Después de sacudir el cosmos con su mortal debut, Tamsyn Muir continúa la historia de la penumbral Novena Casa en Harrow the Ninth, una caja de rompecabezas alucinante de misterio, asesinato, magia y caos. Nada es lo que parece en los salones del Emperador, y el destino de la galaxia descansa sobre los hombros de una mujer. La salud de Harrowhark está fallando, su magia se niega a cooperar, su espada la hace vomitar e incluso su mente amenaza con traicionarla. Lo que es peor, alguien está tratando de matarla. Y tiene que preguntarse: si tuvieran éxito, Åestaría mejor el universo? After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark's health is failing, her magic refuses to cooperate, her sword makes her throw up, and even her mind threatens to betray her. What's worse, someone is trying to kill her. And she has to wonder: if they succeeded, would the universe be better off.