![]() ![]() Just as importantly, Zaf%C3%B3n delivers moments of genuine horror, as well as expert plot twists that move the story along. His Calcutta has many of the mystical elements that many writers associate with the city, but it also shows the political strain of a city subject to years of hostile colonization and ready to break free. Zaf%C3%B3n adeptly establishes his characters (including some fun and believable teenage repartee) and makes good use of his setting. Along with Ben's fellow orphans (including narrator Ian), the siblings take on the mysterious sorcerer Jawahal, who has fire-based powers and a connection to the twins' late father. Sixteen years later, the boy, Ben, is reunited with his sister, Sheere,Īfter a brutal attack on the orphanage. In British-occupied Calcutta in 1916, a soldier saves two babies (at the cost of his own life), and the children's grandmother leaves one at an orphanage to throw off the evil person chasing them. Title details for The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Available. ![]() Zaf%C3%B3n (The Prince of Mist) delivers an often creepy adventure, first published in Spain in 1994, populated with some wonderful characters. If you arent sure how to do an early return, please reach out to your library ×. ![]()
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