One Flesh, One End

In our penultimate Gideon the Ninth recap episode (yes, we're really almost there!!), we look at the last half of Chapter 36, in which the fight against Cytherea concludes with Gideon's sacrifice. We also covered the so-called Western Conference of the first round of our "most iconic lines from Gideon the Ninth" tournament bracket, and continued our discussion of the apocalypse and resurrection in the series, looking at the significance of a nuclear apocalypse specifically within a New Zealand context.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the series.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!This episode was edited by Adam and transcribed by Katie.References:Brm-911: Cytherea sparing Gideonetherealacademia & gideonisms: Gideon's last wordsTāmaki Herenga Waka / Stories of Auckland exhibitMururoa sculpture by the Pacific Sisterssixth-light: NZ and nuclear disarmamentbabylyctor: Energy Sources, Nuclear Waste, The Atomic Age, and Imperialism in The Locked Tombbabylyctor: necromancy as a metaphor for nuclear energyIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))Support the showSupport the show

The battle with Cytherea errupts as we recap the first half of Chapter 36 in this episode, followed by a dive into a tournament bracket of the most iconic lines in Gideon the Ninth, since we're so close to the end of this book (!!). Then we're taking a step back in time to discuss the timeline of the nuclear apocalypse and resurrection ten thousand years before the events of GTN—the first part of what will be a multi-episode discussion. We're almost there! * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the series.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!This episode was edited by Adam and transcribed by Katie.References:thunderon: Gideon and Harrowappsa: Gideon and Harrowannabelle--cane: Ianthe as a villainVox: "Why Tamsyn Muir turned her fantasy trilogy into a quartet halfway through"thewinterstale: Radiation and resurrection timelinetanis-zed: Number of deathsgothicenjoyer: John resurrecting New Zealandersohjimmy78: John resurrecting New ZealandersIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))Support the showSupport the show

In this episode, Gideon finds “her last two living allies” [citation needed] in the Canaan House sickroom, and Palamedes goes out with a bang. Baily then torments Kabriya with another word definitions quiz. We end with a long-awaited discussion of our favourite indoor kids, Pal and Cam!SPOILER ALERT: We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the series.This episode was edited by Adam and transcribed by Katie.Thank you so much to all our supporters on Patreon. If you would like to help us out, you can find us at patreon.com/onefleshonepod.If you'd like to chat with us about this episode, we're on Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok @onefleshonepod, or you can e-mail us at onefleshonepod@gmail.com.All references for this episode can be found on our website here.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))Support the Show.

Uh oh, sisters! In this episode, we're reconnecting with the world's most normal twins. Chapter 34 finds us in the Seventh House's lyctoral lab with Ianthe, Corona, and Babs' dead body. Ianthe performs her villain monologue, reveals Corona's “bad, sad, secret,” and commits a little light self-defence killing to follow up her main course of first-degree murder. We then take another Nine Houses sorting quiz and get a bit off topic, and wrap up with a discussion of the theory that Corona may have been Ianthe's “true” cavalier. SPOILER ALERT: We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the series.A huge thank you to our editor, Adam, without whom this episode would not be reaching you, and welcome to our new transcriptionist, Katie!Thank you so much to all our supporters on Patreon. If you would like to help us out, you can find us at patreon.com/onefleshonepod.If you'd like to chat with us about this episode, we're on Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok @onefleshonepod, or you can e-mail us at onefleshonepod@gmail.com.All references for this episode can be found on our website here.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Let's hear it for the horrors of love! This episode is the second part of our two-part discussion of the short story "The Unwanted Guest," from the paperback edition of Nona the Ninth. We're taking a deep dive into the implications of this short story for the entire series. * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the seriesA huge thank you to everyone who helped us resurrect the pod with your Patreon support, and to our new audio editor, Adam! And to everyone who's simply stuck around through our hiatus and still wants to listen to us talk about these books. We're looking forward to putting out episodes reguarly again every two weeks.If you want to become a patron, you can find us at patreon.com/onefleshonepod.And if you just want to say hi or have any questions or theories to discuss, we're on Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok @onefleshonepod or you can e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com.References:All references for this episode can be found on our website here.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

