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The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Singing Hills Cycle, Book 1

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The Empress of Salt and Fortune

By: Nghi Vo
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
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With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.

A 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.

Rabbit, 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.

At 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.

©2020 Nghi Vo (P)2020 Tantor Action & Adventure Coming of Age Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Marriage

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wish it was longer! listened on .8 speed just to prolong the experience. beautifully crafted.

beautiful, calm and engaging

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Really well done, what can i say. And super short so it doesn’t drag on for too long. I would definitely recommend everyone to pick this one up 8.5/10

Short but a banger

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This is a short but very well written story which is brought to life by Cindy Kay. I found the listening experience quite relaxing

A beautifully written and narrated novella

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The story is nice, reads almost like a fairy tale you'd be told about as a child, though more explicit and violent, But while this is a pro of the book it's also a bit of a con. It feels more like a prequel or sequel to an established series than its own debut novel

Fairytale like

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Awful narration without tone or emotion. Sounds like Alexa reading a shopping list

It’s so unengaging and sloppy.

Not worth listening to

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