The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a 2020 fantasy novella by American writer Nghi Vo. It is the first book of the Singing Hills Cycle and was followed by a sequel, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, later that same year. The plot focuses on a cleric who listens to stories about the recently deceased empress. It won the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novella and was nominated for the 2021 Locus Award for Best Novella. Source: Wikipedia (en)