{"product_id":"siren-queen-9781250820563","title":"Siren Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lyrical, mesmerizing, and otherworldly. . . stunning proof that Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today. A beautiful, brutal, monstrous Hollywood fantasy.\"--Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmortality is just a casting call away.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Fantasy Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgnyte Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of NPR's Best Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVulture's #1 Fantasy Novel of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndie Next List Reading Group Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest of Year Selections at Apple Books B\u0026amp;N Booksellers LibraryReads \u003ci\u003e TIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Geek Girl Authority Bookish \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Sue\u003c\/i\u003e New York Public Library \u003ci\u003eVulture \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e Recommended Reading List Kobo \u003ci\u003e The Quill to Live \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGoodreads \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. A. Public Library Audible \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazon NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick\u003cbr\u003eA Brooklyn Library Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.\" Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill--but she doesn't care. She'd rather play a monster than a maid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in Luli's world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her. For those who do survive to earn their fame, success comes with a steep price. Luli is willing to do whatever it takes--even if that means becoming the monster herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSiren Queen\u003c\/i\u003e offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNghi Vo\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSiren Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen and the Beautiful, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with \u003ci\u003eThe Empress of Salt and Fortune. \u003c\/i\u003eThe series entries have been finalists for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592735592722,"sku":"9781250820563","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61c08c33-ade2-4e54-8128-9f39ab9428ab.jpg?v=1732107289","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/siren-queen-9781250820563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}