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The end of the 18th century. The Indian city of Mysore. Young woodcarver Abbas works alongside French inventor Lucien du Léz on creating a roaring mechanical tiger. The tiger is to become the greatest treasure in Sultan Tipu's collection. However, the British arrive in Mysore, Sultan Tipu's palace is looted, and the automaton leaves for Britain as a war trophy. And Abbas, having barely survived a bloody massacre, suddenly realizes that the creator and his creation are tightly bound to one another. He must journey to the cold and incomprehensible Europe in search of the tiger... An incredibly gripping, touching historical novel about the miracle of true love and the magic of talent that overcomes any circumstances and racial prejudices. "An enthralling saga of art, war, love, and the search for one's own destiny, set in India and Europe." NPR "A delightful story with ideas grand enough to be bitten into by the tiger's teeth. This tale has room for love, travel, and colonial inequality." Washington Independent Review of Books "The most engrossing novel I have read in recent years." Rebecca Mackay, author of the novel "We Were Lucky to Believe"