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    Uncovering The Secrets Of A Fallen Ruler In 'Empress Of Salt And Fortune'

    Nghi Vo's new novel is poised at the end of one empire and the beginning of another, as a cleric and their talking-bird assistant set about uncovering the dangerous secrets of a forgotten palace.
    by Jessica P. Wick Mar 28, 2020 2 minutes
    <em>The Empress of Salt and Fortune</em>, by Nghi Vo

    "Accuracy above all things. You will never remember the great if you do not remember the small."

    What details are truly small? Who says they are? Ask yourself as you read The Empress of Salt and Fortune.

    This book is not a happy ending book. This is a salt and fortune book: dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. Here, the truth

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