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When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 2) by [Nghi Vo]

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From Locus and Ignyte finalist, Crawford Award winner, and bestselling author Nghi Vo comes the second installment in a Hugo Award-winning series

"A stunning gem of a novella that explores the complexity and layers of storytelling and celebrates the wonder of queer love. I could read about Chih recording tales forever."—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR

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.

Nghi Vo returns to the empire of Ahn and The Singing Hills Cycle in When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, a mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.

The Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle

The Empress of Salt and Fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
Into the Riverlands

The novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entry point.

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Dec 8 2020
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A Hugo Award-Winning Series!

"Dazzling. . . . Readers who missed Vo’s debut will have no trouble following the second leg of Chih’s travels, and those returning will be pleased to sink into another lush, sophisticated story of queer love and survival."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

"You don’t have to read Nghi Vo’s debut in order to follow this second short novel, but you’ll want to! Feminist, layered and queer AF, Nghi Vo’s storytelling will mesmerize you. You should probably just read them both."―Ms. Magazine

"As a piece of fantasy literature, Vo’s worldbuilding is a command performance... We are in a golden age of the novella, and Vo knows how to make the most of the form, with short, propelling chapters and potent ideas. The world is scaffolded off real history and folk traditions but feels fresh and interesting, and Vo once again succeeds in using a scholarly, contemplative protagonist to tease deep emotion and significance out of old stories."―The Chicago Review of Books

"So good I want to marry it."―Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries

"Vo is my favorite fantasy debut of 2020."―Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

"This lyrical story of the cleric Chih unraveling the story of a ravenous tiger is unforgettably original and gorgeously written."―PopSugar

Praise for The Empress of Salt and Fortune

"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."―NPR

"Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."―Seanan McGuire

"A quiet, wrenching tale of resistance, resilience, and court intrigue."―R. F. Kuang

"A tale of rebellion and fealty that feels both classic and fresh, The Empress of Salt and Fortune is elegantly told, strongly felt, and brimming with rich detail. An epic in miniature, beautifully realised."―Zen Cho

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About the Author

Nghi Vo is the author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, a novel reimagining The Great Gatsby, and her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine, PodCastle, Lightspeed, and Fireside. Born in Illinois, she lives on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Cindy Kay is a Chinese-Thai-American narrator and educator who grew up in the California Bay Area and lives in the Rockies. Her work has been described as listening to a "cozy best friend." She narrates fiction and nonfiction, and has studied Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Japanese. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087P4CSJF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tordotcom (Dec 8 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 556 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages

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NGHI VO is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain and The Empress of Salt and Fortune, a Locus and Ignyte Award finalist and the winner of the Crawford 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.

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Alison Carminke

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2021

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I loved the style of telling an old story from two, sometimes contradictory, perspectives. Putting the storyteller into a risky situation that relies on a good storytelling added some spice. Having a cleric as a protagonist is also a welcome change from more typical act-first heroes, and their love of and respect for old stories and new knowledge really came through.

Emma M

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2021

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A really lovely story.
It has it all, tigers, mammoths and a cleric who has a nose for trouble, and an even greater knack for recording and telling stories.
This time around our cleric retells a story of a tiger and her would be prey/lover, to a trio of tigers, who happen to know the story intimately, and their scout in order to buy them time to escape and avoid becoming dinner.

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5 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2021

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A perfect Novella. It contains everything I old have asked for in this story, the only downside was that I missed Almost Brilliant. The tigers were well thought out and I liked the family dynamic. They poetry was also excellent.

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Haunting and strange

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2020

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I do so enjoy Nghi Vo's worlds. Her characters are magical but recognisable. Her stories haunting but funny. I don't know why I like these but I certainly do.

Gabriela

Compelling, magical and fast-paced.

Reviewed in Spain on December 8, 2020

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The Empress of Salt and Fortune was my favourite book of the year so far, what made When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain one of my most anticipated reads. It did not let me down for a second and has become my newest comfort read.
I finished it in one sitting during my work break, and I'm already thinking about re-reading it.
We follow Cleric Chih in another one of their travels, this time without Almost Brilliant (I missed them), where they encounter a group of tigers. And so, a night of storytelling ensues.
Although longer, it felt quite shorter than Empress of Salt and Fortune. We learn how stories are shaped by those who tell them to reflect their version of history. It was such a sweet tale with a refreshing ending and thought-provoking narrative.
I can only hope that we get more of Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant.

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