It's so over... We're so back! And we're so excited to begin by sinking our teeth into the short story, "The Unwanted Guest," from the paperback edition of Nona the Ninth. This episode is the first of a two-part discussion—in part one,  we recap the events of the short story, featuring our personal faves Ianthe and Palamedes, and in part two (coming soon July 1), we'll get more in-depth about the broader implications of "The Unwanted Guest" for the series as a whole. * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the seriesA huge thank you to everyone who helped us resurrect the pod with your Patreon support, and to our new audio editor, Adam! And to everyone who's simply stuck around through our hiatus and still wants to listen to us talk about these books. We're looking forward to putting out episodes reguarly again every two weeks.If you want to become a patron, you can find us at patreon.com/onefleshonepod.And if you just want to say hi or have any questions or theories to discuss, we're on Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok @onefleshonepod or you can e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com.References: All references for this episode can be found on our website here.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Hello, fellow boneheads. We miss you and we want to resurrect the pod so... we're launching a Patreon! This is not a regular episode, just a quick update on why we're asking for your support, how it's going to work, and what you can expect from us, including an episode all about 'The Unwanted Guest' we hope to bring you soon!If you want to become a patron, you can find us at patreon.com/onefleshonepod.You can also vote here on what Patreon rewards you'd like to see! And if you just want to say hi or have any questions or theories to discuss, we're still on Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok @onefleshonepod or you can  e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

It's been a minute, but we're diving back into GIDEON THE NINTH! In this episode, we pick up our reread with Chapters 32 and 33, in which Gideon, Harrow, Pal, and Cam team up to explore a new room, Second House tragedies occur, and we find the last key inside Abigail's corpse. We rated some hilarious descriptions of The Locked Tomb series from Tumblr users who've never read the books, and then it was time to talk keys and trials: What are the different trials in Canaan House and which lyctors created them? Which characters in Gideon the Ninth have which keys at which point in the book? And at what point does Harrow learn each step of the lyctoral process? We tried to puzzle it out! * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from all three books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who are caught up with the series.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:eerna: “Followers who haven't read The Locked Tomb, what can you tell me about it based on your dash?” (answers referenced by tourist-of-the-stars, luxiiien, laraloopy, haroldosaur, achromic-red-dreams-doze-angrily, deepseawave, abessive-art, and tinx-methinks)marzipanandminutiae: Bonus post (Sapphia Dodecarius)abigail-pent: Lyctorhood stepsTamsyn Muir's Reddit AMAdarkveracity: Locked Tomb TimelineReddit discussion of lyctorhood processboneempress: Key coloursIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

We still have so much more to say about Nona the Ninth! After gushing over two characters we hadn't got to yet—Pyrrha and Pash!—we evaluated how well we did overall in our previous Nona theories episode and discussed the major plot developments and new information gained in this book. We took a fun new Nona quiz, acknowledged a new Kiss Truther scene you may have missed (we certainly did on our first reads!), and yes, if you saw our tweet, this episode also has a Big Goose. * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from Gideon the Ninth , Harrow the Ninth, and Nona the Ninth in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished all three books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Which minor character or notable object from NONA THE NINTH are you? by heliocharisTamsyn Muir on Lyctorhood as Genderfuckery and Greasy Bible Study in Nona the Ninth, Tor.comsilverg00se: Anastasian monumentmayasaura: Chronology of the John chaptersthanergy: Crown and Ianthe audioNona the Ninth audiobook, narrated by Moira QuirkIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

It's another bonus episode all about Nona the Ninth! (Sort of.) This episode is focused on the biggest theories and questions we had going into Nona and was recorded before we read it, so there aren't any spoilers or discussion of events past the excerpts released before publication. Although the book's obviously out now, we decided to resurrect this bonus episode from the dead, if you will, in order to establish what our expectations were going into Nona and give an overview of some of the biggest theories that were out there. Our next bonus episode will follow up on this as we take a look at what we were right and wrong about in Nona—and all the new questions we have.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:We had too many references to fit here, so you can find them all on our website instead.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Happy Birthday Nona the Ninth!!!!! Please make sure you've finished reading the book before listening to this episode, as it is entirely made of spoilers. We're celebrating this special day with our very first reactions, recorded within 24 hours of reading Nona and having spoken to no one else about the book yet. This is the first Nona reaction episode we're releasing and we decided to focus on the characters—our favourite moments with them and all the emotions we were bursting with by the end of this book. We'll be releasing another reaction episode soon that's all about the plot—theories that were right or wrong, questions we still have about the series, and so on. (And thoughts on some characters we couldn't fit into this episode! Sorry, Pyrrha!)Thank you to Tordotcom Publishing for the Nona ARCs which allowed us to get this episode out on Nona the Ninth's birthday! * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN, HTN, and NTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished all three books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

