Series Spotlight: The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo | Fiction, Fantasy [Book Recommendation]

Some stories are too good to fit into just one book. In this Series Spotlight, I’m diving into the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo — giving an overview of the series, what makes it stand out, and why I think it’s worth the commitment.

The cycle is comprised of seven novellas set in a lush world inspired by East and Southeast Asian history and myth, and are linked by the Cleric Chih, a non-binary cleric and archivist of the Singing Hills, and their hoopoe bird companion Almost Brilliant:

1. The Empress of Salt and Fortune
2. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
3. Into the Riverlands
4. Mammoths at the Gates
5. The Brides of High Hill
6. A Mouthful of Dust
7. A Long and Speaking Silence

The eighth book in the series, The Judgment of Needles, is coming in May 2027. Check out all the books on The Book Up's page on Bookshop.org or Amazon.

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