Lesbian Necromancers in Space? I fully cosplayed it.

[@firespunalchemy]

i like to call gideon a locked room murder mystery but make it sci-fi with necromancy and harrow an exploration of madness and grief, because man is it even harder to describe harrow. your ianthe is so awesome!! i love how many people cosplay her.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Thank you so much!! Ugh that's really such a good way of putting it, I love ianthe SO so much and cosplaying her was a delight!!

[@Treegona]

I feel like I need you to know that Tamsyn Muir is a former Homestuck, and that just explains so much. It explains much of the prose-dissonance, the mad mashing together of tropes/genres, the way the story just veers off into the middle distance to talk about characters we know barely or not at all, and eventually returns, wholly changed. It also explains the second person POV, to a certain extent, and the way that pronoun use indicates and obscures identity.

[@elekbuday81]

Also, understanding what a Kismesis is really reframes several of the relationships in the series.

[@guessmyname1246]

oh my god.... everything makes sense now

[@Catflers]

I KNEW IT most books arent brave enough to use second person pov but it was really refreshing to see it done well in htn >:0

[@Treegona]

@@Catflers I mean, technically. Is it even second person POV? Or is it really first person?

[@Catflers]

@@Treegona I meeeean, it's pretty convincing second person until we realise that it isn't :0

[@darciemorris7291]

Coming from a bookseller, I adored your description of the reading experience of HtN being like the driver is trying to push you out of the still moving car (I will be using that). I always say that with this series Tamsyn throws you into the deep end of confusion and is like "I dunno, swim or something?" and now that Nona the Ninth is out, I can say with confidence that while I can swim, I still have absolutely no idea where the shore is. And I Love It.

[@p.wynnmarkstall1737]

There is no shore, there is only the Stoma

[@egirlSkeletor]

I just want to say i would absolutely sit through a 4 part 6 hour video about why any given person loves these books so much if i had that many words i would make one of my own

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

I completely agree, I would watch a mega video about why these books Simply Rock from absolutely anyone

[@idigamstudios7463]

"If I had to describe Ianthe in one word it would be... terrible. She just totally sucks in a way that makes me go, 'that one right there that's the character I love.'" This is the best most all encompassing description for her I have ever seen and i love it, esp because she's my favorite >.>

[@lorien1147]

This is the series that is getting me into cosplay, finally. After years of thinking 'yeah cosplay is really cool, I'd kinda like to do that', it's the lesbian necromancers from space giving me the final push, and I've now started my own Harrow cosplay. I don't have enough words for the madness this series instils in me. I am so grateful it exists and for the crazy community it has created.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

YES!! good!!!!! this fuels me, more TLT cosplay!!

[@hi-im-kerri]

I read Harrow the Ninth on holiday for a Pride Festival in a foreign country and BOY WAS I ENTIRELY CONSTANTLY CONFUSED ALWAYS and I loved every second of it and I'd do it again. I didn't know where I was, I didn't know where Harrow was, I was in one country one day and lost deep in space the next. Highly recommend.

[@elym1300]

Ianthe is perfect! She is as perfect as her perfect sister and their perfect relationship.

[@No1fan15]

My first ever cosplay was Riza Hawkeye, and this past year I did Gideon for anime north XD The FMA to Locked Tomb lesbian pipeline

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

oh my god. incredible.

[@Paisleyandglue]

You’re totally right, these books are like NOTHING I’ve ever read! Really appreciate the character and book breakdown for this costume! 💀

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Oh my gosh they really are SO hard to explain!! And thank you, I'm so glad you liked it!

[@trystanthegypsy]

So I DID read this book because of this video, it was on my to-read list but that list is about 250 books long. Now I have to wait TEN WEEKS for the next one to come in at the library!! Torture!! It was tough to get into because the world is SO strange, but I’m obsessed and I love it.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

that makes me SO glad!!

