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Carlos Ruiz Zafón's four-novel cycle, set in a gothic, war-affected Barcelona, centers on a secret library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, which binds together the fates of writers, booksellers, and the cursed manuscripts they protect. The interlocking stories span the 1920s through the post-Civil War years and can be entered from different angles, though they converge into a single sweeping narrative. The series, part of Zafón's broader literary work, includes his 2001 novel La sombra del viento, a critically acclaimed and widely read book, and the final book was released in 2016.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
One dawn in 1945, a boy is led by his father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books hidden in the old city. There, Daniel Sempere finds a cursed book…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A 2008 novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, set in 1920s Barcelona. A young writer obsessed with an impossible love receives an offer from a mysterious…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Prisoner of Heaven is a 2011 book (2012 in some editions) written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Originally published in Spanish, it was later translated…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the late 1950s, Barcelona, Daniel Sempere is no longer the boy who discovered a life-changing book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The mystery…
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What order should I read the The Cemetery of Forgotten Books books in?
Publication order — Publication order — the order in which the books were first published. This is the standard, most widely recommended way to read the series. Start with “The Shadow of the Wind.”
How many books are in the The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series?
We list 4 books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón , published between 2001–2016.
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