistas guarras y ninguna paciencia para tonterías con los muertos vivientes.

Después de haber sido criada por profesoras antipáticas y osificadas, sirvientes vetustos y una infinidad de esqueletos, Gideon está lista para abandonar una vida de servidumbre y un más allá como cadáver reanimado. Mete su espada y sus revistas guarras en la maleta y se prepara para su audaz escapada. Pero su némesis de la infancia no piensa dejar que se libere así como así.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, reverenda hija de la Novena Casa y extraordinaria bruja de los huesos, ha sido convocada. El Emperador ha invitado a los herederos de cada una de sus leales casas a una prueba mortal que someterá a examen su inteligencia y sus habilidades. Si Harrowhark Nonagesimus tiene éxito, se convertirá en una sirviente inmortal y todopoderosa …

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Review of 'Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth' on 'Goodreads'

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it took a very long time for me to get into this: "Act three" (out of I think six) by their breakdown. There were way too many characters, and the overall premise is difficult and best. But once I did get into it, I really enjoyed it!
The whole plot and situation are extremely difficult and twisted, and the reader needs to build his/her own world and reality to fit the story, but it's worth it! Now I'm considering whether I need to continue with the trilogy despite the fact that I have way too many audiobooks already (three years without sleeping at last measure), or just bite the bullet and get the next book! This one is definitely tempted me. Of course, my son and husband both believe that I really really really don't need more books :-)

Review of 'Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

No tengo palabras para expresar lo mucho que me ha volado la cabeza este libro. Reconozco que me costó entrar, porque al principio no se entiende lo que está pasando o por qué los personajes actúan como lo hacen, pero en cuanto todo cobra sentido es una trama tan redonda y bien planteada, con unos personajes tan buenos y narrado de una forma tan perfecta, con unos giros puestos en el momento perfecto y que simplemente encajan... que solo puedo decir: mis dies.

Review of 'Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Schwertkämpferinnen, Raumschiffe, Nekromantie, dies das, ich habe mich nicht gelangweilt. Auf meine alten Tage bin ich nur ein bisschen misstrauisch geworden gegenüber ironischen oder lustigen oder sonstwie gebrochenen Todeskulten. Letztlich ist es mit Todeskulten wie mit Sägen, glaube ich, und früher oder später wollen sie sägen, Amok laufen oder die SS hervorbringen. Schön: Dass Frauen existieren, ist überhaupt kein Problem (im Sinne von "wo nehmen wir denn jetzt so ein extrakleines Schwert her"), sondern der unthematisierte Normalzustand. Weniger schön: Wie im Dark-Academia-Bereich üblich sind hier alle Figuren weißer als weiß. Aber wenn man ein Buch darüber lesen möchte, wie es in Hogwarts zugehen würde, wenn es statt vier Häusern neun hätte, die alle Slytherin heißen, dann ist man hier gut aufgehoben.

Review of 'Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Meh.
I really wanted to like this book. Original worldbuilding, much potential. Lesbian MC. Female lead. Female sword fighter. Locked-room murder mystery. It could have been awesome. But it wasn't. It was booooooring. Had a hard time finishing.
The MC's tendency to divide women in 'hot' or 'not' was grating. If that is how you portray a lesbian, please stop. Please don't. It's nothing but objectification.
The writing was uneven. The tone was uneven. Maybe it was the narrator. She didn't do a good job, I think. It was too light, to merry. It tried to be colloquial and cool, and yet oldie feely. It just didn't work.

I'm convinced I may have liked it way more as an ebook than as the audioversion, but still doesn't straighten out the horrible writing mistakes. I'm not sure I'm going to read the sequel.

Review of 'Gideon la Novena / Gideon the Ninth' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Hot damn, but does this book live up to its many rave reviews. The main character, Gideon, is one of the best protagonists in anything I’ve read for a long time. She’s a foul-mouthed, dirtbag, horn-ball, sword fighting lesbian goth with a necromancer named Harrow for her best frenemy.

The galactic emperor calls Gideon and Harrow to represent the Ninth House in an important ceremony. This means traveling to a dead planet full of walking skeletons so that they can learn how to ascend to his right hand, along with members of all seven other houses. Problem is, someone keeps killing house members in new and gruesome ways, and Gideon and Harrow have to put aside their differences to stay alive and keep one step ahead of the killer.

Muir builds a fascinating world that feels incredibly unique, all while telling a good old-fashioned murder mystery. I can’t wait for …

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