• Nona the Ninth

  • Locked Tomb, Book 3
  • By: Tamsyn Muir
  • Narrated by: Moira Quirk
  • Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,739 ratings)

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By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
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Her city is under siege.

The zombies are coming back.

And all Nona wants is a birthday party.

In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back.

The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever.

And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face...

©2022 Tamryn Muir (P)2022 Recorded Books

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A masterpiece addition to the series

Vibrant, insightful, heartbreaking, dreamlike. Revelatory.

Apparently review words limited so One Flesh One End.

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Here for This

I'm completely here for the madness that are the Locked Tomb books. Moira Quirk is probably the single best audiobook narrator.ive ever encountered with the distinctiveness and recognizability of the characters she portrays across these three novels. Can't wait for book four, and suspect I will be forced to bump these bad boys up to 5-stars once I can see the whole picture, so to speak. Regardless, these will remain head-shaking, jaw-dropping favorites.

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Wonderful rollercoaster full of twists and turns

I'm absolutely in love with Nona and her family!!! Another beautiful and enticing smash hit!
The writing was on point and what I've now been expecting in Madame Muir's writing. She always brings the reader into a new world of magic and mystery as she unveils what is going on in the world of John, Nona, Harrow, and Gideon.
The narration by Moira Quirk is once again one of me favorite aspects of her work! She always manages to keep the listener interested and feeling engaged in the stories she reads into light. Beautiful flow and memorizing voices are once again given life and breath.

Beautiful work ladies! Until the next read, fond farewell.

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Another great addition to the Locked Tomb!

When I first heard of another book in the series I was skeptical, but as soon as I started listening I was swept into the story. I loved this tale from start to finish.

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Moira Quirk makes the book even better

This was a reread and I enjoyed it even more than the print version. I wish that Moira Quirk could just read all the books.

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You will love Nona, and Nona loves you

Best in the series so far <3
Tamsin has a talent for writing things that really connect to me and the people I love most.
Performance is great too and has really affected how I see the characters, Pash especially stands out.
Ask people you know if they’ve read this book and what they think of it. That should be all the convincing you need.
Oh and if you were looking for a book that is extremely gender, this is one such book

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So interesting and so weird. In a good way :)

These books are great and weird. Love how all of the characters from past books come together. Lots of lore explained.

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Fantastic narrator

Somehow the narration makes this already amazing series better. I can’t wait for the next book!

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Still confusing but what a delight

As with the other two books in the series so far, there are plenty of times when I only had a vague idea of what was going on. But I fell in love with Nona, and Muirs storytelling prowess really struck me - much more so than in the first two books. What a way with words. As with the first two, the narrator was wonderful. Big fan of both these women's artistry.

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More please!

I wish Muir would end a book without me hungry for more. I'm starving.

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