{"product_id":"9781250750303","title":"The Singing Hills Cycle: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Book 1) - Nghi Vo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Crawford Award!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Hugo Award!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hugo Award-Winning Series!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 Locus Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Goodreads Choice Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Best Debut Fantasy of All Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.\"—NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today.\"—Taylor Jenkins Reid on\u003ci\u003e Siren Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Must Read Book of 2023 | A 2020 ALA Booklist Top Ten SF\/F Debut | A \u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003eMust-Read Fantasy of 2020 | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Novel of 2020 | A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eDebut of the Month | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e Must-Read Fantasy Novel of Spring 2020 | A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best SFF of the Year So Far Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Book Cover of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best of 2020 Pick for \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eNYPL \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eChicago Public Library\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eThe Austen Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRabbit, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain\u003cbr\u003eInto the Riverlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMammoths at the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brides of High Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entry point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“An elegant gut-punch, a puzzle box that unwinds itself in its own way and in its own time. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I didn't know I needed to read this until I did.”—Seanan McGuire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tale of rebellion and fealty that feels both classic and fresh, \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is elegantly told, strongly felt, and brimming with rich detail. An epic in miniature, beautifully realised.\"—Zen Cho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nghi Vo's gracefully told debut . . . resides in the intimate margins of its (beautifully imagined) world's history, portraying how the marginalized may yet shape those narratives and harness the power of stories.\"—Indrapramit Das\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nghi Vo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50659480043802,"sku":"9781250750303","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/0184\/6042\/files\/BNCImageAPI_62298446-bcc3-4915-aa8e-516b7858fe36.jpg?v=1747927989","url":"https:\/\/www.musicandbooksayr.com\/products\/9781250750303","provider":"Music \u0026 Books Ayr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}