The Prince of Mist

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 4, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 224 pages

It's wartime, and the Carver family decides to leave the capital where they live and move to a small coastal village where they've recently bought a home. But from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things begin to happen. In that mysterious house still lurks the spirit of Jacob, the previous owners' son, who died by drowning.

With the help of their new friend Roland, Max and Alicia Carver begin to explore the strange circumstances of that death and discover the existence of a mysterious being called the Prince of Mist--a diabolical character who has returned from the shadows to collect on a debt from the past. Soon the three friends find themselves caught up in an adventure of sunken ships and an enchanted stone garden--an adventure that will change their lives forever.

What people are saying

Review: The Prince of Mist (Niebla #1)

User Review  - Rain Misoa - Goodreads

Another read I was pleased with. I stumbled up this book at the library and I recognized the author's name. So, I took it home. I didn't even realize it was Carlos Ruiz Zafón's first book. That was a ...

Review: The Prince of Mist (Niebla #1)

User Review  - Henrik Schunk - Goodreads

An interesting youth novel/horror story with a bit of lovecraftian undertones thrown it. The book begins very promising and uses one of the most popular and efficient literary tropes in narrative by ...

About the author

Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of six novels, including the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honored with numerous international awards, including the Edebé Award, Spain's most prestigious prize for young adult fiction. He divides his time between Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Prince of Mist
• Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010
• ISBN: 0316044776, 9780316044776
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories