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
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.
- 120201212/4
- 220201762/4
- 320212722/4
- 4Siren Queen2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 520221122/4
- 62022–2/4
- 7Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 8On the Fox Roads2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 92023–2/4
- 10The City in Glass2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 112024–2/4
- 122025–2/4
- 1320251122/4
- 14The Scarlet Ball2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 152026–2/4
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 booksChosen and the Beautiful in order
2 booksInto Shadow in order
1 bookStandalone books
5 books5 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.
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story2025Wonfor Stitched to Skin Like Family Is
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2024Wonfor Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood
- Ignyte Award for Best Novella2023Wonfor Into the Riverlands
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2021Wonfor The Empress of Salt and Fortune
- Locus Award for Best Novella2026Shortlistedfor A Mouthful of Dust
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2025Shortlistedfor The Brides of High Hill
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story2025Shortlistedfor Stitched to Skin Like Family Is
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2025Shortlistedfor The Chosen and the Beautiful
- Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel2025Shortlistedfor The Chosen and the Beautiful
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2025Shortlistedfor The City in Glass
- Locus Award for Best Novella2025Shortlistedfor The Brides of High Hill
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2025Shortlistedfor Stitched to Skin Like Family Is
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