[@annacarl3314]

my sister has been bothering me for months to read Gideon the Ninth, and you have finally convinced me to pick it up! very excited to see what all the hype is about

[@Lyissaful]

I can't believe this is the first time I'm hearing of this book series. I just ordered the box set to add to my library. I can't wait to read them. Totally my vibe.

[@katebrusk]

1. I am loving your videos and annoyed you dont have more views and subs. 2. After your initial description of this book, I messaged my transfemme lesbian spouse about it and she came into the room ALREADY HOLDING IT saying she bought it 3 months ago because it says Lesbian Necromancers in Space on it. They haven't started it yet but say they will soon. 3. After how delightful this video is and being SLAPPED by my young adult suppressed love for Draco in Leather Pants, I'll also be reading this once I finish my current read. 4. I loved this video and your process! You made such cool choices and sourced amazing fabric! I love watching someone make something they're just clearly really in love with.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭 it's definitely a long haul growing a channel, and it really means SO much to hear from people that they enjoy these humble vids haha! Also I genuinely love these books so much, and I hope you and your spouse just adore them! 💜

[@cruelwisdom4131]

These books are a whole vibe and a half. So cool to see them embraced by their target audience: Space Lesbians! ahahah. Your Ianthe was so good, you portrayed the vibe so well in the mannerisms and face expressions!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

thank you!! i truly love her sm ;;

[@wrathofnerds]

"I had forgotten what it was like to love books this much." Perfectly said, these are my exact thoughts about the series!

[@wildpurplechild]

My husband says that it reminds him a lot of the Warhammer lore, at least in the second book.

[@apocalypse.unicorn7506]

So I watched this video a while back and was like “huh, this series sounds interesting, I should try it someday”. Flash forward to now, after I binged all three books in two months, rewatching this video and seeing you say “oh, tell me if this video inspired you to read the books!”. So this is me, commenting that you inspired me to read these books, and now I’m HOOKED on the Locked Tomb! So thanks for that! 😂

[@CJBurgandy]

I love these books. Gideon reminds me of my wife. Also love how Tamsyn Muir made this horrible goblin of a woman, who is also the twin of a radiant beauty and the internet just fell in love with her full on. I see just as much Ianthe fanart as I do on Gideon and Harrow.

[@andtuf]

I was vaguely aware of these books, and then I watched this and decided to read them, and my brain chemistry is fundamentally changed. I’m rewatching this before diving into Nona the Ninth and I’m so hype

[@mainstaytv2929]

God, I would love to figure out outfits for the book Night Circus. Everything is black n white with dashes of red in colors; even more ambiguous in terms of shapes, silhouettes, or genre of clothes. Just feel like my design skills haven't hit there yet. But I really hope you're doing better!! Always cheering you on from Tx💜💜💜💜

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Ohh that's such a fun visual to aim for, monochromatic with red! And thank you so much!!

[@lamdahansen252]

Im reading currently reading Gideon the Ninth because of this video, and it is fantastic! Thank you!

[@0francesca07]

GOD your "bare bones ...... :| " moment was so good. I'm so amped to see how this cosplay changes over time, and I have the book! I just have to start reading it!!! Ahhh!

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

Space Necromancer Gals being Space Necromancer Pals

[@TofuDinoNugs]

Seeing your joy for these books brought me joy too. I'm a Harrow baby (mostly because of the second book). Omg and Nona??? Harrows body being adorable? Gideon's reaction??? Could've died

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

I was LOSING IT during pretty much all of nona!!! I have so many thoughts and theories!!!!

[@idigamstudios7463]

I love the implication that without some thing on Jod's level offing them death is just Lyctor timeout. @@HeyLizardLeigh

[@aivylotus4583]

I'm here because of Ginny's tweet. Might have to look into these books now.

[@heavy_yawns]

Your transitions are underrated and I will shout it from the rooftops

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

I'm a simple former IT professional doing the best video editing I can !

