Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle #4) -

Nghi Vo

Tordotcom

2023

128 páginas

4h 16m

ISBN-13: 9781250851437

The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to be met with both joy and sorrow. Their mentor, Cleric Thien, has died, and rests among the archivists and storytellers of the storied abbey. But not everyone is prepared to leave them to their rest.

Because Cleric Thien was once the patriarch of Coh clan of Northern Bell Pass--and now their granddaughters have arrived on the backs of royal mammoths, demanding their grandfather’s body for burial. Chih must somehow balance honoring their mentor’s chosen life while keeping the sisters from the north from storming the gates and destroying the history the clerics have worked so hard to preserve.

But as Chih and their neixin Almost Brilliant navigate the looming crisis, Myriad Virtues, Cleric Thien’s own beloved hoopoe companion, grieves her loss as only a being with perfect memory can, and her sorrow may be more powerful than anyone could anticipate. . .

The novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entrypoint.

Resenhas (3)

4.5 (Muito bom)

A autora conseguiu dar ainda mais profundos ao personagem de Chih e isso em poucas páginas!

Dessa vez foi trabalhado o luto, e foi de apertar o coração, mostrando que a morte de alguém que amamos muito pode sim nos modificar totalmente.

Gostei muito de conhecer a filha da Almost Brilliant, fofa como qualquer criança mesmo sendo uma passarinha, e também conhecer mais dos outros "animais de companhia".