- American literature, Fiction, lgbtq+, lesbian, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Gender-nonconforming people
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. Return to the empire of Ahn and the Singing Hills Cycle in this lush stand-alone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.
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Grave, earnest, richly built and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Nghi Vo
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 176
- Publisher
- Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, Tor.com, Tantor Audio
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781665191364
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