London, 1896. The city trembles beneath the weight of progress, soot and steel choking its skies, while whispers of the impossible stir in its streets. A sudden, inexplicable event has marked certain souls — mostly women — with powers that defy nature itself. They are called the Touched, and their very existence unsettles the rigid order of empire and industry.

At the heart of this upheaval stands Amalia True, a widow with a secret fire, and Penance Adair, an inventor whose compassion is matched only by her brilliance. Together they gather the outcasts, the gifted, the feared, forging a sanctuary against a world that would exploit or destroy them. But every gift carries a burden, and every miracle invites suspicion. The Touched are hunted, studied, worshipped, reviled — symbols of change in an age that clings to certainty.

This is not a tale of heroes in shining armour, nor villains in shadowed lairs. It is a story of survival, of destiny, of power wrestled from the hands of those who would deny it. The Nevers asks: what happens when the future arrives too soon, and who will claim it? Step into the streets of London, where wonder and terror walk hand in hand… and discover what it means to be Touched.