![]() ![]() ![]() “In the case of gradual death-senescence, illness… certain other forms-transition is automatic and straightforward. ![]() The massive cell death that follows apopneumatism causes a thanergetic cascade, though the first bloom fades and the thanergy stabilises within thirty to sixty seconds.” “Thalergetic decay causes cellular death,” you said carefully, pressing the nail in harder, “which emits thanergy. This is the same universe of interplanetary necromancy, where magical forces are detailed in such precise terms that the series should really have spun off into an RPG by now. Harrow the Ninth does not depart far from its predecessor in terms of setting. Before long both Harrow and the reader are forced to try and re-assemble the truth from enigmatic fragments: Harrow’s notes to herself that she has no memory of writing, and flashbacks that may not be flashbacks at all. ![]() Some of Harrow’s memories are lost, while others appear to have become corrupted or distorted. After all, this is a universe where vast monsters travel through space, draining the life-force of entire planets: there is no shortage of hazards.ĭuring her travels, it becomes clear that something very strange is happening - strange even in the context of a universe with teenage necromancers and planet-draining beasts. This role involves travelling with an interplanetary God-Emperor between worlds and using her abilities as a necromancer to navigate the various hazards thrown in her way. Young necromancer Harrowhark, the secondary lead in Tamsyn Muir’s earlier novel Gideon the Ninth, now has the rank of Lyctor. ![]()
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