Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a stand-alone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn. "A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling." --NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today." --Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate...