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Nghi Vo Reading Order

6 series · 30 books

FantasyLiterary Fiction

Nghi Vo is an American fantasy writer known for crafting intricate, atmospheric stories across multiple formats and lengths. Her work spans genre fiction and literary sensibilities, with particular acclaim for her novellas, including the Hugo and Crawford Award-winning The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Across nearly two dozen publications, Vo has built a diverse body of work that includes standalone novels, interconnected series like The Chosen and the Beautiful, and thoughtfully curated short fiction collections.

Anthologies Series

Likely Complete

8 books (2013–2023)

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

Start this series with Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One

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Cover of Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One
Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One
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2
Cover of Long Hidden
3
Cover of Neither Witch nor Fairy (Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History)
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
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Wilde Stories 2014: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Airships & Automatons
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
Cover of New Suns 2

Into Shadow Series

Likely Complete

7 books (2022–2022)

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

Start this series with Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix)

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Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Persephone(By: Lev Grossman)
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3
The Candles Are Burning(By: Veronica G. Henry)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
The Garden(By: Tomi Adeyemi)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
The Six Deaths of the Saint(By: Alix E. Harrow)
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6
Undercover(By: Tamsyn Muir)
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7
What the Dead Know
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Short Stories/Novellas Series

Ongoing

3 books (2023–2025)

Start with On the Fox Roads and read in order.

Start this series with On the Fox Roads

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

Standalone Novels Series

Ongoing

3 books (2022–2026)

Start with Siren Queen and read in order.

Start this series with Siren Queen

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2
The City in Glass
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
The Scarlet Ball
2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

The Chosen and the Beautiful Series

Ongoing

2 books (2021–2025)

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

Start this series with The Chosen and the Beautiful

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

The Singing Hills Cycle Series

Ongoing

7 books (2020–2026)

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

Start this series with The Empress of Salt and Fortune

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

How many books has Nghi Vo written?
Nghi Vo has written 30 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 2013 to 2026.
What is the first book in each Nghi Vo series?
Here are the first books in Nghi Vo's series: Anthologies: Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One; Into Shadow: Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix); Short Stories/Novellas: On the Fox Roads; The Chosen and the Beautiful: The Chosen and the Beautiful; The Singing Hills Cycle: The Empress of Salt and Fortune.
What order should I read Nghi Vo's books?
We recommend reading Nghi Vo's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Nghi Vo still writing new books?
Yes, Nghi Vo has 4 ongoing series: Short Stories/Novellas, Standalone Novels, The Chosen and the Beautiful, The Singing Hills Cycle.

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