The Singing Hills Cycle Series - Book 1
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Release:
07/31/2020
Release:
07/31/2020
Release:
07/31/2020
Release:
07/31/2020
Runtime:
2h 26m
Runtime:
2h 26m
Runtime:
2h 26m
Quantity:
“A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.”
NPR
Winner of the 2020 William L. Crawford Fantasy Award for First Novel
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
A Booklist Top 10 Pick of Best SF/F of the Year
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A New New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
A BookRiot Pick of Must-Reads of the Year
Finalist for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novella
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.
A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.
Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.
At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.
A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.
Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.
At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.
Release:
2020-07-31
2020-07-31
2020-07-31
2020-07-31
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
2h 26m
2h 26m
2h 26m
2h 26m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.35 lb
0.5 lb
0.35 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781705246863
9781665197793
9781665197809
9781705246887
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