A review by starzyk
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

5.0

This is literary fiction written in the style of fantasy. I absolutely loved every page of it. From the description I expected to have a first hand account from the Empress, but the structure of an interview with Rabbit, her handmaiden, was wonderful and gave an outsider's perspective. That is rare in the fantasy genre where the person telling the story is usually the one the action revolves around. I finished this craving more, but also content knowing that the amount of detail given provided the best version of this story.