A chronological reading of Harrow the Ninth
Note: this guide assumes htn has already been read and is not spoiler free.
This is my best guess as to the order of the events of the book chronologically. Since some things very clearly happen simultaneously (harrow in the river bubble and Gideon in her body for example) I have chosen an order to read those events in. This is fairly arbitrary and I will note that where possible.
The general timeline will be:
River bubble events at Canaan house up to and including the AUs
Present day events (Erebos and Mithraeum) up to Harrow getting stabbed
River bubble after Harrow becomes conscious
6 months after the emperors murder
All page numbers are for the paperback edition.
River bubble Canaan House
chapter 3 pg. 47-54 Harrow's childhood
chapter Parodos pg. 19-23 (14 months before) the summons
chapter 5 pg. 68-72 shuttle to Canaan
chapter 8 pg. 108-115 Canaan intro
chapter 10 pg. 127-135 Ortus reading Noniad
chapter 18 pg. 180-185 Deuteros' body
chapter 21 pg. 197-206 Pal and Cams bodies
chapter 26 pg. 236-238 Silas kills Corona
chapter 28 pg. 248-354 Harrow admits her madness
chapter 35 pg. 323-330 teacher leaves
Given that we have no info on the timing of these I am placing them in the order they are presented in the book. At the very least they should be read before harrow awakens in the river bubble due to this line: "we have no idea of the limitations in those other scenarios" (379)
chapter 40 pg. 367-371 Harrow Nova (reverse roles)
chapter 41 pg. 372-374 Divine Highness arranged marriage
chapter 42 pg. 375-378 cohort coffee shop
I'm not actually totally sure if the lobotomy happens on the Erebos or at Canaan house but it's the earliest thing in the book so it goes first.
chapter Epiparodos pg. 360-364 (9 months and 29 days before) the lobotomy
chapter 1 pg. 27-31 (9 months before) Jod gives her the sword
chapter 2 pg. 32-46 Jod tells her about revenants
chapter 4 pg. 55-67 (ambiguous time) Ianthe gives her the letters
chapter 6 pg. 73-100 mercymorn shows up
chapter 7 pg. 101-107 travel through the river
chapter 9 pg. 116-126 funeral on the Mithraeum
chapter 11 pg. 136 harrow stabs Cytheria with the sword
chapter 19 pg. 186-192 (10 months before) G1deon attempts to kill Harrow for the first time*
chapter 16 pg. 162-175 (in the first few weeks) harrow takes notes on Ianthe and Augustine
chapter 17 pg. 176-179 harrow takes notes on mercy and G1deon
chapter 20 pg. 193-196 harrow asks god about who he buried
chapter 14 pg. 152-159 (ambiguous time) harrow talks to god
chapter 15 pg. 160-161 (ambiguous time) harrow and the body
chapter 12 pg. 139-145 (6 months before) Harrow kills her 13th planet
chapter 13 pg. 146-151 (same night) Harrow talks to Ianthe
chapter 22 pg. 207-210 (night after) harrow sees Cytheria's body walking
chapter 23 pg. 213-219 (4 months before) harrow sees G1deon with Cytheria's corpse
chapter 24 pg. 220-226 (after her 18th bday) G1deon breaks Harrow's wards
chapter 25 pg. 227-235 (6 days later) harrow makes soup :)
chapter 27 pg. 239-247 (some days later) harrow makes Ianthe an arm
chapter 29 pg. 255-271 Augustine plans a party
chapter 30 pg. 272-281 everyone gets drunk
chapter 31 pg. 282-294 the incinerator
chapter 32 pg. 297-300 (2 months before) harrow goes to kill her 14th planet
chapter 33 pg. 301-315 harrow meets cam and pal (8 months since he exploded)
chapter 34 pg. 316-322 harrow meets corona and Marta
chapter 36 EXCERPT pg. 332-334 (1 month and 1 week before) the body leaves
chapter 36 pg. 331-332, 334-341 (1 week before) discuss killing the beasts
chapter 37 pg. 342-350 harrow talks to Jod
chapter 38 pg. 351-356 harrow finds Cytheria's corpse
chapter 39 pg. 357-359 (the night before) the Heralds arrive
chapter Prologue pg. 13-18 Ianthe begs harrow to revert
*according to the chapter header this is ten months before and should go before the lobotomy but in text it's after the first few days on the Mithraeum so I'm placing it here.
Given that Harrow knows shes been stabbed I'm placing this after the stabbing. I'm choosing to place this section before Gideon wakes in her body for vibes but it could be read after instead.
chapter 43 pg. 379-386 harrow wakes in the bubble
chapter 45 pg. 394-403 the plan
chapter 47 pg. 414-427 the summoning
chapter 49 pg. 438-463 Nonius is summoned
chapter 53 pg. 501-504 harrow stays
chapter 44 pg. 387-393 (the night before) Gideon fights some bees
chapter 46 pg. 404-413 Gideon meets mercy
chapter 48 pg. 428-437 Gideon meets Ianthe
chapter 50 pg. 464-475 (30 min before) the confrontation
chapter 51 pg. 476-485 the emperors murder
chapter 52 pg. 486-500 surprise bitch
chapter Epilogue pg. 505-507 (6 months after) mystery girl
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