Reading order
The Singing Hills Cycle reading order
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune2020
- When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain2020
- Into the Riverlands2022
- Mammoths at the Gates2023
- The Brides of High Hill2024
- A Mouthful of Dust2025
- A Long and Speaking Silence2026
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- Volumes
- 2020–2026
- Published
- Ongoing
- Status
- Fantasy#99
- Genre
Quick answer
Start withThe Empress of Salt and Fortune
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Publication order
7 volumes2020–2026Ongoing
- Short novellas following Chih, a travelling cleric who collects stories for an archive; each tells a self-contained tale within a tale, so any order works.
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune is the usual start; When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain rates highest.
Every volume in order
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 31, 2026
The Singing Hills Cycle books ranked, best to worst
- 1.When the Tiger Came Down the MountainBook 2 · 20208.2
- 2.A Mouthful of DustBook 6 · 20258.0
- 2.Into the RiverlandsBook 3 · 20228.0
- 2.The Empress of Salt and FortuneBook 1 · 20208.0
Frequently asked questions
Which Singing Hills Cycle book is the best?
By reader score, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (8.2/10). The lowest-rated is The Empress of Salt and Fortune (8.0/10).
Which The Singing Hills Cycle book is the longest?
“A Long and Speaking Silence” is the longest at 133 pages; the shortest is “Into the Riverlands” with 63 pages.