Nghi Vo Books in Order

Nghi Vo has written 15 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020) and the newest is A Long and Speaking Silence (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2020–2026
Pages on record
793 in 5 of 15 books
Photo of Nghi Vo, author

Nghi Vo, born in 1981, is an American writer of short stories, novellas and novels. The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020) opened the catalogue and won the Hugo Award for Best Novella and the IAFA Crawford Award. Two series run under the Vo name: the Singing Hills Cycle and the Chosen and the Beautiful. Recorded subjects include epic fantasy, retellings, imaginary places, exile and LGBTQ science fiction and fantasy. Readers looking for Nghi Vo books in order have 15 catalogued titles, running to A Long and Speaking Silence in 2026.

How many Nghi Vo books are there?

Nghi Vo has 15 books, released between 2020 and 2026. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Nghi Vo Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Nghi Vo books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Empress of Salt and FortuneSinging Hills Cycle #12020 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020121
  2. 2
    When the Tiger Came Down the MountainSinging Hills Cycle #22020 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020176
  3. 3
    The Chosen and the BeautifulChosen and the Beautiful #12021 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021272
  4. 4
    Siren Queen2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  5. 5
    Into the RiverlandsSinging Hills Cycle #32022 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022112
  6. 6
    What the Dead KnowInto Shadow #32022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  7. 72023
  8. 8
    On the Fox Roads2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  9. 9
    Mammoths at the GatesSinging Hills Cycle #42023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  10. 10
    The City in Glass2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  11. 11
    The Brides of High HillSinging Hills Cycle #52024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  12. 12
    Don't Sleep with the DeadChosen and the Beautiful #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  13. 13
    A Mouthful of DustSinging Hills Cycle #62025 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025112
  14. 14
    The Scarlet Ball2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026
  15. 15
    A Long and Speaking SilenceSinging Hills Cycle #72026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Nghi Vo books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Singing Hills Cycle in order

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

Chosen and the Beautiful in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Chosen and the Beautiful
  2. 2. Don't Sleep with the Dead

Into Shadow in order

1 book
  1. 3. What the Dead Know

Standalone books

5 books

5 Nghi Vo titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nghi Vo books in order?

You only need to read Nghi Vo books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nghi Vo

Start with The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nghi Vo book?

A Long and Speaking Silence (2026) is the newest Nghi Vo book released so far.

Is there a new Nghi Vo book coming?

No next Nghi Vo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Nghi Vo has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 23 nominations for Nghi Vo. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Nghi Vo at a glance

Still publishing
Nghi Vo published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nghi Vo books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
793 pages across the 5 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 121 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nghi Vo books, 15 of 15, were published in the 2020s.

What the Nghi Vo books are about

3 of the 15 Nghi Vo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • American literature 2 of 3 books
  • Empresses 2 of 3 books
  • Interpersonal relations 2 of 3 books
  • Asian American women 1 of 3 books
  • Exile (Punishment) 1 of 3 books
  • Fantasy, epic 1 of 3 books
  • Gay men 1 of 3 books
  • Gender-nonconforming people 1 of 3 books
  • Imaginary places 1 of 3 books
  • LGBT 1 of 3 books
  • LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy 1 of 3 books
  • Lesbians 1 of 3 books