The Locked Tomb
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The Locked Tomb is a series of science fantasy novels by New Zealand author Tamsyn Muir. It is published by Tor Books.
Publishing history
= Novels =
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!# !Title !Pages !US release !Ref. |
| 1
|448 |September 10, 2019 |
| 2
|512 |August 4, 2020 |
| 3
|480 |September 13, 2022 |
| 4
|Alecto the Ninth | |TBC |
= Short fiction =
Muir has published several works of short fiction that fill in the gaps between the novels. The first of these short stories, "The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex" (2020), is set a few years prior to Gideon the Ninth and focuses on Palamedes and Camilla.{{Cite web |last=Michael |date=2020-06-28 |title=QUICK REVIEW: The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex – Tamsyn Muir |url=https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/06/28/quick-review-the-mysterious-study-of-doctor-sex-tamsyn-muir/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Track of Words |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180922/https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/06/28/quick-review-the-mysterious-study-of-doctor-sex-tamsyn-muir/ |url-status=live }} "As Yet Unsent" (2022), an epistolary story from the point of view of Captain Deuteros, takes place between the events of Harrow the Ninth and Nona the Ninth.{{Cite web |last=Michael |date=2022-06-19 |title=QUICK REVIEW: As Yet Unsent – Tamsyn Muir |url=https://www.trackofwords.com/2022/06/19/quick-review-as-yet-unsent-tamsyn-muir/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Track of Words |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180924/https://www.trackofwords.com/2022/06/19/quick-review-as-yet-unsent-tamsyn-muir/ |url-status=live }} Both were published on Tor.com.{{Cite web |last=Muir |first=Tamsyn |date=2020-07-29 |title=The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex |url=https://www.tor.com/2020/07/29/the-mysterious-study-of-dr-sex-tamsyn-muir/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180929/https://www.tor.com/2020/07/29/the-mysterious-study-of-dr-sex-tamsyn-muir/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Muir |first=Tamsyn |date=2022-06-08 |title=As Yet Unsent |url=https://www.tor.com/2022/06/08/as-yet-unsent-tamsyn-muir/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180928/https://www.tor.com/2022/06/08/as-yet-unsent-tamsyn-muir/ |url-status=live }} Both "As Yet Unsent" and the short story "Blood of Eden Memorandum for Record" were also included with paperback and e-book editions of Harrow the Ninth.{{Cite web |title=The Locked Tomb Read: As Yet Unsent & Blood of Eden Memorandum |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/24/2164902/-The-Locked-Tomb-Read-As-Yet-Unsent-amp-Blood-of-Eden-Memorandum |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Daily Kos |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180928/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/24/2164902/-The-Locked-Tomb-Read-As-Yet-Unsent-amp-Blood-of-Eden-Memorandum |url-status=live }} "The Unwanted Guest" was included in the paperback version of Nona the Ninth, and takes place during the events of Nona the Ninth, and is told in the form of a one-act play.{{Cite book |last=Muir |first=Tamsyn |title=Nona the Ninth |date=September 12, 2023 |publisher=Tor.com |isbn=978-1250899132}}
Reception
= Critical response =
The series has been well received by critics,{{Cite web |title=The Locked Tomb Trilogy: A Review |url=https://www.santaclaritalibrary.com/2020/10/06/the-locked-tomb-trilogy-a-review/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Santa Clarita Public Library |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180929/https://www.santaclaritalibrary.com/2020/10/06/the-locked-tomb-trilogy-a-review/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Staff Picks #1: Staff Pick: The Locked Tomb Trilogy - RPGnet |url=https://www.rpg.net/columns/staffpicks/staffpicks1.phtml |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=www.rpg.net |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180932/https://www.rpg.net/columns/staffpicks/staffpicks1.phtml |url-status=live }} with praise for its handling of fantasy, horror, gothic,{{Cite web |date=2019-12-19 |title=Liz Bourke and Carolyn Cushman Review Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/12/liz-bourke-reviews-gideon-the-ninth-by-tamsyn-muir/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180938/https://locusmag.com/2019/12/liz-bourke-reviews-gideon-the-ninth-by-tamsyn-muir/ |url-status=live }} and science fiction genres, prose,{{Cite web |last=Fry |first=Kate Wallace |date=2022-08-30 |title=The Unapologetic Dyke Camp Style of Tamsyn Muir’s Locked Tomb Series |url=https://www.tor.com/2022/08/30/the-unapologetic-dyke-camp-of-tasmyn-muirs-locked-tomb-series/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180922/https://www.tor.com/2022/08/30/the-unapologetic-dyke-camp-of-tasmyn-muirs-locked-tomb-series/ |url-status=live }} and characterization.{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=2020-08-04 |title=In the dazzling Harrow the Ninth, the lesbian necromancers are back in space |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/8/4/21352707/harrow-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-gideon-the-ninth-sequel |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180923/https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/8/4/21352707/harrow-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-gideon-the-ninth-sequel |url-status=live }} The series' handling of lesbian themes has also been praised.
Nona the Ninth received mixed reviews. Constance Grady of Vox praised its plot and additions to the lore of the series,{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=2022-09-13 |title=Nona the Ninth features dogs, lesbians, necromantic battles, increasing levels of Catholicism |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23349112/nona-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-locked-tomb-series-gideon-harrow |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814110036/https://www.vox.com/culture/23349112/nona-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-locked-tomb-series-gideon-harrow |url-status=live }} while Linda Codega of Gizmodo felt that the novel was slow-moving and lacked a "payoff".{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Nona the Ninth Is Too Much and Too Little |url=https://gizmodo.com/nona-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-locked-tomb-series-1849524213 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Gizmodo |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127140858/https://gizmodo.com/nona-the-ninth-review-tamsyn-muir-locked-tomb-series-1849524213 |url-status=live }}
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