[@mothmallow]

So glad I stumbled upon your channel in my hunger for Locked Tomb content! I am impressed by the quality of your videos. You are so good at explaining things and easy to listen to, the editing is also flawless. I only know how to do simple hand sewing and don't know how to use a sewing machine, so this was far out of the realm of things I could relate to, but you made it easy to follow along and enjoy the ride anyway. You absolutely killed the cosplay of (terrible) Ianthe.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Thank you so so much!! I'm so glad this video is making the rounds again after Nona came out, there isn't a ton of TLT content on youtube and I am honored to fill that niche!💜

[@sadwasdead5065]

about halfway through HtN (for a non native speaker, it's so confusing so i'm taking my time to really try to understand it) and holy shit! Muir surprises me with every page, she is a genius when it comes to prose! I loved GtN, but HtN is on another level!

[@jerryboba_]

I just finished listening/reading (I snatched the audiobook and ebook) the first book with only your passion for the series and your Ianthe on the brain. And good god, it was a fun bout! I have the next two on hold (since I'm just going through my library system). When I say it took me **way too long** to realize the last names were all related to their House, I mean it took 13 hours listening to her say "Sextus" and "Septimus" a lot in that instance to go, "huh.... WAIT" I completely forgot that the photo shoot was with a group and it was a fun surprise to see the others and actually know who they were dressed as! 💀

[@anm1236]

I am the type of person to read books I like ten billion times (usually- I recently realized something that’s on my favorite list I haven’t read since 5th grade) and this is really inspiring me to read the locked tomb books again The mix of genres and writing styles are both really cool to my author brain and I love how this cosplay makes that concept feel physical and tangible

[@miloshimer9617]

Wow didn't even realize that Ginny Di would show up! Small world!! This cosplay is fucking amazing, and I honestly hated Ianthe at first, but now?? Love her

[@elizabethjones4066]

It is so wonderful to see someone gush as much as I do about these books and TM as a writer.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

I am SO profoundly glad this video started going around again after Nona came out, I'm genuinely absolutely delighted that so many TLT fans have found other TLT fans!! These books are just absolutely everything to me.

[@arcadiabailey]

the fact that i took a break from reading harrow the ninth to find locked tomb cosplay videos shows how much I've suddenly fallen in love with these books!

[@tolkiengenius]

I’m rereading Harrow the Ninth at the moment so this video comes with perfect timing to readjust my mental picture of Ianthe to your incredible version! 💀Watching your sewing progress was super fascinating too - I am so amazed by how neatly and carefully you work! When I sew it’s just an explosion of fabric and pins and chaos…

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Oh my gosh that's so kind to say about Ianthe thank you! 😭

[@lillyreginald2290]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I was just looking for Locked tomb content after finishing Nona and up popped your totally friggin amazing video. First off your sewing skills and like detail and design work is incredible??? Secondly, I think you've convinced me how cool Ianthe is, and I already Adored her.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

thank you so much!!! and yeah oh man, this video has been getting a LOT more views since Nona came out, which I'm delighted by (and makes me realize I really should prioritize making those upgrades to this build!!)

[@MxchiefMaykr]

stumbled on this lovely video as I'm literally working on my own Harrow costume! I absolutely adore Ianthe "incredibly problematic fave" Tridentarius and your costume turned out fantastic, I can't wait to see how each iteration of it comes together!

[@gabrielle6729]

Y'all are so beautiful! Everything's perfect

[@lucienmurvel8372]

Well if your thoughts about these books aren't the biggest mood ever 😂 they're so amazing and I was so hyped when I saw that you, Ginny and Noor were going to cosplay from them!! Absolutely loved the breakdown, those metallic fabrics are so cool!! And I love the modularity of all of this, especially with the option to add on later, that's such a smart move. Also wow, you put so much thought into every little detail!! Amazing work, and I'm super excited to see what you'll do with this in the future :)

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Ahh thank you so much!! I am really so genuinely excited to keep adding to this build in the future, I just love cosplaying from these books so much 😭

[@llamabean529]

Tbh that's why I'm getting into historical cosplay. I am starting this series so 😍😍😍😍

[@monsteramoon1]

I haven't read these books but I'm four minutes into the video and you've already talked me into buying them 🤣🤣 thanks so much for showing us your process with this cosplay and I'm excited for more videos!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Ahh YES I hope you enjoy them!! And thank you!

