A Mouthful of Dust

In this captivating installment of The Singing Hills Cycle, Wandering Cleric Chih and their clever hoopoe companion, Almost Brilliant, arrive in the river town of Baolin in search of tales surrounding a legendary famine. As they navigate stories of extravagant meals and hidden secrets, they find themselves ensnared in a mansion owned by a sinister magistrate, where the truth about the famine's dark impact looms perilously close. With danger lurking in the shadows, Chih and Almost Brilliant must uncover the town’s buried secrets before it's too late.