Praise for A Mouthful of Dust "The Singing Hills cycle has been a marvelous way for Vo to showcase her rich myth building and storytelling; each volume is rooted in the same familiar protagonist while also exploring entirely new, fresh legends, histories, and settings. A shivery, dark addition to a superb series."-- Booklist (starred review) 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 "This fourth entry in the "Singing Hills Cycle" series, after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors.
Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s ch-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 "This fourth entry in the "Singing Hills Cycle" series, after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors. Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s , after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors.
Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s ch-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 "This fourth entry in the "Singing Hills Cycle" series, after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors. Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s ch-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 "This fourth entry in the "Singing Hills Cycle" series, after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors.
Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s , after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors. Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s , after Into the Riverlands , is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors.
Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth."-- Library Journal , starred view "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 "With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [ Mammoths at the Gates''s ch-perfect series installment."-- Publishers Weekly , (starred review) "Rides.