Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.— NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."-NPR on The Empress of Salt and FortuneWandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem. As Chih runs headlong into an ancient feud, they find themself far more entangled in the history of the riverlands than they ever expected to be.Accompanied by Almost Brilliant, a talking bird with an indelible memory, Chih confronts old legends and new dangers alike as they learn that every story-beautiful, ugly, kind, or cruel-bears more than one face. Author Biography Nghi Vo is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain and The Empress of Salt and Fortune, a Locus and Ignyte Award finalist and the winner of the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind. Review Lambda Award Finalist Locus Award Finalist for Best Novella Ignyte Award Finalist"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."--NPRPraise for Into the Riverlands "A thrilling, wuxia-style addition to the series."--BuzzFeed News "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."--Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen "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 "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) "Those familiar with the Singing Hills Cycle know by now to expect marvelous little novellas like perfectly cut jewels, dense with facets and brilliance. Into the Riverlands, Nghi Vos third installment, is of course no different....buy this book, because youll want to revisit these particular stories again and again."--Geekly, Inc "The novella is written in Vos rich, lovely language, and its nice to have such a wonderful fantasy series be totally accessible in standalone volumes. . . . Fans of folklore-inspired fantasy will eat this one up."--Booklist "The Singing Hills Cycle can be read in any order, but this seems the perfect entry point for new readers."--LitHub "Continues the magical, mythical and memorable adventures of Chih . . . . The series . . . can be read in any order--and you dont want to miss them!"--Ms. Magazine "This is a beautiful, cozy, fantasy tale. . . . gentle, soothing, whimsical, feminist."--Fantasy Book Critic "Novelist Nghi Vo has a fantastic gift for creating sweeping epics that weave together history and myth."--Arlington Magazine Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."--Seanan McGuire "A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue."--R. F. Kuang "A glorious, beautifully-written tale that is both tragic and triumphant, unfolding a secret history through the ordinary artifacts of everyday life."--Kate Elliott "Uncovers a nuanced history of how the disenfranchised shape history, and can come to rule it, though at great cost."--Buzzfeed "A masterpiece of understatement and implication. . . it gives the impression of effortlessness while being quietly meticulous in every stitch."--Nerd Daily "[A] gorgeous debut novella."--Paste "Vos 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 "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) worlds history, portraying how the marginalized may yet shape those narratives and harness the power of stories."--Indra Das "Rich details and emotional prose captures readers from the first page of this imaginative and powerful novella. "--Library Journal Promotional The Ignyte and Locus Award finalist, and Crawford and Hugo Award-winning series continues as Chih finds themself in the riverlands, home to near-immortal warriors and ancient feuds Review Quote Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle "Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."--Seanan McGuire "A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue."--R. F. Kuang "A glorious, beautifully-written tale that is both tragic and triumphant, unfolding a secret history through the ordinary artifacts of everyday life."--Kate Elliott "Vos 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 "Uncovers a nuanced history of how the disenfranchised shape history, and can come to rule it, though at great cost."-- Buzzfeed "A masterpiece of understatement and implication. . . it gives the impression of effortlessness while being quietly meticulous in every stitch."-- Nerd Daily "[A] gorgeous debut novella."-- Paste "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) worlds history, portraying how the marginalized may yet shape those narratives and harness the power of stories."--Indra Das "Rich details and emotional prose captures readers from the first page of this imaginative and powerful novella. "-- Library Journal Promotional "Headline" The Ignyte and Locus Award finalist, and Crawford and Hugo Award-winning series continues as Chih finds themself in the riverlands, home to near-immortal warriors and ancient feuds Details ISBN1250851424 Author Nghi Vo Pages 112 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1250851424 ISBN-13 9781250851420 Format Hardcover Series Number 3 Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2022-10-25 Series The Singing Hills Cycle Qualifications QC Illustrator Nick Schon Edited by S. R. Yates Birth 1955 Death 1986 Affiliation Lecturer, Logistics Management, Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences, NMMU, PE Position Emeritus Professor of Physiological Education Publication Date 2022-11-29 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General US Release Date 2022-11-29 AU Release Date 2023-01-30 NZ Release Date 2023-01-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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