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The Angel's Game
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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books: Book 2

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From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind , comes The Angel’s Game — a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. "The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I... read more

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From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game--a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love.

“The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game--a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love.

“The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen...”

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner.

Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed--a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.

Once again, Zafón takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in The Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.

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  • David Martín: A talented young undiscovered writer. At 17 years old, he is given his big break by Don Basilio who offers him a job writing the crime scene for the small newspaper The Voice of Industry. A few months after his twentieth birthday, he signs an exclusive contract with Barrido and Escobillas to write a pulp fiction series called City of the Damned under the pseudonym Ignatius B. Samson. The series is a hit, and he is soon commissioned by Andreas Corelli to write a book at an extravagant price.
  • Andreas Corelli: A mysterious publisher who founded the Editions de La Lumiere, a publishing house specializing in religious texts with offices in Rome, Berlin, Paris and London.
  • Cristina Sagnier: David Martin's love interest, daughter of Vidal's driver.
  • Pedro Vidal: David's friend and mentor, a writer himself, who saves David from poverty.
  • Isabella: David's assistant. A young girl who also is a writer.
  • Señor Martín: David Martin's father.
  • Diego Marlasca: Add a description of this character.
  • Señor Sempere: Owner of Sempere & Sons, a bookstore. He acts like a father to David.
  • Don Basilio: The deputy editor of a small shabby newspaper The Voice of the Industry. He later comes to work at a the more opulent newspaper house, La Vanguardia.
  • DM: young writer, half broke, involved in a mysterious and dangerous plot
  • Señor Valera: A lawyer.
  • Manuel: Pedro Vidal's chauffer, father to Cristina Sagnier.
  • Irene Sabino: She used to be one of Paralelo's most beautiful and most popular actresses. She danced in cabarets and nightclubs before Jaco propels her to stardom. She believed she could contact the world of the spirits, and it is in a seance that she meets Diego Marlasca. She was also rumored to prostitute herself to wealthy men.
  • Juan Corbera: Also called Jaco. He is Irene Sabino's manager and rumored lover.
  • Víctor Grandes: A police officer.
  • Barcelo: Father of Clara and a well known figure who sells and buys books
  • Ignatius B. Samson: The name that David goes by while writing the City of the Damned.
  • Ricardo Salvador: A former police officer.
  • Ismael: Alicia and Diego Marlasca's son.
  • Isaac: The keeper of the Cemetery of Forgotten books.
  • Jose Maria Brotons: Archivist of the newspaper La Vanguardia's secret library.
  • Alicia Marlasca: Diego Marlasca's widow.
  • Pep: A young servant of Pedro Vidal.
  • Eulalia: Head librarian of a library in Calle del Carmen, where David does his research on religious texts.
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First Sentence edit see section history

A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 4 in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books. (standard series)

Preceded by The Shadow of the Wind, and followed by The Prisoner of Heaven.

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: Spanish
Publisher: Editorial Planeta
Country: Spain
Publication Date: 17 April 2008
ISBN: 9781921520525
Page Count: 441

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  • The Shadow of the Wind
  • The Prisoner of Heaven
  • The Rose of Fire

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  • The Shadow of the Wind

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