This episode is about one thing only: THE POOL SCENE. Our best friend Nora joined us to celebrate the iconic Chapter 31 and we had so much fun chatting about everything that goes down in the Canaan House pool—from plot revelations to moments of intimacy we will simply never recover from. (We also have a very important personal agenda to push here and we're trying to convert you all!)  Then a discussion we've been eagerly awaiting: Gideon and Harrow and the ROMANCE of it all. Despite the specific focus, this is our longest episode yet so we hope everyone else feels as unhinged about this chapter and scene as we do! * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories! And find Nora on TikTok @noraborrowsbooks!References:mayasaura: The Ninth House and salt waterthelockedtomb: The three dotsgive-every-lesbian-a-sword: They should kissaeondeug: Necro/Cav relationship taboogothicenjoyer: Lesbian storytelling patterns in TLTamonotropauniflora: Gideon & Harrow childhoodkingfrumpkin: Gideon & Harrow only had each othergideonisms: Gideon/Harrowappsa: Gideon/Harrow ironic tensionmayasaura: Gideon/Harrow weaponizing their dynamic ghostmartyr: Gideon/Harrow fitting into their rolescommander-minkowski: Gideon's denialvaguely-concerned: The cavalier doth protestvoyaging-too: Gideon suppressing attraction to Harrowthanergy: Number of times Gideon describes Harrow's mouththunderon: Gideon describing Harrow's expressionsneornithes: Harrow defending Gideonboneempress: Harrow protecting Gideonthunderon: Fight scene sets up the pool sceneappsa: Harrow's girlish vulnerable heartmayasaura: Gideon pitying Harrow4themoonneverbeams: Pool scene as baptismGeorgette Heyer kisses"Norman Spotlights: Tamsyn Muir," In the Margin"How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera," Vox"Ten Minutes with Tamsyn Muir," Coode Street PodcastIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Gideon's reeling from discovering the head of Protelisaus the Seventh in Harrow's closet when we start our recap of Chapter 30. A heavy dose of childhood secrets and guilt come to the surface in a conversation with Palamedes that we got very emotional about, and then the mood lightens with some good old inter-House bickering about Dulcinea's use of the beguiling corpse and the very important decision of what to do with the dead guy's head. Then it's time for another round of The Price Is Right: One Flesh, One End edition, aka how much do these bones cost online? And finally, we try to match up all the Houses to the nine planets of our own solar system and discuss a controversial Bone of Week! * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Recap:coronabeth: Gideon and Pal guilt discussiongothicenjoyer: Gideon and Pal friendshipthunderon: Camilla, Harrow, and the handcuffscatradora-queen: Harrow's first impression of Procorpsesoldier: Teacher's "Maybe later"Etsy items: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Discussion:lookserratic: Language development in the HousesReddit thread about locations of the Houses (quoted posts by fishsupreme, caeciliusinhorto, and icarus-daedelus)lesbrarians: Theories about Houses/planetssuspishish: Jupiter's magnetic fieldmayasaura: The Houses' orbitIda, nurse of Zeus (Wikipedia)Spiliotopoulos, Georgios, "The Redefinition of the Tragic Cycle of hybris-ate-nemesis-tisis in Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides"babylyctor: Eighth House jokeIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Gideon is NOT having a great time as we recap Chapters 28-29, in which she has a truly awful visit with the Eighth House, is too confused to even appreciate Coronabeth's hotness, and finally makes a horrifying discovery in Harrow's closet. Then it's time for a quiz to see which houses we belong to—not to be confused with the new official Tor quiz, because we love to support our local uQuiz makers (and already tweeted our Tor quiz results). We finish with a discussion on our biggest questions and theories about Commander Wake—everything we want to get into before Nona the Ninth comes out SO soon. Please note the content warnings below. Discussion content warnings: rape, incest, necrophilia—for the last segment of the discussion starting from 1:24:38. If you'd like to skip to  Bone of the Week, go to 1:39:20. * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:uQuiz: Which Gideon the Ninth house would you be in?Tamsyn Reddit AMATumblr posts:mayasaura and apelyon: John sowing distrust between the Housesthefankid: Protesilaus in the Iliadkoschei: Theory about Wake, John, and Alecto (discussion content warnings apply here): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6babylyctor: The Atomic Age and imperialism in the Pacificbabylyctor: Alecto/Wake parallelsabigail-pent: Christabel poemthunderon: Wake name analysis"Ancient Sea Rise Tale Told Accurately for 10,000 Years," Scientific American"The Sleeper," Edgar Allan PoeIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

