A Mouthful of Dust

Praise for the Singing Hills Cycle ""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 ""Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.""--NPR ""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) ""Vo's 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 ""Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect.""--Seanan McGuire ""So good I want to marry it.""--Martha Wells ""A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue.""--R. F. Kuang ""A stunning gem . . . celebrates the wonder of queer love. I could read about Chih recording tales forever.""--Samantha Shannon ""This fourth entry in the ""Singing Hills Cycle"" series, after Into the Riverlands, is every bit as beautiful and thought-provoking as its predecessors. Highly recommended for fans of the previous books in the series and for anyone who loves their fantasy colored with myth, legend, and bittersweet truth.""--Library Journal, starred view ""A glorious, beautifully-written tale that is both tragic and triumphant, unfolding a secret history through the ordinary artifacts of everyday life.""--Kate Elliott ""An epic in miniature, beautifully realised.""--Zen Cho ""With its themes of friendship, loyalty, continuity, and loss, [Mammoths at the Gates's] main strengths derive from an appealing cast of characters, some of whom, like Chih, have grown more complex over the four volumes of the series. . . . Adds considerable emotional resonance to an already impressive series.""--Locus ""Both tear-jerking and gut-punching.""--The Washington Post ""A thrilling, wuxia-style addition to the series.""--BuzzFeed