When the tiger came down the mountain
(Book)

"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 Ho Thi Thao and her scholar lover--a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty--and discover how truth can survive becoming history"--back cover.