The Carnivale of Curiosities History but also that of the

but also that of the beloved floating city

to the office that had once seemed his for the taking

de Gerlache relied increasingly on two young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity: the expedition’s lone American

as their ideals and ideologies are tested

The Carnivale of Curiosities History but also that of theUnique and emotionally engaging (Booklist, Starred Review), a dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus, where star crossed lovers' destinies are forged at an unexpected price: "A wonderfully imagined and fiendishly clever debut" (Colson Whitehead). In Victorian London, where traveling sideshows are the very pinnacle of entertainment, there is no more coveted ticket than Ashe and Pretorius' Carnivale