[@divalea]

Reading the first two Locked Tomb books, I couldn’t help but mentally picture the cavaliers (except for Gideon) as the smartly-suited duelists from Utena and extra extra mentally pictured the Utena aesthetic in Nona the Ninth. Non-spoiler: There was even a sword sheathed in a body in Nona!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Honestly the utena vibes are SO present in TLT, it makes total sense for a headcanon!

[@neofalconer5722]

Ive been obsessed with the locked tomb series for 2 years now, ive beeneaming to do a harrow cosplay for q while now. I think watching this is gonna be the push to making it finally. Your Ianthe cosplay is so perfect its awesome.

[@TeacupTSauceror]

"coming out next year and the year after" - still no release date for alecto two years later :sob:

[@fardareismai4495]

Heh, fun fact, I did in fact read the books because of this video. I'm 5 hours into Harrow, and hooboy you were not exaggerating! It's a wild but wonderful ride

[@vanessax6938]

This was so interesting to watch. Thanks for this! 🖤 One flesh, one end 💀

[@FromTheWetSand]

I clicked on this video because I love the books, and I was not disappointed!

[@BattleRabb1t]

This process video is amazing!!! It would be so cool to get a look around your sewing office and see how you organize everything because from the small look we get I'm already getting ideas for my own space 👀

[@_avittoria]

i’m watching this video while nona the ninth is right in front of me :))

[@mxheathcliff]

me coming back to this video having just finished all of TLT series - Y E S. also as soon as i figure out a character who inspires me most cosplay-wise and feels the most gender, i *am* going to make a cosplay about it

[@julielerche4768]

Im trying to cosplay Ianthe to the renfair this year, this was very helpful! The skeleton arm still remains a mystery though 😂

[@ravnholt]

XD my pitch for the book to friends for the first book has been "space necromancer lesbian murder mystery"

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

that is exactlyyy what it is!

[@nksosongco]

This was such a comforting video to watch. There is so much love and detail put into every part. Just like your sewing projects. Can’t wait to see more!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

This means so much to me, thank you!! These edits can get time consuming so it really means a lot that they’re enjoyed 🥰

[@taniashiba]

This is so sweet and reminds me of what I enjoyed when I did cosplay! It makes me want to read these books even more, and I’m excited to see more of what you create here in your own space 💗

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

TANIA thank you this means so much to me !!

[@kaiknlast]

holy shit the level of detail in this is INSANE. i'm mostly lurking here from the booktube side of things (massive Locked Tomb fan) and am blown away by your talent and how well you explain everything! the finished look is simply amazing - and so are the looks of your friends!

[@saradeemon]

Just bought the audiobook! Ill come back to update post reading. great video! 🖤🖤🖤

[@arrianachavez5011]

OMG I STARTED READING THIS SERIES BECAUSE OF THIS VIDEO AND I. AM. OBSESSED!!!!!!!!!!!! Listened to the Locked Tomb Podcast all the way through and am rereading the books again! Thank you for recommending this series, I can’t wait for Alecto!!!!!!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

this makes me so glad!!!!!!!!! I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying them!!

[@Frenzywonder]

Very late to the party, but love this! I've read the books over the summer and seeing the sheer amount of cosplay this series inspires is GREAT!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

it's so true!! i LOVE seeing other TLT cosplayers!

