When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain [Paperback]

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 Timesbestselling author ofThe Priory of the Orange Tree

Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today. Taylor Jenkins Reid onSiren Queen

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 lovera woman of courage, intelligence, and beautyand discover how truth can survive becoming history.

Nghi Vo returns to the empire of Ahn and The Singing Hills Cycle inWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, a mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up toThe 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
Mammoths at the Gates
The Brides of High Hill

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.

Nghi Vois the author of the novelsSiren QueenandThe Chosen and the Beautiful,as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began withThe Empress of Salt and Fortune.The series entries have been finalists for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in tlS9