Featured in BookBub Book Riot Gizmodo An NPR Best Book of the Year Hugo Award finalist "Nghi Vo is so good."--NPR "A highly recommended entry in Vo''s series, one where the familiar erupts in surprise, a shower of blood, and all the horrors of Cassandra Khaw''s Nothing But Blackened Teeth , leaving Chih with yet another fascinating tale to tell."-- Library Journal (starred review) "The fifth book in the series might be the best entry since the first ( The Empress of Salt and Fortune , 2020)--proof that Vo will continue to surprise and delight readers. It''s the perfect time for fans of Asian-inspired fantasy and poetic sf/fantasy of all kinds to get into Vo''s popular novella series."-- Booklist (starred review) "Vo creates a haunted house where nothing is as it appears, unraveling magical threads at a spellbinding pace. This eerie and intricate entry keeps the series going strong."-- Publishers Weekly " The Brides of High Hill is Vo''s Singing Hills Cycle series at its best: atmospheric, character driven, and compelling. Lovers of dark folktales such as "Bluebeard" and the fox legends of East Asia will devour Vo''s signature blend of historical fiction and fantasy.
"-- Shelf Awareness Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "A delicious bonbon of a novella about stories and their unreliable narrators, who wink at their listeners (or readers), fully expecting us to catch on."-- The Wall Street Journal "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."--NPR "Spellbinding. Vo expertly weaves myths and histories of this fantastical land throughout, while also offering readers a deeper understanding of Chih themself, a character who may have been left as a framing device in lesser hands. The result is a pitch-perfect series installment."-- Publishers Weekly , (starred review) "Rides the knife edge between telling a story and being in the middle of it and explores how tales become legends. Highly recommended for .
anyone who likes high fantasy inspired by Imperial China or wuxia movies and stories."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Vo''s debut has it all: from sapphic love to cruel betrayals; from political intrigue to lakes that glow red to ghosts that continue to walk old paths."-- Booklist , starred review "A stunning feminist fantasy."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."--Seanan McGuire "So good I want to marry it."--Martha Wells "A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue.
"--R. F. Kuang "A stunning gem . celebrates the wonder of queer love. I could read about Chih recording tales forever."--Samantha Shannon "A glorious, beautifully-written tale that is both tragic and triumphant, unfolding a secret history through the ordinary artifacts of everyday life."--Kate Elliott "An epic in miniature, beautifully realised."--Zen Cho "At once epic and intimate, this story of revenge, power and the weight of history is a small, masterful jewel.
"--Aliette de Bodard "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."--Indra Das "Uncovers a nuanced history of how the disenfranchised shape history, and can come to rule it, though at great cost."-- Buzzfeed "Both tear-jerking and gut-punching."-- The Washington Post "A thrilling, wuxia-style addition to the series."-- BuzzFeed News "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s " The Brides of High Hill is Vo''s Singing Hills Cycle series at its best: atmospheric, character driven, and compelling. Lovers of dark folktales such as "Bluebeard" and the fox legends of East Asia will devour Vo''s signature blend of historical fiction and fantasy."-- Shelf Awareness Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "A delicious bonbon of a novella about stories and their unreliable narrators, who wink at their listeners (or readers), fully expecting us to catch on."-- The Wall Street Journal "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful.
A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."--NPR "Spellbinding. Vo expertly weaves myths and histories of this fantastical land throughout, while also offering readers a deeper understanding of Chih themself, a character who may have been left as a framing device in lesser hands. The result is a pitch-perfect series installment."-- Publishers Weekly , (starred review) "Rides the knife edge between telling a story and being in the middle of it and explores how tales become legends. Highly recommended for . anyone who likes high fantasy inspired by Imperial China or wuxia movies and stories."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Vo''s debut has it all: from sapphic love to cruel betrayals; from political intrigue to lakes that glow red to ghosts that continue " The Brides of High Hill is Vo''s Singing Hills Cycle series at its best: atmospheric, character driven, and compelling.
Lovers of dark folktales such as "Bluebeard" and the fox legends of East Asia will devour Vo''s signature blend of historical fiction and fantasy."-- Shelf Awareness Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "A delicious bonbon of a novella about stories and their unreliable narrators, who wink at their listeners (or readers), fully expecting us to catch on."-- The Wall Street Journal "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."--NPR "Spellbinding. Vo expertly weaves myths and histories of this fantastical land throughout, while also offering readers a deeper understanding of Chih themself, a character who may have been left as a framing device in lesser hands. The result is a pitch-perfect series installment."-- Publishers Weekly , (starred review) "Rides the knife edge between telling a story and being in the middle of it and explores how tales become legends.
Highly recommended for . anyone who likes high fantasy inspired by Imperial China or wuxia movies and stories."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Vo''s debut has it all: from sapphic love to cruel betrayals; from political intrigue to lakes that glow red to ghosts that continue to walk old paths."-- Booklist , starred review "A stunning feminist fantasy."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."--Seanan McGuire "So good I want to marry it.
"--Martha Wells "A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue."--R. F. Kuang "A stunning gem . celebrates the wonder of queer love. I could read about Chih recording tales forever."--Samantha Shannon "A glorious, beautifully-written tale that is both tragic and triumphant, unfolding a secret history through the ordinary artifacts of everyday life."--Kate Elliott "An epic in miniature, beautifully realised.
"--Zen Cho "At once epic and intimate, this story of revenge, power and the weight of history is a small, masterful jewel."--Aliette de Bodard "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."--Indra Das "Uncovers a nuanced history of how the disenfranchised shape history, and can come to rule it, though at great cost."-- Buzzfeed "Both tear-jerking and gut-punching."-- The Washington Post "A thrilling, wuxia-style addition to the series."-- BuzzFeed News "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s " The Brides of High Hill is Vo''s Singing Hills Cycle series at its best: atmospheric, character driven, and compelling. Lovers of dark folktales such as "Bluebeard" and the fox legends of East Asia will devour Vo''s signature blend of historical fiction and fantasy."-- Shelf Awareness Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "A delicious bonbon of a novella about stories and their unreliable narrators, who wink at their listeners (or readers), fully expecting us to catch on.
"-- The Wall Street Journal "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."--NPR "Spellbinding. Vo expertly weaves myths and histories of this fantastical land throughout, while also offering readers a deeper understanding of Chih themself, a character who may have been left as a framing device in lesser hands. The result is a pitch-perfect series installment."-- Publishers Weekly , (starred review) "Rides the knife edge between telling a story and being in the middle of it and explores how tales become legends. Highly recommended for . anyone who likes high fantasy inspired by Imperial China or wuxia movies and stories.
"-- Library Journal (starred review) "Vo''s debut has it all: from sapphic love to cruel betrayals; from political intrigue to lakes that glow red to ghosts t.