{"product_id":"mammoths-at-the-gates","title":"Mammoths at the Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Crawford and Hugo Award-Winning Series \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novella; s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, the Locus Award, the Ignyte Award, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fantasy Debuts of All Time; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest of 2023 Pick\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Powell's Best of 2023 Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both tear-jerking and gut-punching. . . . Entirely accessible on its own, it is an excellent place to start if you haven't read any of Vo's novellas yet.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to be met with both joy and sorrow. Their mentor, Cleric Thien, has died, and rests among the archivists and storytellers of the storied abbey. But not everyone is prepared to leave them to their rest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Cleric Thien was once the patriarch of Coh clan of Northern Bell Pass--and now their granddaughters have arrived on the backs of royal mammoths, demanding their grandfather's body for burial. Chih must somehow balance honoring their mentor's chosen life while keeping the sisters from the north from storming the gates and destroying the history the clerics have worked so hard to preserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Chih and their neixin Almost Brilliant navigate the looming crisis, Myriad Virtues, Cleric Thien's own beloved hoopoe companion, grieves her loss as only a being with perfect memory can, and her sorrow may be more powerful than anyone could anticipate. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling.\"--NPR on \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today.\"--Taylor Jenkins Reid on\u003ci\u003e Siren Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain\u003cbr\u003eInto the Riverlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMammoths at the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brides of High Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entrypoint.","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661521223970,"sku":"9781250851437","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_2bea85cc-fc89-4947-815b-32302dae4111.jpg?v=1779453666","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/mammoths-at-the-gates","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}