Hot Tomb Summer

Discussion Date Readings Due Plot Points Discussion Leader
May 16 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 1 - 6 introduction to Gideon and Harrow, the scene is set u/pacificselkie
May 23 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 7 - 11 arrive at Canaan House, initial interactions with other houses u/Fungo
May 30 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 12 - 16 Harrow and Gideon come to a truce, the first trial, dinner party u/WetPepper
June 6 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 17 - 20 Murder of Abigail and Magnus, G + P's room, second trial u/GenderDojoEnjoyer
June 13 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 21 - 25 body of Protesilaus found, duel between Second and Sixth, challenge from the Third, murder of the Fourth House u/butchfeminist
June 20 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 26 - 31 Gideon and Dulcinea have a chat, the Sixth and Ninth work together, Gideon has tea with the Eighth, Gideon finds Protesilaus' head, The Pool Scene u/TuEresMiOtroYo
June 27 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 32 - 35 discovery of soul melanges, Deuteros murders Teacher and calls for The Emperor, Ianthe becomes a Lyctor, discovery of Cytherea u/Solitae8
July 4 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 36 - Epilogue The End u/balletrat
July 11 Harrow the Ninth: Prologue - Chapter 5 Resurrection Beast origins, Ianthe delivers a letter, Harrow and Ortus travel to Canaan House u/pacificselkie
July 18 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 6 - 11 Introduction to the Saint of Joy, the River, Teacher explains the Lyctor trials, Cytherea's funeral, Introduction to the Saint of Patience, Harrow stabs Cytherea u/WetPepper (tentative)
July 25 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 12 - 20 Harrow kills a planet, Ianthe struggles with her arm, John duscusses Harrow's conception, Notes on other lyctors, Introduction to Saint of Duty, murder of Deuteros, Saint of Duty attempts to kill Harrow u/Solitae8
August 1 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 21 - 29 Bodies of Camilla and Palamedes found, Cytherea walks, Ortus and Cytherea get it on, soup is served, Coronabeth and Silas die, Harrow creates an arm, Harrow shares her secret with Fifth House, a plan to kill the Saint of Duty u/lik_bred
August 8 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 30 - 35 "Dios apate, minor", Harrow saves the Saint of Duty, Harrow meets Camilla and Palamedes, things get shitty at Canaan House  
August 15 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 36 - Epiparodos Arrival of the Resurrection Beast, a discussion about A.L., a body under the bed, arrival of the Heralds, Ianthe helps Harrow with a procedure u/butchfeminist
August 22 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 40 - 46 Alternate Universes, Harrow remembers, the Heralds attack, Harrow and Abigail come up with a plan, Mercymorn has a realization  
August 29 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 47 - 49 exorcism of the Sleeper, Ianthe and Gideon reunite, Ortus summons Nonius  
September 5 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 50 - Epilogue God makes a dad joke, God is confronted by the lyctors, the lyctors are confronted by God, bodies get swapped  
September 12 Harrow the Ninth: Glossary, Memorandum for Record, Pronounciation Guide, As Yet Unsent information regarding the world at large, knowledge of B.O.E., insight into what Camilla, Judith and Coronabeth have been up to
Discussion Date Readings Due Discussion Leader
May 16 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 1 - 6 u/pacificselkie
May 23 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 7 - 11 u/Fungo
May 30 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 12 - 16 u/WetPepper
June 6 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 17 - 20 u/GenderDojoEnjoyer
June 13 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 21 - 25 u/butchfeminist
June 20 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 26 - 31 u/TuEresMiOtroYo
June 27 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 32 - 35 u/Solitae8
July 4 Gideon the Ninth: Chapters 36 - Epilogue u/balletrat
July 11 Harrow the Ninth: Prologue - Chapter 5 u/pacificselkie
July 18 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 6 - 11 u/WetPepper (tentative)
July 25 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 12 - 20 u/Solitae8
August 1 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 21 - 29 u/lik_bred
August 8 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 30 - 35  
August 15 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 36 - Epiparodos u/butchfeminist
August 22 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 40 - 46  
August 29 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 47 - 49  
September 5 Harrow the Ninth: Chapters 50 - Epilogue  
September 12 Harrow the Ninth: Glossary, Memorandum for Record, Pronounciation Guide, As Yet Unsent  

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Hot Tomb Summer: Harrow the Ninth Chapters 50-Epilogue

Posted by u/AnAmpleSupplyofNight on September 5th 2022

Welcome, friends, to the penultimate edition of the Hot Tomb Summer! We are a mere eight days from meeting the enigmatic Nona, and will spend this post discussing Chapter 50 through the Epilogue of Harrow the Ninth. These chapters are deliciously dense, with a lot to digest and even more to speculate about as God and the lyctors take turns confronting each other in increasingly escalatory ways, bodies get swapped, and we meet an unknown woman in an unknown city with a very familiar friend. So let's have some fun!

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Locked Tomb Summer: Harrow the Ninth 12-20

Posted by u/Solitae8 on July 25th 2022

Greetings, miracles and monsters! Today we’re covering most of Act 2, in which time gets a little messy, Harrow nearly dies multiple times, and we learn all about Resurrection Beasts.

For clarity’s sake, when I’m referring to Ortus the First (the Lyctor, Saint of Duty), I’m going to use Saint of Duty or Duty, and for Ortus Nigenad (Harrow’s cavalier), I will use Ortus.

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Locked Tomb Summer: Harrow the Ninth Prologue - 5

Reddit post by u/Solitae8 on July 14th 2022

Greetings, embodied and disembodied friends! Time to start on Harrow the Ninth, which I am so excited about! Rereading the first few chapters reminded me how much I adore this book. Sorry if it’s a little disorganized. Part of that is me taking this week at the last-minute, but a good portion of it is just these chapters being chaotic.

First time readers, welcome! This is a very different book from Gideon, and I found it a challenging read my first time through, but now it’s one of my favorite books of all time. If you have no idea what is going on, that is completely expected. Feel free to ask questions, but know in advance that a lot of the answers are likely to be “Keep reading”. It’s just the nature of the book.

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Beyond the text

Stories, theory posts, interviews etc...

Physical character descriptions from Tamsyn

Pronunciation guide

The Locked Tomb Wiki

Full Locked Tomb Timeline by Dark Veracity (full of spoilers)

Short Stories

Interviews with Tamsyn

Fandom 

  • r/TheNinthHouse on reddit
  • The Locked Tomb Podcast 
    • "A Locked Tomb reread podcast where we simultaneously unpack wtf is going on in Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth. We unapologetically obsess over Gideon, Harrow, and every other beloved and dreadful character."
  • One Flesh, One End Podcast
    • "Thanks for joining us on this journey through 10,000 years of history! We can’t wait to discuss all the theories we’ve been obsessing over while we’re waiting for Nona the Ninth, and to spend more time with the characters putting the 🌹romance🌹 in necromancy."