End of the 18th century. Indian city of Mysore. Young woodcarver Abbas works with French inventor Lucien Du Lez to create a roaring mechanical tiger. The tiger should be the greatest treasure in Tipu Sultan's collection. However, the British come to Mysore, Tipu Sultan's palace is plundered, and the automaton leaves for Britain as a war trophy. And Abbas, who barely survived the bloody massacre, suddenly realizes that the creator and his creation are tightly connected with each other. He has to go after the tiger in cold and incomprehensible Europe... An incredibly exciting, touching historical novel about the miracle of true love and the magic of talent that overcomes any circumstances and racial prejudices.