{"product_id":"the-brides-of-high-hill-nghi-vo-9781250838025","title":"The Brides of High Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle in a gothic standalone mystery featuring a crumbling estate, a mysterious bride, and an extremely murderous teapot.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eBookBub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGizmodo\u003c\/i\u003e Amazon Best SF\u0026amp;F of 2024 So Far pick An NPR Best Book of the Year Hugo Award finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.\"--NPR on \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today.\"--Taylor Jenkins Reid on\u003ci\u003e Siren Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. The bride's party is welcomed with elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, but between the frightened servants and the cryptic warnings of the lord's mad son, they quickly realize that something is haunting the shadowed halls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Chih and the bride-to-be explore empty rooms and desolate courtyards, they are drawn into the mystery of what became of Lord Guo's previous wives and the dark history of Doi Cao itself. But as the wedding night draws to its close, Chih will learn at their peril that not all monsters are to be found in the shadows; some monsters hide in plain sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Singing Hills Cycle has been shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, the Locus Award, and the Ignyte Award, and has won the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novellas are standalone stories linked by the Cleric Chih, and may be read in any order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain\u003cbr\u003eInto the Riverlands\u003cbr\u003eMammoths at the Gates\u003cbr\u003eThe Brides of High Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mouthful of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Long and Speaking Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nghi Vo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250838029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250838025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Nghi Vo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002102128895,"sku":"9781250838025","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brides-of-high-hill-nghi-vo-9781250838025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}