We're going on a guilt spiral with Gideon in Chapters 26-27, before a fight with Harrow blows up everything and leaves us on a thrilling cliffhanger. Baily gets quizzed on words for numbers in different languages, as we study up on the etymology of last names in the Nine Houses, and then it's time for a discussion of the King Undying, the Necrolord Prime, the kindly Prince of Death himself... just some guy named John.  * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories! References: Tumblr:ghostmartyr: Deaths at Canaan Housenarratomancy: Just Some Guypsiionicwolf: John and Cytherea monstrousgourmandizingcats: Canaan House trialsquekerahkerah: John and religiongothicenjoyer: Religion in HTNdowntroddendeity: John's crownexigencelost & aiglamene: John's crowncarys-the-ninth: Religionbabylyctor: John's abilities 1, 2, 3angualupin: Dam in the Riverswordrogue: Undoing the apocalypseabigail-pent: Invading beyond the stomamayasaura:John's manipulationsJohn and HarrowJohn and powerResurrection beaststxttletale:Manipulative charactersJohn and lyctor namescoronabeth:Perfect lyctorhoodJohn's goalstheriverybeyond:Pairing lyctors and cavsResurrection beasts (1)Resurrection beasts (2)ace-and-ranty:Canaan House trialsReaders' lack of knowledgeReddit:thedarkfourth: John and HarrowSicRedditGloriaMundi: Battery theorycommensally: Fixing Dominicus system Simsesej: Crossing the River "Failing to Plan," Verso Books"Ayn Rand killed Sears," SalonIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Welcome to suffering hours. In a Chapter 25 that's straight out of a horror movie, poor Isaac Tettares and Jeannemary Chatur meet their tragic deaths and we will absolutely never be okay about it. There's a lot of wailing. But we tried to lift the mood afterwards with a fun vocab quiz, the second part of our discussion about lyctors Augustine and Mercymorn—including a look at the parallels between Harrow the Ninth and No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre—and another very sexy bone!* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tumblr posts:honorarycassowary: Augustine & Mercymorn as oppositesvaguely-concerned: Augustine calling Mercymorn "Joy"darkveracity: Harrow/Mercymorn and Ianthe/Augustine similaritiesneornithes: Mercymorn and Augustine as "bad timeline" Harrow and Ianthegothicenjoyer: Mercymorn/Cristabel and Harrow/Gideon parallelmayasaura: Mercymorn finding Harrow at Canaan Housecoronabeth: Mercymorn and HarrowTumblr posts by mercyisms:Augustine's repressionAugustine, trauma, and blameAugustine calling Mercymorn "Joy"Augustine and Mercymorn as siblingsMercymorn and suicide pactsTumblr posts by exigencelost:Augustine's philosophical stance on sacrificeAugustine and suicide pactsNo Exit by Jean-Paul SartreThe Good Place (2016)"I Know What You Think of Me" by Tim Kreider, The New York TimesIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

WE'RE BACK!!! And we're making up for our absence by bringing you sexy duels and sexy bones! Canaan House is plunged into chaos in Chapters 23-24, as the houses start fighting for possession of the keys. Camilla gets the chance to show off her duelling skills to a (mostly) unsuspecting audience and we can't possibly scream enough about it. Then it's time for another fun quiz, the first half of a two-part discussion about the horrible saints of Joy and Patience, and a very special bone of the week. (Aside from the introduction, this episode was recorded on June 16, 2022.)* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:uQuiz: Which minor character or notable object from GIDEON THE NINTH are you? Tumblr posts:txttletale: Mercymorn calling Harrow and Ianthe infantsmayasaura: Mercymorn's angercarys-the-ninth: Mercymorn and the banality of tragedycorvidcorgi: Mercymorn founding the Eighth HouseTumblr posts by darkveracity:Locked Tomb timelineMercymorn sowing and reapingTumblr posts by gothicenjoyer:Mercymorn as Hamlet (tags)Christabel poem as Cristabel's namesakeCristabel's eyesAlfredLyctors' eyesTumblr posts by mercyisms:Mercymorn and mentions of CristabelMercymorn and siphoningMercymorn Chapter 36 animatic by sweet morganDulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred OwenAnthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred OwenHamlet by William ShakespeareChristabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

