The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

About the book

For fans of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, here is a captivating, best-selling book that transports readers to a magical Victorian London filled with a clockwork octopus and a mysterious watchmaker with a surprising identity.

In the year 1883, Thaniel Steepleton comes back to his small London flat to discover a gold pocket watch lying on his pillow. Half a year later, this enigmatic timepiece saves his life by leading him away from an explosion that razes Scotland Yard to the ground. Determined to find the creator of the watch, Thaniel seeks out Keita Mori, a gentle, solitary immigrant from Japan. Despite outward appearances, inexplicable occurrences hint that Mori may be concealing secrets. When Grace Carrow, a physicist from Oxford, inadvertently becomes involved, Thaniel finds himself torn between conflicting loyalties.

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street weaves a rich, immersive tale that guides readers on a surprising adventure through Victorian London, a Japan in the midst of civil war and an era beyond. Merging real historical events with fantastical elements, it unlocks doors to a mystical and peculiar past.