Nghi Vo Books in Order

Sent south for a political marriage, northern royal In-yo enters an empire that has defeated her people. Her friendship with handmaiden Rabbit becomes part of a struggle for influence, survival, and power within a hostile court.

Cleric Chih and their companions are trapped by hungry tigers. To keep them alive until help arrives, Chih tells a tiger's love story, discovering that the human and tiger versions of its history differ profoundly.

Queer Vietnamese adoptee Jordan Baker moves through the privileged circles of Jazz Age America while facing prejudice and exclusion. This magical reimagining of The Great Gatsby follows her amid enchanted illusions, infernal bargains, and hidden possibilities.

Cleric Chih travels through the riverlands to record stories of legendary martial artists. Joining two young women and an enigmatic older couple, they encounter ancient feuds and discover that the region's history remains dangerously alive.

Chinese American actress Luli Wei seeks stardom in a Hollywood ruled by blood bargains and ancient magic. Refusing stereotypical roles, she confronts studios determined to possess her identity, her relationships, and the price of her ambitions.

Cleric Chih returns to Singing Hills Abbey after their mentor’s death. When the mentor’s granddaughters arrive on mammoths demanding the body, Chih must defend the dead cleric’s chosen life while protecting the abbey and its histories.

A young stowaway joins a gang of bank robbers during the Jazz Age and discovers more than a dangerous new livelihood. As she learns their trade, a hidden gift opens possibilities that challenge the identity and future she once expected.

Cleric Chih accompanies a young bride to an aging lord’s decaying estate. Frightened servants and strange warnings lead them to investigate his previous wives, uncovering dangers concealed beneath the lavish preparations for the approaching wedding night.

After angels destroy her city, immortal demon Vitrine binds one of its attackers to her grief through a curse. Rebuilding across generations brings her into a complicated relationship with the angel while renewed conflict threatens the place she refuses to abandon.

Chih and Almost Brilliant visit Baolin to collect stories of a legendary famine. Trapped in a magistrate’s mansion, they must uncover what the powerful concealed about the town’s hunger before the threats gathering around them strike.

In late-1930s New York, Nick Carraway conceals his identity while observing a society shaped by magic. The return of Jay Gatsby forces him to confront memories of 1922 and a past that refuses to stay buried.

Newly ordained Chih arrives in Luntien as refugees disrupt preparations for the rainy season. Working as a waiter after a mishap, they help the newcomers while investigating a mystery that may reach back to Singing Hills Abbey.

Judith Ban escapes her past in Vietnam by taking another woman’s identity among New York’s wealthy families. A debut and a marriage promise security, but the stolen life exposes her to dangerous obligations and a husband with unsettling appetites.