18. Hit It With Your Sword

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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!A transcript of this episode is available here.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 [email protected] 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.A transcript of this episode is available here. 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 [email protected] 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

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 [email protected]: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

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 [email protected]: 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

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 [email protected]/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

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 [email protected] 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))Support the show

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 [email protected] 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))Support the show

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 [email protected] 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))Support the show