[@gingerarmadillocostumes2981]

I loved getting to see your design process for this!! Going through the books looking for ~*clues*~ was maybe my fave part of making my Ygritte cosplay. Also BIG SAME in regards to modular cosplay, once I started thinking about how to make costumes transform to represent different parts of the character's story, I COULD NOT STOP

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Right!! Omg it’s SO fun to plan for things to be worn different ways, it’s truly SUCH a rabbithole!! I kept running into the problem of every time I’d go back for research, I’d end up just… wanting to reread the book all over again 😭

[@keizen7324]

I Just ordered the 1st book from the library thanks to this video!

[@beckkelly1273]

I’ve only read the first few chapters of Gideon, and this makes me wanna get back to it and finish!

[@charlieblackrose]

These are some of my favourite books 💜

[@Orthus100]

The sidebar recs brought me here and I'm very happy it did. As you started describing it the shirt I started getting deja vu and by the time I saw the shoot I knew I had seen your cosplay on Twitter, so that's cool. I have ask, now that we have Nona, and since you already have Babs' hair, any thoughts on a Prince Ianthe?

[@HanpanIsStillAwake]

This is lots of fun I was also recently reminded about loving reading I hadn't read a physical published book start to finish in years And then almost exactly a month ago I read Red White and Royal Blue in (from the time I bought it, till the time I finished the last line) 29 hours and 16 minutes I will be keeping my eye out in my local bookshops for these, your passion about them makes it exciting Also I love the editing style of this channel it makes these videos feel so dynamic

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

I really appreciate the kind comment about the editing style!! These edits take a lot of time but I genuinely find them really fun to do, and I'm just glad other people find them fun to watch!

[@MakerFishmeal]

I love this video - your creative process is inspiring!

[@KatOfDiamonds]

The start is such a good summary of the books/world! It’s such a tricky one to do without spoiling it so well done! Speaking of convention based- a friend of mine is working to instigate more Locked Tomb cosplay at Dragon* 2022 😊 *well more than Darth Rachel and Moffena who are the only peeps I know of to bring lesbian necromancy to DragonCon 🤣

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Ahh yes more Locked Tomb cosplays in 2022!! I'm really hoping I can wear Ianthe more places next year for sure, and I hope I see more cosplayers from this SERIES!

[@YaboiZephyr]

Yooooo I love that whole series

[@rendonor5070]

I recently started this series and this cosplay is beautifully done! I hope we get an update someday ❤️

[@NamiSparrow]

I’ve been doing the same digging for Coronabeth clues in the text XD and also like The Sheer Power (pun intentional) of this shirt is off the charts and I’m love it

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

cannot WAIT to be living in this reality 🤩

[@TriceCeilborn]

You look amazing! Your Ianthe is incredible, exactly as I imagined her!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

thank you so much!!! I really can't wait to go back and add more to this build, it TRULY made my heart so happy to make!!

[@batlover1977]

Glad I found this video I actually got these books recommended by a friend who is coincidentally a non-binary lesbian & cosplayer too! 😆 They made a costume from this book as well.

[@halfbloodrascal6712]

Do you have a video already about how you started sewing for cosplay? Interested on how it all began... Perhaps I'd learn something more as someone who's only sewn a belt out of faux leather once.

[@greenecrayon]

I read the title and now I need to find out about these books so I can read them! Edit: my library has them and I put a hold on them so I can read them!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

YESSS GOOD!!

[@embroadery]

Wow, so impressed by this... I've been following you on IG a few months but had no idea you were also a Locked Tomb stan, freaking love seeing your Ianthe here. I'm so curious to see you design one of the rainbow cloaks they wear, I'm endlessly trying to visualize them.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Yes!!! I so desperately want to make that iridescent cloak, it's high key a huge part of what first got my brain hooked on cosplaying ianthe :D

[@mirandahickman2813]

I just got the first book for Christmas and read it in like 2 days and now I'm waiting on the 2nd book and OH MY GOSH I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS! It was a series I had as an eventual read, but it was because of this video that I put it on my Christmas list.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

oh my GOSH this makes me SO HAPPY!!! this series is such a journey ahaha, I'm so glad you've been loving them, and I'm so honored this video helped that!!

