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Alecto the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

Book 4 in The Locked Tomb

The conclusion to one of the most audacious genre-blending series in modern SFF - necromancy, theology, cosmic horror, and the most devastating sapphic slow burn converge in a finale ten thousand years in the making.

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  • Content warnings: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of loved one, Gore, Graphic violence, Murder, Torture, Trauma, Violence, War, Grief, Childhood trauma, Suicide, Self-harm, Parental death, Abandonment, Religious trauma, Captivity, Genocide, Mental illness, PTSD, Gaslighting, Imprisonment, Execution, Slavery, Cult themes, Cannibalism
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium

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What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Enemies to lovers
  • F/F
  • Delayed romance
  • Low
  • Thought-provoking
  • Dark/tortured soul
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  • Mutual pining
  • Cathartic release
  • Scholar/intellectual
  • Forbidden love
  • Intellectual satisfaction
  • Feral devotion
  • Book hangover
  • Only one who understands them
  • Core memory unlocked
  • Found family

Fantasy promise

  • Dark fantasy
  • Space station / spaceship / colony
  • Space/sci-fi
  • Necromancers
  • Immortal/mortal romance
  • Underground / underworld
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  • Grimdark / dark fantasy
  • Ghosts
  • Magic bond
  • Temple / church / monastery
  • Mythological
  • Spirits
  • Soulmate/destined bond
  • Gods/deities
  • Reincarnation romance
  • Sacrifice/martyrdom

Reading experience

  • Multi-POV
  • Medium
  • Dark
  • Witty
  • Heavy
  • High
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  • Warrior/fighter
  • Queer
  • Epic
  • Sarcastic
  • Necromancer / death magic user
  • Sapphic
  • Atmospheric
  • Lyrical
  • Sacrifice / chosen to die
  • Bisexual MC
  • Intense
  • The chosen one
  • BIPOC MC
  • Mysterious
  • Sharp
  • Neurodivergent MC
  • Bittersweet
  • Mental health rep
  • Emotional
  • Dramatic
  • Gothic
  • Mythic
  • Contemplative
  • Necromantic space opera
  • Lesbian sword nuns
  • Cosmic horror theology
  • Grief as magic system

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Only one who understands them · Found family · Soulmate/destined bond

Different because

Spice is higher (4/5 vs 1/5). Fast pacing rather than Medium.

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Language
English
Format
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