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Nghi Vo (born December 4, 1981) is an American author of short stories, novellas, and novels. Vo's fantasy novella The Empress of Salt and Fortune has received acclaim and won the Hugo Award for Best Novella and the IAFA Crawford Award. Biography Vo was born in Peoria, Illinois, where she lived until attending college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Vo now lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. She defines her sexuality as queer. Vo’s first published short story was "Gift of Flight" in 2007, after which she published a number of short stories in various media. In 2020 Vo published the novella The Empress of Salt and Fortune, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 2021 IAFA Crawford Award. The book was also a finalist for the Locus and the Ignyte Award. It was followed by When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain. The novellas are part of The Singing Hills Cycle, with three more novellas having been acquired for Tor.com. Since the deal, Into the Riverlands has also been published and Mammoths at the Gates will be released in 2023. The novellas can be read in any order. Her debut novel, The Chosen and the Beautiful, was published in 2021. The novel is a queer fantasy adaptation of The Great Gatsby which reimagines the character of Jordan Baker as the adopted Vietnamese daughter of a wealthy, white American couple. Vo's second novel, Siren Queen, an urban fantasy set in pre-Code Hollywood, was released in May 2022. Bibliography Novellas The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (2020) Into the Riverlands (2022) Mammoths at the Gates (2023) The Brides of High Hill (2024) Novels The Chosen and the Beautiful (2021) Siren Queen (2022) References External links Official website Nghi Vo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Nghi Vo on Twitter Nghi Vo on Instagram . Discover the Nghi Vo popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Nghi Vo books.