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The Empress of Salt and Fortune

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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.

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Series: The Singing Hills Cycle Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781705246870
  • File size: 69792 KB
  • Release date: July 31, 2020
  • Duration: 02:25:23

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781705246870
  • File size: 69802 KB
  • Release date: July 31, 2020
  • Duration: 02:26:24
  • Number of parts: 3

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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.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781705246870
    File size: 69792 KB
    Release date: July 31, 2020
    Duration: 02:25:23

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781705246870
    File size: 69802 KB
    Release date: July 31, 2020
    Duration: 02:26:24
    Number of parts: 3

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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