It's getting tense at Canaan House as we recap Chapters 21-22, in which discoveries are made about just how many keys there are for everyone to fight over and some mysterious remains are discovered in the incinerator... Then to lighten the mood, we play a classic game of fuck, marry, kill with the beloved (and not so beloved) characters of the Locked Tomb, before launching into a discussion about the original lyctors and what we actually know about them: the order of their ascensions, the order of their deaths, and the conspiracy theories about who might still be alive. Then we've got a surprisingly morbid Bone of the Week for you!(This episode was recorded on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.)* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tumblr posts:voiceoflights: Babs in the pool scenethelockedtomb: Fuck, marry, killgothicenjoyer: Vibes at Canaan Housedarkveracity: Locked Tomb timelineabigail-pent: Cassiopeiaexigencelost: Ulysses body and soulvaguely-concerned: Hell in the Locked Tomb universegothicenjoyer: Ulysses the FirstReddit posts:capital_I: Cassiopeia death orderSubzero008: Cassiopeia's ceramicsPeople who theorized about Cassiopeia: ac-ld (now koschei) and darkveracity, abigail-pent, exigencelost, capital_I and altacc2020, udibranchIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Our tenth episode is finally here! Gideon and Harrow are taking on the avulsion trial in Chapter 20 and we certainly feel like we've been through it too after all the technical delays we had to get through to put this out. We revisit Goodreads to see if we can tell the difference between some wild one- and five-star reviews of Gideon the Ninth, and then it's time to discuss CYTHEREA—her backstory, everything she did in Canaan House, and what exactly she was hoping to achieve. And of course, we'll leave you with a bone of the week (and a whole new category to consider!).(This episode was recorded on Sunday, May 29, 2022.)* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tumblr posts by ghostmartyr:Gideon and HarrowHarrow recognizing the puppeting of ProHarrow puppeting her parentsTumblr posts by mercyisms:The avulsion trialCytherea's endgameCytherea fetishizing GideonTumblr posts by cristabel-oct (now gothicenjoyer)Cytherea in Canaan HouseEssay about cavalierhood functioning as genderLoveday and CythereaCytherea fetishizing cavaliersCytherea-Ophelia essayMore Tumblr posts:mayasaura and buddhistmamaduck: Harrow's POV of the avulsion trialpowerbottomblake: Harrow and Ianthe POV of Cytherea/Dulcinea mayasaura: Cytherea targeting the Fourth Housetheriverbeyond: Cytherea in Canaan Housegideonpyrrha: The Seventh Labcoffinbutch and darlingofdots: Dulcinea and disabilityirrigone: Cytherea and DulcineaGoodreads reviews:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Honourable mentionIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

There are too many mysteries to keep track of in this episode! In Chapters 18-19, no one can agree on what happened to Magnus and Abigail and suspicions are cast wildly. Then Gideon and Harrow explore the very well-preserved rooms of a certain "G" and "P" and Gideon finds a note that happens to have her name on it... So it's time to discuss everything we know (and the many more things we don't know!) about Gideon the First, Pyrrha Dve, and one of the weirdest love triangles we've ever seen. * SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tumblr post by ghostmartyr about death in the Ninth HouseTumblr post by abigail-pent about what the note saysTumblr post by abigail-pent about who wrote the noteTumblr post by theriverbeyond about who wrote the noteTumblr post by solomonara listing all the names Gideon and Harrow call each otherReddit thread about Gideon the First, the Saint of DutyTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Gideon the First's deathTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Gideon the First and JohnTumblr post by compelledduel about Gideon the First and JohnTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Gideon the First and Pyrrha's compartmentalizationTumblr post by mayasaura about Gideon the First's ascensionTumblr post by babylyctor about Pyrrha DveTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Pyrrha DveTumblr post by cristabel-oct about the Pyrrha anagramTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Pyrrha using Gideon the First's bodyTumblr post by jade-ellsworth about Gideon Nav's conceptionTumblr post by cristabel-oct about Gideon the First and WakeTumblr post by saltwaterconfessions about the incinerator sceneIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

