The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
A Fantasy, Historical, Mystery book. The clockwork octopus came out. It extended a tentacle with a clicking of metal joints. Around...
1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later, the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. When Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, unwittingly interferes, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties.The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 318 pages
- ISBN: 9781620408339 / 1620408333
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Thaniel listened for a while longer, because the silence was so deep and clear that he could hear ghosts of the thirty-six of thirty-seven possible worlds in which Grace had not won at the roulette, and not stepped backward into him. He wished then that he could go back and that the ball had landed on another number. He would be none the wiser and he would be staying at Filigree Street, probably for years, still happy, and he wouldn't have stolen those years from a lonely man who was too decent to mention that they were missing. Natasha Pulley, The... When a sign says dont walk on the grass, one hops. He Natasha Pulley, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Englishmen were rained on too often to come up with anything that imaginative. Bertha Natasha Pulley, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
I was intrigued by the title; I was intrigued by the synopsis;I was smitten with the design of the whole thing.Could a debut novel live up to all of that?Yes, it could!The story opens in London, and in a world that mixes the real and the fantastical in the loveliest of ways.Nathaniel Steepleton Thaniel was a young telegraph operator... It is 4:45am and I have just finished this astonishingly good novel. I knew nothing about it other than that it had a lovely cover, and that the first page was beautifully written. It's historical fantasy, set in London and Japan. The language is vivid and compelling. The characters are achingly real. I could tell you about the plot,... This is a tale that unfolds with the ticking precision of a fine timepiece. It doesn't hurry and it doesn't compromise. It definitely conveyed to me a feeling of a different time and a slightly different world.The hardback itself is a lovely creation, with a keyhole cover, and a lovely font used throughout. The cover feels like suede....
