by Tamsyn Muir
First published 2020
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, the last of the Ninth House's necromancers, is drafted by the Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Sealed in the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, Harrow must perfect her deadly arts as her health fails and her mind threatens to betray her. Hunted by a murdered planet's ghost, she faces a chilling question: is someone trying to kill her? Harrow's fight for survival will determine the fate of the galaxy.
Genres: science-fiction, fantasy, space-opera, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
Period: The Far Future
560 pages · Paperback · Tor Books
Content warnings: death, violence