![]() ![]() The author spoke recently on BBC radio about there being 4 interlocking stories planned in the Shadow of the Wind series. ![]() Set in the turbulent 1920s, The Angel's Game takes us back to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, the Sempere & Sons bookshop, and the winding streets of Barcelona's old quarter, in a masterful tale about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the human soul. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between this haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. ![]() He is to write a book unlike anything that has existed - a book with the power to change hearts and minds. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. 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. ![]() 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. In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. ![]()
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