3.9
Fantasy & SciFi
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.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbog): 9781705246863
Release date
Lydbog: 31. juli 2020
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3.9
Fantasy & SciFi
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.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbog): 9781705246863
Release date
Lydbog: 31. juli 2020
Tags
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Cecilie
2. maj 2021
2,5 stjerner.. objektivt set kan jeg høre at den er flot skrevet. Subjektivt set, havde jeg virkelig svært ved at følge med i hvem var hvem. Jeg overhovedet heller ikke rigtig hvad der er sket tbh.
Sara
7. feb. 2023
En fin lille historie, meget smukt fortalt.
AC
8. jan. 2024
Incredibly beautiful
Pernille
8. apr. 2024
Forstod intet
Cecilie
28. mar. 2023
Ikke for mig. Ikke som lydbog i hvert fald.
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