No Beast So Fierce: The Chilling True Tale of the Champawat Tiger's Reign of Terror

Sudhap: Background of tiger habitats and its loss, decline and almost extinction with historical anecdotes make for a compelling reading. The depiction of the hunt in the final chapters holds one’s attention and portrayed as authentic as possible as if the author was an eyewitness.

United States on Aug 25, 2023

Hermann Guenther: A fine book written in historical context, yet thrilling like a mystery, and inspirational in terms of conservation and what one modest man has done for saving lives of people as well as of the species that terrorized terrorized them. A great treatise about man vs. nature. You both cheer for the killing of the beast while feeling sorry for it. I had no idea this book would be so good. I read it in just three days.

United States on Jul 29, 2023

CASEY CHARLES: The book is great, well worth the money. It was just thrown in a box that was too big so it rattled around. One corner was bent.

United States on Apr 28, 2023

Kindle Customer: I have a new appreciation for the history of the country and its big predators. You feel as if you are there

United States on Dec 26, 2022

Kindle Customer: Part social history, part natural history, part conservation treatise, part detective story, No Beast So Fierce is a comprehensive description of the reign of terror one tigress had over sections of Nepal and India at the turn of the twentieth century. I had come across mentions of the Champawat Tiger several times in my reading, and since my reading was in fiction, I wasn't aware that this tigress was real. When I stumbled across Huckelbridge's book, I knew I had to read it, especially since tigers are one of my two favorite big cats.

One of the most important things Huckelbridge did for me in his book was to give me a much greater respect for tigers. I knew they were marvelous creatures but didn't really understand just how wonderful they are. A tiger is "nature's nearest equivalent to a short-range missile," and to put what the Champawat Tiger did into perspective, she "very nearly consumed the entire NBA."

Hearing this, many people would want nothing more than to kill the tigress and put an end to the whole thing. Done and dusted. No more thought required. The second important thing Huckelbridge does in No Beast So Fierce is to prove that the Champawat Tiger was...

United States on May 22, 2022

Mr. Bang Bang: Un relato fascinante

Spain on Mar 31, 2022

Simon Robinson: Quite a good read, interesting interpretation of the devastating impact of the Raj on the social and environmental structure of the Sub-Continent. One notable factual error re the 2014 man-eater episode in Uttarakhand - the tiger did not”escape” from the Corbett Reserve; the Reserve is not fenced - it serves as a “sink” where wild animals can safely prosper and spread from, hence nothing to escape from.

United Kingdom on Dec 26, 2020

MP: Makes for an engaging read. Its a critique of colonialism through the unusual story of a man-eating tiger. Though well researched for most part, it does take some liberties with the story and makes some calculated assumptions, as understandably, hard data from 120 years ago wouldn't be forthcoming. The description of the hunt from a third person point of view is refreshing and adds another dimension to the legend of Corbett. It also shines a light on how we're not very different from 120 years ago - despite efforts on conservation, the destruction of habitat and human-animal conflict is increasing everyday.

India on Feb 09, 2020

Shawn D. Osborne: This is a very good book. It provides sufficient background information on the cultural and social significance of the tiger hunt and its context based on the early 1900s period in which the events occurred. The biography of the man who would eventually take down the man-eater is interesting and gives the reader some insight that helps the narrative along.
The final 40 pages are enough to consume the reader to the point where you will not want to put it down.

Canada on Dec 21, 2019

PrideOfNottingham: An enthralling story of conflict between man and wild. I would heartily suggest reading "Man Eaters of Kumaon" by Jim Corbett as the best account of these events and also because its a great book. You would then enjoy this book to get the context and background. The author manages to strike the right balance between praising Corbetts courage and pointing out the damage done to the environment of India both during and after the Raj. The lack of documentary evidence on this man eater does lead to gaps where the author resorts to dramatic licence but it's an excusable and fairly well executed lapse. A good read for Corbett fans and those interested in tigers and India in general.

United Kingdom on Apr 29, 2019