In this third entry of Vo's Singing Hills series, cleric Chih is once again traveling the country, gathering stories and histories, when they witness a bar fight between a burly man and a petite sophisticated woman — surprisingly, the small woman knocks out her much-larger foe and walks away unscathed. Chih is soon invited to travel with the woman and her companion, as well as an older married couple, through the Riverlands, a dangerous region for travelers, full of marauders and bandits.
This whole series is absolutely delightful, and Into the Riverlands is no exception. Chih is an excellent observational avatar for the reader, full of curiosity and wonder, and Chih's talking bird companion, Almost Brilliant, offsets that innocence with plenty of sarcasm. The fantasy elements are light, giving this series a much wider appeal than just fans of speculative fiction.
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