
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 10210 ratingsConfidence 59%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 83
- Pages
- about 1.5 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesThe Singing Hills CycleVolume 2 of 7
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About the book
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain is a 2020 fantasy novella by Nghi Vo. It is the second novella in the Singing Hills Cycle, serving as a standalone sequel to The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020).
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- The Empress of Salt and FortuneStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - When the Tiger Came Down the MountainThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Into the Riverlands
8.08.0 / 10 - Mammoths at the Gates
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- A Mouthful of Dust
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 210 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 59% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 7 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 203 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain?
It has 83 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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