Frontispiece, Dramatis Personae, and Epigraph

What this episode covers

This week's episode is a teaser! We haven't cracked the spine of Gideon the Ninth just yet...In this week's episode, SAFE SECTION: Our necro-newbies talk about their reflections on the Cover Art, Cast of Characters, and opening poem of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Then we all play FMKR, because that's who we are as people. SPOILER SECTION: Marie drops a bombshell theory about the Dramatis Personae's implications for the founding of the Nine Houses   Content warning: This episode contains bones, blood, smut and swear words.   If you want to follow along with us, our reading calendar is available on our website, and you can follow us on Instagram @Frontline_Fifth, and on TikTok @frontlinefifth. If you want to rep your love for Frontline Fifth, you can purchase our merch designs on Redbubble. Finally, if you have any fun theories you'd like to share, or ideas for games we should play, feel free to email us at FrontlineFifth (at) gmail.com. We started a patreon!!! If you want to be part of Hannah’s bone-earring collection fund, please consider subscribing. Plus you get tons of cool content including our behind the scenes Episode Outlines, Murderboards, and MONTHLY BONUS CONTENT at every tier! Frontline Fifth is a Locked Tomb podcast conceived by Marie Adomako and starring Marie Adomako, Hannah Grunwald, Brooke Anderson, and John Ryan. Our cover art was designed and created by Marie Adomako, who also edited this episode. Our fabulous music was composed and recorded by Blake Anderson. Sonia Grunwald designs our hot merch. The Locked Tomb series is a completely dope-ass book series by Tamsyn Muir who does not know we exist and is in no way affiliated with this podcast.

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