{"product_id":"a-mouthful-of-dust-9781250386403","title":"A Mouthful of Dust (Singing Hills Cycle, 6) [Vo, Nghi]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNghi Vo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nghi Vo is so good.\"―NPR on \u003ci\u003eThe Brides of High Hill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant come to the river town of Baolin chasing stories of a legendary famine. Amid tales of dishes served to royalty and desserts made of dust, they discover the secrets of what happens when hunger stalks the land and what the powerful will do to hide their crimes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped in the mansion of a sinister magistrate, Chih and Almost Brilliant must learn what happened in Baolin when the famine came to call, and they must do so quickly...because the things in the shadows are only growing hungrier. \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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInto the Riverlands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMammoths at the Gates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Brides of High Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Mouthful of Dust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250386403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNghi Vo\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSiren Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen and the Beautiful, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune. \u003c\/i\u003eThe series entries have been finalists for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44666470727856,"sku":"9781250386403b","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_989ba68b-7c6f-4cff-9393-cffea518b8ec.jpg?v=1754683625","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/a-mouthful-of-dust-9781250386403","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}