In 1818 in the city of Geneva, there is a hidden society of clockwork-built men, cared for by the Shadow Boys, illegal mechanics whose lives are always in danger. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair's life fell apart when his brother Oliver died and his sweetheart Mary disappeared. His only chance to get out of Geneva is gone--unless he does the unconscionable and brings his brother back from the dead with clockwork technology. He partially succeeds,...

Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.