The Midnight Palace
Author: Zafon, Carlos Ruiz
ISBN: 9781921656941
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2011
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 27mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Readers familiar with my later work, such as The Shadow of the Wind or The Angel's Game, may not know that my first four novels were originally published as 'young adult' books. Although they were mainly aimed at young readers my hope was that they would appeal to readers of all ages. In creating those books I tried to write the kind of novels that I would have liked to read as a kid, but that would also continue to interest me at the age of twenty-three, or forty, or eighty-three.
Since their original publication, these earlier works of mine have fortunately been well received by those who are young, and those who are not so young. I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations, and I hope readers of my adult novels will be tempted to explore these stories of magic, mystery and adventure. Lastly, to all new readers, I hope you will come to enjoy these novels too as you begin your own adventures in the world of books.
Calcutta, 1932. A train in flames crosses the city, a fire spectre sowing terror in the shadows of the night. But that is only the beginning of the horror for siblings Ben and Sheere.
Twins separated at birth and kept hidden for their safety, they have grown up unaware of the secrets of their past. Now, on their sixteenth birthday, their paths meet and they will confront the most terrible and deadly enigma in the history of the city of palaces.
The Midnight Palace is a spellbinding tale of heroism and tragedy set in the dark mysterious streets and alleyways of an ancient Indian city.
ISBN: 9781921656941
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2011
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 27mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Readers familiar with my later work, such as The Shadow of the Wind or The Angel's Game, may not know that my first four novels were originally published as 'young adult' books. Although they were mainly aimed at young readers my hope was that they would appeal to readers of all ages. In creating those books I tried to write the kind of novels that I would have liked to read as a kid, but that would also continue to interest me at the age of twenty-three, or forty, or eighty-three.
Since their original publication, these earlier works of mine have fortunately been well received by those who are young, and those who are not so young. I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations, and I hope readers of my adult novels will be tempted to explore these stories of magic, mystery and adventure. Lastly, to all new readers, I hope you will come to enjoy these novels too as you begin your own adventures in the world of books.
Calcutta, 1932. A train in flames crosses the city, a fire spectre sowing terror in the shadows of the night. But that is only the beginning of the horror for siblings Ben and Sheere.
Twins separated at birth and kept hidden for their safety, they have grown up unaware of the secrets of their past. Now, on their sixteenth birthday, their paths meet and they will confront the most terrible and deadly enigma in the history of the city of palaces.
The Midnight Palace is a spellbinding tale of heroism and tragedy set in the dark mysterious streets and alleyways of an ancient Indian city.
