When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

Written by Nghi Vo

Narrated by Cindy Kay

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 stand-alone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705273227

Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The 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 the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.

Reviews for When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

[Cassis Lumb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful and charming! And maybe my favourite. Somehow manages to be cozy and haunting at the same time.

[Deepa Budhoo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love this story as well. I wouldn’t mind being a tiger bride hahahahahaha. As a cat lady… tigers are just a bigger cat. Anyway, same narrator as the previous book. Love her voice. So on to the 3rd book!

[Ben Wright · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain ? ? ? ? /5 Currently rounding this up to 4 star, but im not sure its its a 4 or a 3.5. I loved the first book in this series so had high hopes for this one, and sadly it just didnt work for me aswell. There was a lot I liked about this one however I dunno why, but the story just never connected with me. It was a very fast read, so I'll give it that, but I just was a little let down by this.

[Sarahi Lopez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really engaging story and easier to follow than the last. The storytelling is great and I love how we get two versions of the tale as we read along.

[Lucia Garcia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A good story set in the same world. Has a great set up with the Tigers and their relationships with humans. Again, the topic of strong women, their relationships to each other, loyalty, history. A good mix and a rather enjoyable world of fantasy.

[Angela · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I could visual this story. I’m glad I listened to the first because it gave me some reference. I am definitely going to listen to the next one!

[Poonam · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3.5
Not as good as the first book but a fun read.

[zoe smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was another great story. It held my interest the whole time and I couldn’t wait to get back to my crocheting project just so I would have an excuse to sit and listen to this book.

[Chez Reve · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really loved the way the narrator read it, the slight changes in the depth of their voice helped a bit with the differentiation of speakers. The storytelling is very much like the old tales I was told when i was young and having the corrections come along with it is something i loved a lot. Was a little confused with the names since too many were introduced in such a short span, but i understand given that that wasn't too important. Truly captivating and had me at attention from start to finish.

[Ka'iulani Kauahi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story and fantastic narrator. I like that it was shorter. I had something to listen to between longer stories.

Perfect palate cleanser.

The world and the characters were so rich and different. It was a treat to listen to.

[Apparittia Matthews · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Cindy K's voice is warm and smooth.
The story is beautiful and worth a read/listen. I'm still processing this and the first one

[KataHonu · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Somewhat entertaining but written to sound like an old tale, as a result theres a bunch of redundancy to an allready short tale.
Characters felt extremely flat and the reader basically whispered 75% of the book.

An ok listen if you just need something you don't have to listen to attentivley to on your commute.