An enthralling saga of art, war, love, and the search for one’s true calling, set in India and Europe. The late 18th century. Young woodcarver Abbas works alongside the French inventor Lucien Du Lez to create a roaring mechanical tiger. The tiger is meant to become the greatest treasure in the collection of Tipu Sultan. However, the English arrive in Mysore, Tipu Sultan’s palace is plundered, and the automaton, taken as a war trophy, heads to Britain.