It's time for more of the epic highs and lows of Canaan House. In episode 8, we recap Gideon and Harrow's triumph over the winnowing trial and the tragic discovery of Magnus and Abigail's bodies in Chapters 16-17. After another vocabulary quiz to familiarize ourselves with more of the fun words Tamsyn keeps throwing at us, we pay homage to the deceased Fifth House necromancer and cavalier with a discussion of their relationship and how Gideon the Ninth takes a turn into murder mystery territory after their deaths and shares some notable parallels with And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (cw: discussion of canon suicide in both texts). (This episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.)* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tamsyn Muir Reddit AMATumblr post by robotpals about the difference between Gideon and male protagonistsThe Locked Tomb timeline by tumblr user darkveracity with Magnus and Abigail relationship details Tumblr post by cristabel-oct about Magnus and AbigailTumblr post by vaguely-concerned about Magnus and diplomacyTamsyn Muir interview with Spekulativ ZonaAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

There's a lot happening at Canaan House! In Chapters 14-15, Gideon's introduced to the winnowing trial and gets to fight a truly terrifying bone construct. Then it's time to celebrate the eleventh year of Magnus and Abigail's espousal with a dinner party—and a seating plan—for everyone. We also take a fun quiz to figure out which characters we're most similar to in the Locked Tomb series, then plunge into the Tragedy of the Terrible Teens. RIP in peace Jeannemary Chatur and Isaac Tettares.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tweets by decemberiste about the Aries symbol: 1, 2Tumblr post by pinkit about the trials requiring a necromancer and cavalierTumblr post by gideontheeninth about foreshadowingTumblr post by thunderon about Gideon and Harrow getting readyUquiz by medea: What x coded y girl are you in the Locked Tombverse?Tweets by agenderarcee about HomestuckTumblr post by cristabel-oct about character agesTumblr post by mercymornsimpathizer about Gideon and JeannemaryIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

This week, it's time for Gideon and Harrow to finally join forces in Chapter 13, we dive into deeper, darker corners of the Internet (and probably get put on a watch list somewhere) to find out just where Harrow would be able to get her hands on some bones in the 21st century and how much it would cost her, and we talk about the dynamics between our beloved Third House representatives at Canaan House: the princesses Coronabeth and Ianthe Tridentarius and their cavalier, Naberius Tern. And of course, we wouldn't leave you without a Bone of the Week.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tumblr post by stilleatingoranges about Kishotenketsu plot structure Reddit comments by iridiumbones about Canaan House"Human Skulls Are Being Sold Online, But Is It Legal?" National GeographicBones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,  7, 8Third House discussion:Tumblr post by vaguely-concerned about trio dynamicTumblr post by giraffesonjupiter about Naberius TernCoronabeth fanart by AppsaIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

In our first bonus episode, we're stepping away from our reread for an interview with a very special guest: Carl Engle-Laird, editor of the Locked Tomb series. We discussed a poem from Nona the Ninth that was recently released by Tor.com Publishing, then looked back over Carl's journey editing this series, from his first impression of Gideon the Ninth to the decision to split Alecto the Ninth into two books. Carl also dropped some no-context clues about Nona the Ninth and gave his thoughts on sexy bones for Bone of the Week!A transcript is now available for this episode!* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!You can find Carl on Twitter @EngleLaird.References:Annotated Nona the Ninth poem: TwitterTumblr (with the sonnet discussion)Tumblr post about imperialism and violence in personal relationships in the seriesGideon/Harrow meta referenced by CarlInfomocracy by Malka Ann Older Leech by Hiron EnnesIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Ambience, baby