[@mirandahickman2813]

I finished the second book like a week ago, and I have two things: 1. I need the third book immediately, and 2. I'm moderately mad at Harrow, is that just me?

[@bombestbomb149]

I'm loving the guest appearance by Pablo!

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

He's a star and he knows it!

[@wandering_ila]

I love these books so much!!

[@wandering_ila]

And it’s really difficult to explain the plot😂

[@wintrygarden]

Seeing your design process for this is so inspiring! GAH! My own pants nightmare is ending soon, and excited to follow you into Fancy Shirt Land soon!

[@wintrygarden]

I would absolutely patronize the shit out of a shop that does professional buttonholes. Sheesh. Buttonholes SUCK and I would do ANYTHING to save myself from suffering w/ my machine and/or doing them by hand with buttonhole twist.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

Ahh delighted to hear more about your cool SHIRT!! And omg right, it is truly a lifesaver just... not having to worry about them 😭

[@NocturnAlice66]

I already intended to read these books, but now I really have to XD

[@TaylaChan]

this is such a good video! i really loved it! tha cosplay is awesome! Thank you for your take in the wet rat princess

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

thank you so much!! and yes, i love her so much, she's everything to me !!

[@BMad-we6qf]

That is amazing impressive iron! 😊

[@theoddbody1856]

I love these books, and this makes me so happy

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

they're the best, I read nona SO fast, I love her sm

[@amandajones8841]

Wait wait "my friend Ginny's house" is ACTUAL GINNY?? I knew you were cool.

[@bittervagrant]

Every time Ianthe does anything I’m just like: Yes Overlord 💅 Serve! ✨Give us nothing 💀(derogatory? Somehow?)

[@Charcoalgreetings]

You got it SO RIGHT! Harrow the Ninth grabbed me by the collar and destroyed me.

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

It got its talons in me and it DID NOT LET GO!! it's so GOOD

[@Charcoalgreetings]

@@HeyLizardLeigh it has CONSUMED me (eaten? Hmm...)

[@brinagotsued]

There's a type of person that DOESN'T pin themselves into their mockups? I don't think I've ever met someone like that.

[@hartplastikkaktus]

What did you think of Nona? If you already got to read it that is :D

[@suzannesooudi5840]

You are so fun to watch. One of my favorite books is Ammonite by Nicola Griffith. I recommend it

[@ameliavadnais8923]

I was watching your latest video but I also just finished Gideon for the first time like yesterday when this came up in my recommends so what timing

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

hell yeah, love to see it!!

[@ace.of.space.]

well thank you for getting me into these books now I am thinking about space lesbians all the time while longing for alecto to come out

[@LillyAnn121]

Them books are so dang funny

[@theboythatsayshootyhoo3865]

HAHA IANTHE LIKER (me too im obsessed with her)

[@freshwaterhorror]

Let's be honest, nothing smacks you in the face like God referencing none pizza with left beef

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

oh my god I will never forget that moment

[@divalea]

God’s jokes never landing cracked me up, even as I was horrified.

[@karinablackwell858]

watching this in 2024 with no alecto news and hearing you say the fourth book would be out is so tragic

[@HeyLizardLeigh]

honestly same :')

[@M_Gargantua]

Great work

[@frogger2178]

me googling this and finding out the author is from my country, shoutout to new zealand aye

[@Scereyaha]

I'm going to read them

[@emilyaw3831]

Massive Nona spoilers BUT We do kind of get John's biography aka 5:24, but he might be lying or at least exaggerating things

[@thederpstate3330]

Ianthe is fun because ianthe has a pathological need to commit to the bit

[@ArtichokeHunter]

imo the fact that they're in space is basically irrelevant at least in the first book? like we're in space too, we're on a planet. it was genuinely a little disappointing to me that the spaceness wasn't more of a thing though just because of the tagline (tbh in the first book it was only a little relevant even that they were lesbians? like just gideon having a crush on no-spoilers dulcinea?)