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Death (6 reviewers), Animal death (4 reviewers), Violence (4 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), Infidelity (1 reviewer), and Cannibalism (1 reviewer)Moderate
Blood (8 reviewers), Violence (6 reviewers), Death (5 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Murder (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Drug use (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Cannibalism (1 reviewer)Minor
Infidelity (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 79%
reflective 38%
tense 37%
mysterious 32%
emotional 28%
dark 15%
funny 14%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
reflective 38%
tense 37%
mysterious 32%
emotional 28%
dark 15%
funny 14%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 35%
slow 17%
fast 35%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 42% | A mix: 28% | Character: 24% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 29% | No: 26% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 3% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
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"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 this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune
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 this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Buy When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
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Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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"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 this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune
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 this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune
What the community thinks
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Death (6 reviewers), Animal death (4 reviewers), Violence (4 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), Infidelity (1 reviewer), and Cannibalism (1 reviewer)Moderate
Blood (8 reviewers), Violence (6 reviewers), Death (5 reviewers), Gore (4 reviewers), Murder (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Drug use (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Cannibalism (1 reviewer)Minor
Infidelity (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 79%
reflective 38%
tense 37%
mysterious 32%
emotional 28%
dark 15%
funny 14%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
reflective 38%
tense 37%
mysterious 32%
emotional 28%
dark 15%
funny 14%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 35%
slow 17%
fast 35%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 42% | A mix: 28% | Character: 24% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 29% | No: 26% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 3% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating