#84 in Science fiction
Harrow the Ninth
- 512
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #10
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Our view
“Harrow the Ninth” keeps the reader in the dark for well over half its length, with a disoriented heroine and long stretches in the second person. For some, the late revelations and the way the book handles grief and trauma make the confusion worthwhile; others find the wait a slog and the cleverness overdone. It is nothing like the first volume in tone. Best for patient readers who enjoy rereading passages and piecing things together.
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About the book
Harrow the Ninth is a 2020 science fantasy novel by the New Zealand writer Tamsyn Muir. It is the second in Muir's The Locked Tomb series, preceded by Gideon the Ninth (2019) and followed by Nona the Ninth (2022) and forthcoming Alecto the Ninth (TBC).
Reading order · Locked Tomb series
Full order & progress →- Gideon the NinthStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - Harrow the NinthThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - Nona the Ninth
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 801 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 30 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 771 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Harrow the Ninth?
It has 512 pages — shorter than 57% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
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