Nghi Vo Reading Order

9 books (2013–2024)

Nghi Vo's Anthologies series comprises seven books published between 2013 and 2023, collecting speculative fiction across fantasy, literary fiction, and genre-blending work. These anthologies should be read in publication order beginning with Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One and progressing through collections including Long Hidden, The Future Embodied, Wilde Stories titles, Airships & Automatons, and concluding with New Suns 2. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Long Hidden 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Neither Witch nor Fairy (Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Future Embodied 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wilde Stories 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wilde Stories 2014: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Airships & Automatons 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	New Suns 2 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Uncanny Magazine Issue 57: March/April 2024 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2022–2022)

Into Shadow is a seven-book fantasy series by Nghi Vo published in 2022 that appears to be complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Out of the Mirror, Darkness and concluding with What the Dead Know. This literary fantasy collection explores shadowy themes across its interconnected standalone narratives.

Start with Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix), the first of 7 books in the Into Shadow series.

3 books (2023–2025)

Nghi Vo's fantasy short story collection spans three books published between 2023 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The volumes—On the Fox Roads, Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood, and Don't Sleep with the Dead—should be read in publication order. These literary fantasy novellas blend imaginative worldbuilding with intimate character studies across interconnected tales.

Start with On the Fox Roads and read in order.

#	Title
1	On the Fox Roads 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Don't Sleep with the Dead 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2022–2026)

Nghi Vo's standalone fantasy novels should be read in the order they were published, beginning with Siren Queen in 2022. Though each book stands independently with its own characters and world, reading them sequentially from publication will give you the fullest experience of Vo's evolving voice. The series is currently ongoing, with The City in Glass and The Scarlet Ball following, with more installments expected through 2026. These literary fantasy works blend imaginative worldbuilding with character-driven storytelling across distinct narratives.

Start with Siren Queen and read in order.

2 books (2021–2025)

Nghi Vo's two-book fantasy series begins with The Chosen and the Beautiful, published in 2021, followed by Don't Sleep with the Dead in 2025. The series is still ongoing and should be read in publication order. This literary fantasy series blends Vo's distinctive storytelling style with imaginative world-building across both volumes.

Start with The Chosen and the Beautiful and read in order.

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1	The Chosen and the Beautiful 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Don't Sleep with the Dead 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2020–2026)

The Singing Hills Cycle is an ongoing fantasy series by Nghi Vo comprising seven books published between 2020 and 2026. Each installment stands alone as a complete story while contributing to the larger world of the series, making them readable in any order, though following publication order is recommended for the fullest experience. The series should be started with The Empress of Salt and Fortune, followed by When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, Into the Riverlands, Mammoths at the Gates, The Brides of High Hill, A Mouthful of Dust, and A Long and Speaking Silence. Blending literary fiction with fantasy elements, this series showcases Vo's distinctive storytelling style across interconnected narratives.

Start with The Empress of Salt and Fortune, the first of 7 books in the The Singing Hills Cycle series.

#	Title
1	The Empress of Salt and Fortune 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Into the Riverlands 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mammoths at the Gates 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Brides of High Hill 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Mouthful of Dust 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Long and Speaking Silence 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible