<p>One man’s fortune holds the key to a nation’s fate in this sensational debut novel set in 18th-century Sweden.</p><p><em>The Stockholm Octavo</em> by Karen Engelmann transports readers to a colorful Scandinavian world of intrigue and magic in a dazzling golden age of high art, music, and opulent fashion.</p><p>A masterwork of historical fiction in the vein of Patrick Suskind’s classic novel, <em>Perfume</em>, Karen Engelmann’s <em>The Stockholm Octavo</em> is mysterious and romantic—as magical and enthralling as <em>The Night Circus </em>by Erin Morgenstern—and features a brilliant and unforgettable cast of extraordinary characters.</p>