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The Singing Hills Cycle · Book 2 of 7
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
Nghi Vo
2020 · English
American literatureFiction, lgbtq+, lesbianFiction, fantasy, epicGender-nonconforming peopleFiction
About this book
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover--a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty--and discover how truth can survive becoming history. Return to the empire of Ahn and the Singing Hills Cycle in this lush stand-alone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.
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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.
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