★ 亞洲宮廷權謀 × 女性復仇史詩，一部低調卻震撼的奇幻傑作★ 如 Margaret Atwood 筆觸般銳利，揉合東方歷史氛圍與神話想像★ Hugo決選、Crawford獎得主 Nghi Vo 驚豔出道之作一位被迫遠嫁的北境公主，在敵意與孤獨中，以記憶與故事為武器，悄然翻轉命運。本書以東方宮廷為背景，細膩描繪女性在權力結構中的壓抑與反擊，融合奇幻與歷史質地，既靜謐又震撼，是一部關於憤怒、愛與改寫歷史的精緻之作。With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women."Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR"Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."—Seanan McGuireA young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, b
