The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 1)

The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 1)

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Beschreibung

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. Praise For The Empress Of Salt And Fortune “an Elegant Gut-punch, A Puzzle Box That Unwinds Itself In Its Own Way And In Its Own Time. I Cannot Recommend It Highly Enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I Didn't Know I Needed To Read This Until I Did.”—seanan Mcguire A Tale Of Rebellion And Fealty That Feels Both Classic And Fresh, The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Is Elegantly Told, Strongly Felt, And Brimming With Rich Detail. An Epic In Miniature, Beautifully Realised.—zen Cho At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.

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E-Book

Seitenzahl

124

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Beiträge

8

4

Vo hat eine ganz besondere Art zu erzählen, sehr intensiv und atmosphärisch. Die Geschichte ist sehr feministisch, queer und rebellisch und dabei gespickt mit asiatischer Mythologie und Kultur. Ich freu mich sehr auf die Folgebände, die wohl ebenfalls alle in sich abgeschlossen sind.

5

Intriguing and beautifully written

This short and beautiful story was a delight to read. The author paints a very subtle picture of strong women in a royal court fighting against all odds to succeed their imprisonment and overthrow their imprisoners. The story ist embedded into a framework story, is written in a very poetic style and the characters are very convincing. It took me some pages to get into its rythm, but after that it was very intriguing. There is a mythic element and some fantasy mixed into it. Simply a pleasure to read - can't wait to read the other stories about the Singing Hills Cycle!

3.5

A calm read that is akin to a conversation with your grandmother.

This book is a collection of tellings by rabbit who served the empress. Each chapter starts off by a trigger for the following story to come. I am not particularly fond of this kind of story telling. You are never fully involved in the story that is being told but rather observe what happened many years ago. This results in a very calm read that just teaches you about the history of the land in which it takes place, but do not expect any major twists or turns along the way. This is the equivalent of your grandmother telling you her storys over a piece of cake and some coffee.

5

Why didn't I buy part two right along with it? Stupid, stupid, stupid! (Rtc)

5

4.5* Da die Geschichte nur etwas mehr als 100 Seiten hat möchte ich nicht zu viel zu The Empress of Salt and Fortune von Nghi Vo verraten. Ich möchte aber eine ganz grosse Empfehlung aussprechen, denn was die Autorin auf nur so wenigen Seiten schafft ist wirklich beeindruckend. Die Geschichte ist wundervoll geschrieben, voller Magie, faszinierenden Figuren und kann sogar mit einigen unerwarteten Wendungen überzeugen. Die Geschichte ist feministisch und vielfältig, wunderschön und emotional. Sie wird mir noch lange im Gedächtnis bleiben und ich werde sie auch sicher noch einige weitere Male lesen.

2

unpopular opinion: i didn't enjoy it. the characters were so hard for me to connect to, so, in turn, i didn't feel connected to the story that was told by rabbit. it's probably just me, but i wasn't a fan of the writing style either. i don't know what it is about it, but IT JUST DIDN'T GRIP ME.

2

This was confusing and not fun at all. First half I was just wondering what is going on and the second half if was just bored. I thought that maybe short novels are not mine and that I need my full 500+ pages books to get into the plot, world and build some emotions to characters. But after this read I picked up a 120pages novella from B. Sanderson (Emperors Soul) and I was already hooked and couldnt let his book down from page eight (!) on. I dont want to disrespect this book and I am happy for those who had fun with it, but this was just not mine.

3

Short but sweet! Really liked the writing, just wish it was longer! Hopefully the other novella will answer some questions that were raised in this one.

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Beschreibung

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. Praise For The Empress Of Salt And Fortune “an Elegant Gut-punch, A Puzzle Box That Unwinds Itself In Its Own Way And In Its Own Time. I Cannot Recommend It Highly Enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I Didn't Know I Needed To Read This Until I Did.”—seanan Mcguire A Tale Of Rebellion And Fealty That Feels Both Classic And Fresh, The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Is Elegantly Told, Strongly Felt, And Brimming With Rich Detail. An Epic In Miniature, Beautifully Realised.—zen Cho At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.

Haupt-Genre

N/A

Sub-Genre

N/A

Format

E-Book

Seitenzahl

124

Preis

N/A

Beiträge

8

4

Vo hat eine ganz besondere Art zu erzählen, sehr intensiv und atmosphärisch. Die Geschichte ist sehr feministisch, queer und rebellisch und dabei gespickt mit asiatischer Mythologie und Kultur. Ich freu mich sehr auf die Folgebände, die wohl ebenfalls alle in sich abgeschlossen sind.

5

Intriguing and beautifully written

This short and beautiful story was a delight to read. The author paints a very subtle picture of strong women in a royal court fighting against all odds to succeed their imprisonment and overthrow their imprisoners. The story ist embedded into a framework story, is written in a very poetic style and the characters are very convincing. It took me some pages to get into its rythm, but after that it was very intriguing. There is a mythic element and some fantasy mixed into it. Simply a pleasure to read - can't wait to read the other stories about the Singing Hills Cycle!

3.5

A calm read that is akin to a conversation with your grandmother.

This book is a collection of tellings by rabbit who served the empress. Each chapter starts off by a trigger for the following story to come. I am not particularly fond of this kind of story telling. You are never fully involved in the story that is being told but rather observe what happened many years ago. This results in a very calm read that just teaches you about the history of the land in which it takes place, but do not expect any major twists or turns along the way. This is the equivalent of your grandmother telling you her storys over a piece of cake and some coffee.

5

Why didn't I buy part two right along with it? Stupid, stupid, stupid! (Rtc)

5

4.5* Da die Geschichte nur etwas mehr als 100 Seiten hat möchte ich nicht zu viel zu The Empress of Salt and Fortune von Nghi Vo verraten. Ich möchte aber eine ganz grosse Empfehlung aussprechen, denn was die Autorin auf nur so wenigen Seiten schafft ist wirklich beeindruckend. Die Geschichte ist wundervoll geschrieben, voller Magie, faszinierenden Figuren und kann sogar mit einigen unerwarteten Wendungen überzeugen. Die Geschichte ist feministisch und vielfältig, wunderschön und emotional. Sie wird mir noch lange im Gedächtnis bleiben und ich werde sie auch sicher noch einige weitere Male lesen.

2

unpopular opinion: i didn't enjoy it. the characters were so hard for me to connect to, so, in turn, i didn't feel connected to the story that was told by rabbit. it's probably just me, but i wasn't a fan of the writing style either. i don't know what it is about it, but IT JUST DIDN'T GRIP ME.

2

This was confusing and not fun at all. First half I was just wondering what is going on and the second half if was just bored. I thought that maybe short novels are not mine and that I need my full 500+ pages books to get into the plot, world and build some emotions to characters. But after this read I picked up a 120pages novella from B. Sanderson (Emperors Soul) and I was already hooked and couldnt let his book down from page eight (!) on. I dont want to disrespect this book and I am happy for those who had fun with it, but this was just not mine.

3

Short but sweet! Really liked the writing, just wish it was longer! Hopefully the other novella will answer some questions that were raised in this one.

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