What Are The Best-Selling Gideon Books To Start Reading?

2026-07-16 17:14:08
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Declan
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I'm assuming we're talking about the science fiction series by a certain author. If that's the case, you're in for a ride. Their debut novel, 'Gideon the Ninth', is absolutely where you jump in. It's the first of the Locked Tomb series and really the only logical entry point.

I'll be real, the first hundred pages can feel like being thrown into the deep end. You've got all these necromancers and their knights with these bizarre bone magic terms and a Gothic space castle setting. It's confusing on purpose, I think, to mirror the main character's own fish-out-of-water perspective. Once you accept you're not meant to understand everything immediately, the wild plot and that incredible, snarling dynamic between Gideon and Harrow just pulls you through. Starting anywhere else would ruin the mystery.

Honestly, if you bounce off 'Gideon the Ninth', the rest of the series probably isn't for you anyway. It sets the tone for everything that follows.
2026-07-19 05:48:06
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Piper
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Okay, hot take: 'Gideon the Ninth' is the best-selling and most popular, but it might not actually be the easiest entry point for everyone. Hear me out. The prose is dense and the mystery is intentionally opaque. I know two people who started with 'Harrow the Ninth' because the summary sounded more interesting, and they ended up loving it despite being totally lost for the first half. They said the disorientation was part of the fun, and then going back to 'Gideon' afterward was like getting all the answers.

So while starting with 'Gideon' is the orthodox path, there's a weird case to be made for jumping into the deep end with book two if you're the kind of reader who enjoys being confused. The sales numbers definitely point to 'Gideon' as the gateway, but gateway implies it's smooth, and it's really not. It's a barbed wire fence you have to climb over.
2026-07-20 04:03:42
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Julia
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If you're asking about best-sellers to start with, it's unequivocally 'Gideon the Ninth'. That book blew up for a reason—the voice is just so immediately gripping and unlike anything else. Gideon's sarcasm cuts through all the gothic necromantic weirdness and makes it accessible. Trying to start later in the series would be like opening a novel at chapter ten; you'd have no foundation for the fractured narrative styles and emotional payoffs that come after. So yeah, grab 'Gideon'.
2026-07-22 12:19:23
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What are the most popular Gideon books to start with?

2 答案2026-07-16 10:40:07
Okay, so, Gideon books? I'm gonna assume you mean the ones by Tamsyn Muir, 'cause that's the locked tomb series everyone's yelling about. Honestly, I think there's only one real starting point: 'Gideon the Ninth'. Starting anywhere else is just... wrong. It's the first book! It introduces you to Gideon Nav, the world, the whole messed-up necromancy system. I bounced off the first chapter hard when I tried it, thought the slang was too much, but I pushed through and suddenly I was obsessed. The voice is so distinct—sarcastic, violent, surprisingly tender under all the bone jokes. You need that foundation to even remotely understand what's happening in 'Harrow the Ninth', which is a complete mind-bend. That said, the sheer density of 'Gideon the Ninth' can be a barrier. It throws a lot of terms and names at you fast. My advice? Don't sweat understanding every reference immediately. Just ride along with Gideon's rage and her reluctant alliance with Harrow. The plot is basically a gothic mansion murder mystery with swords and skeletons, which is way more fun than it sounds. By the time you hit the ending, you'll be totally hooked and probably immediately dive into the second book, even though it feels like starting over from scratch with a new, broken perspective. Starting later in the series sounds impossible to me; you'd miss all the emotional groundwork that makes the later twists land.

Which genre do Gideon books mainly belong to?

2 答案2026-07-16 03:19:43
I've seen Gideon pop up in a few different places, and honestly, I think labeling the series with one genre feels a bit off. It's marketed as fantasy, sure, and the setting is this wild, gothic space where necromancers rule and the sun is a lightbulb. That part's definitely fantasy. But the tone and the main character's voice throw it into a whole other category for me. Gideon herself is a sword-swinging disaster with a trash-talking, punk-rock attitude, and the book is soaked in her sarcastic, meme-adjacent internal monologue. The plot structure—locked-room mystery, ancient secrets, gory fights—has a strong horror-thriller backbone too, especially in the first book. So, while the skeleton is fantasy, the flesh and blood feel more like a genre-bending horror-comedy with a dash of science fantasy weirdness. The whole thing is a glorious, unclassifiable mess that somehow works. If I had to pin it down for a bookstore shelf, 'Gothic Space Fantasy' or 'Science Fantasy Horror' might get you closest, but even that misses the queer romantic subplot that becomes central later. It's really its own thing. The author seems to delight in smashing expectations, so trying to fit it into a neat box kind of goes against the spirit of the books. You read it for the specific blend of tones—the bleak, cosmic dread mixed with juvenile humor and sudden, genuine emotional punches.

Who is the author behind the popular Gideon books series?

3 答案2026-07-16 01:40:49
Somehow it's amazing how few people realize Gideon the Ninth and its follow-ups were written by Tamsyn Muir. I remember going through the first book's wild fusion of necromancy and sci-fi and being convinced the writer had to have one foot in video game fandoms and the other in like, 19th-century gothic lit. The voice is so sharp and meme-aware but also weirdly poetic. Muir's background in short fiction and fan communities really shows—she's built this intensely devoted following almost by accident because the books are just that specific and that good. I'm still not over the way she makes bone magic feel both gross and elegant. That tonal tightrope walk is pure Muir.

Who is the author behind the Gideon books series?

2 答案2026-07-16 20:23:43
Had to dig a bit on this one because the name doesn't always jump out front and center on the covers, but the author is Lyndall Clipstone. She's the creator of the whole world with 'The Lakesedge' books and 'Moorbridge', with the Gideon series being part of that. Clipstone's writing has this very specific, lush, gothic-romance vibe that's hard to miss once you get into it—lots of atmospheric settings, morally complex characters, and a kind of slow-burn emotional tension. I see her grouped sometimes with authors like Hannah Whitten or Margaret Rogerson, but she's got her own thing going with how she blends folkloric elements and a sort of wounded, pastoral darkness. It's interesting because the Gideon books, specifically 'The Unravelling' and its follow-ups, feel a bit more focused on a single character's journey through this haunted, magical landscape compared to the ensemble feel of 'Lakesedge'. Clipstone seems to build these worlds where the environment is almost a character itself, dripping with decay and beauty. If you come across her work, it's usually shelved in YA or New Adult fantasy, but the prose often feels more deliberate and weighty than a lot of category fiction. Not everyone's cup of tea if you want fast-paced action, but for mood and atmosphere, she's got a real knack.

Are there audiobook versions of Gideon books available?

3 答案2026-07-16 22:58:54
I know Gideon's audiobooks were produced by a few different companies, and the rights shifted a few years back. I listened to the main series through a major subscription service, but some of the related short fiction or older compilations can be tricky. Your best bet is to search for the specific title you want, plus 'audio' and the narrator's name – that usually pulls up the right version across different storefronts. A couple of his earlier works never got a professional recording, but there are some fantastic fan-narrated projects floating around on community forums. The audio quality varies wildly, though, and they can be hard to track down unless you're already deep in those spaces. I tend to use a library app for the mainstream ones; they carry most of the major releases.
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