{"product_id":"ninth-house-first-uk-edition-signed","title":"Ninth House (First UK Edition, First Impression, Signed)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBARDUGO, Leigh.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNinth House.\u003c\/em\u003e London: Gollancz, 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLarge 8vo. Original publisher's cloth. Unclipped dust jacket. 450, [22] pp. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst UK edition, first impression with full number line. Signed by the author to the first page.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing off the back of her very well received and popular Grishaverse series, Ninth House was Bardugo's first foray into adult fiction. The shift in register was unmistakable and deliberate: darker, more morally complex, more unflinching in its treatment of violence and trauma than anything she had written before. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel follows Galaxy 'Alex' Stern, a dropout and the sole survivor of an unsolved multiple homicide, who is offered a full scholarship to Yale on the condition that she monitor the activities of its eight secret societies. When a girl is found murdered on campus, Alex finds herself the only person unwilling to accept the convenient official explanation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe critical reception was immediate and emphatic: Stephen King called it impossible to put down; Lev Grossman declared it one of the best fantasy novels he had read in years; Joe Hill said it rocked his world. It was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy of 2019, and was shortlisted for the Locus Award. A sequel, Hell Bent, followed in 2023. A television adaptation for Amazon Studios is in development. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Gollancz first edition, signed, represents the first UK appearance of one of the landmark fantasy novels of recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine. \u003c\/strong\u003ePresents as new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis book is currently not on display in store. If you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000447\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leigh Bardugo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48782530838771,"sku":"1110002947001","price":160.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_090858b7-f151-4247-9ebe-e51260f4dfe0.png?v=1775010430","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/ninth-house-first-uk-edition-signed","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}