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Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Siren Queen

by Nghi Vo
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  • May 10, 2022, 288 pages
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  • May 2023, 288 pages
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She has no star, so you will have to settle for what I saw that late afternoon in 1932.

She was born short but lofted herself high in perilous heels, and her dark hair, piled with artful abandon on her head, made her taller still. She was all hearts: heart-shaped face, pouting lips, round breasts pushed high, and round hips pushed low.

The red dress she wore—which ironically became something of an immortal thing itself after Jane Carter wore it in High Over the Chasm—gave her eyes a peculiar cold maroon cast, and when she saw me, they narrowed thoughtfully.

Excerpted from Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. Copyright © 2022 by Nghi Vo. Excerpted by permission of Tor.com. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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