We're looking at Chapters 9-11 of Gideon the Ninth this week and getting to know some of the other occupants of Canaan House! Gideon meets Magnus and the terrible teens of Fourth House, gets a moment alone with her crush in a greenhouse, and takes the chance to try out her duelling skills against the other cavaliers. Then Baily and Kabriya try to tell the difference between 1-star and 5-star reviews (harder than it sounds) and dive into a big chat about queerness in the Locked Tomb series and how it pertains to the world that Tamsyn's created, the individual characters, and of course, the relationships. We end by discussing this week's erogenous bone.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!io9 “Wimbo” articleGoodreads reviews:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10Tamsyn interviews from our queerness discussion:How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera, VoxThe Butch Lesbian Sci-Fi Aesthetic: A Conversation with Tamsyn Muir, Los Angeles Review of BooksTamsyn Muir Is Ready To Write About Cyberpunk Lesbian Gunslingers, BustleTamsyn Muir: The gay goth space opera of our dreams, BookPageTamsyn Muir Interview: “There is a lot of blood on my dance floor.”, Three Crows MagazineVox Book Club article:The remixed genre tropes of Gideon the Ninth, explainedIntro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

In this week's recap of Chapters 7-8 of Gideon the Ninth, we arrive at the First House and get introduced to some of the other necromancers and cavaliers! And what fun introductions they are. Then Kabriya puts Baily's linguistics knowledge to the test in a game about the naming conventions of the nine houses, before we jump into a discussion of memes and Internet culture references in the Locked Tomb series—the ones that made us laugh and the ones that made us groan.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:“Chew,” Tamsyn's zombie short story: https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/chew/Tamsyn interview about Chew: https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-tamsyn-muir/ Tamsyn interviews from our meme discussion: https://thefantasyinn.com/2019/08/28/an-interview-with-tamsyn-muirhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2019/09/10/tamsyn-muirs-goony-fun-gideon-the-ninth-takes-sci-fi-fantasy-prose-into-new-territory/?sh=53321f103384 https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-butch-lesbian-sci-fi-aesthetic-a-conversation-with-tamsyn-muir/Reddit discussion on memes in the series: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNinthHouse/comments/igk6zt/discussion_do_you_like_the_memes_in_the_books/g2ug0qo/ Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

In our second episode, we look at Chapters 4-6 of Gideon the Ninth, in which Gideon reluctantly agrees to take on the role of Cavalier Primary of the Ninth House and finally gets to leave that damn hole in the ground. Baily quizzes Kabriya on some fun new words we learned from Tamsyn, and then we get into the CATHOLICISM of it all. It sure seems like there are some parallels going on here and who better than an ex-Catholic and a non-Catholic to figure it all out? And then of course, it's time for a new Bone of Week.* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from GTN and HTN in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished both books.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:The book Baily couldn't remember: In Other Lands by Sarah Rees BrennanSkull makeup artist: https://www.instagram.com/the_wigs_and_makeup_manager/ Catholicism article from Tor.com: https://www.tor.com/2020/08/19/gideon-the-ninth-young-pope-and-the-new-pope-are-building-a-queer-catholic-speculative-fiction-canon/ Catholicism post by Tumblr user @ac-ld: https://koschei.tumblr.com/post/637902532086300672/this-is-literally-just-a-compilation-of-catholicCatholicism Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNinthHouse/comments/i8lxqt/noting_christian_symbolismaesthetics_in_the/ The pronunciation guide mentioned in the Catholicism discussion segment is found at the end of the paperback edition of Gideon the Ninth.Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube" by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))

Welcome to ONE FLESH, ONE END, a Locked Tomb reread podcast! We'll be recapping and chatting about all the little clues in Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir as we wait for the very mysterious Nona the Ninth to hit the shelves this fall. In the first episode, we go over Chapters 1-3, let you get to know your hosts a little better by taking Tamsyn's quiz to see which of the nine houses we belong in, and discuss Tamsyn's approach to foreshadowing. And we've got our very first Bone of the Week!* SPOILER ALERT * We reference events from both books in this podcast, as it's intended for readers who've already finished them.If you like the episode, find us on Twitter, Tumblr, or TikTok @onefleshonepod or e-mail onefleshonepod@gmail.com with any questions or theories!References:Tamsyn Muir's House Quiz: https://tazmuir.tumblr.com/post/188233732278/get-ready-forTamsyn Muir Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/i45jq6/im_tamsyn_muir_author_of_harrow_the_ninth_second/Tumblr post by @ac-ld about foreshadowing: https://ac-ld.tumblr.com/post/637345686500868096/i-will-add-that-muir-heavily-foreshadows-coming Intro/Segment Music: "Turismo" by Spaceinvader (Icons8 Music)Outro Music: "Warm Vacuum Tube " by Admiral Bob (2019 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0))