The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo

Book Overview

Winner of the 2020 Crawford Award
Winner of the 2021 Hugo Award
A Hugo Award-Winning Series

A 2021 Locus Award Finalist
A 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
A Book Riot Best Debut Fantasy of All Time

"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125075030X
• ISBN13: 9781250750303
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Tordotcom
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Asian fantasy

Genre: Asian-inspired fantasy, LGBTQ+ friendly, mystery, novella Awards: 2021 Hugo for best Novella, 2021 Locus for Best Novella I very much enjoyed this novella. I didn't read any reviews, so I had no idea what to expect. What I got was a mystery, slowly unpeeled as Chih investigates forgotten belongings from the Empress' past, layer by layer an unexpected truth is revealed. A lyrical and compassionate read about power, oppression, secrets, and loyalty. A perfect read for the Year of the Rabbit. Chih, a travelling monk, is collecting stories to save the history of the recently passed Empress. On the journey, they stumble across a dangerous secret. "When Chih straightened, ghosts and road and empress were gone, leaving nothing behind but Chih’s own pounding heart." ... so begins Story of ghosts and the past that haunts an empire. Features both non-binary and queer characters.