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The best Carlos Ruiz Zafón books

The top 3 according to 113 votes from people: The Shadow of the Wind · The Angel's Game · The Prisoner of Heaven. (Updated Nov 18, 2023.)

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books and his young-adult novels: the Zafón books readers recommend most, led by The Shadow of the Wind.

Alba Cano · · 10 items · 113 votes · 0 comments

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    The Shadow of the Wind

    2001. Daniel Sempere and the cursed book; readers' favourite in the saga.

    ▲ 18 ▼ 0

    18
  2. 2

    The Angel's Game

    2008. Gothic Barcelona in the 1920s.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 0

    14
  3. 3

    The Prisoner of Heaven

    2011. Fermín and his past in post-war prisons.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  4. 4

    Marina

    1999. A young-adult mystery in 1980s Barcelona.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 2

    9
  5. 5

    The Labyrinth of the Spirits

    2016. The conclusion of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 1

    9
  6. 6

    The Midnight Palace

    1994. Adventure and mystery in Calcutta.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 2

    7
  7. 7

    The Prince of Mist

    1993. His first novel, winner of the Edebé Prize.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  8. 8

    The City of Mist

    2020. His collected stories, published after his death.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  9. 9

    The Watcher in the Shadows

    1995. A mansion, a toymaker and a shadow.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 4

    4
  10. 10

    Rose of Fire

    2012. A story about the origin of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4

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