One man’s fortune holds the key to a nation’s fate in this sensational debut novel set in 18th-century Sweden.

THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVO 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.

A masterwork of historical fiction in the vein of Patrick Suskind’s classic novel, PERFUME, Karen Engelmann’s THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVO The Stockholm Octavo is mysterious and romantic --- as magical and enthralling as THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern --- and features a brilliant and unforgettable cast of extraordinary characters.