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El Palacio de la medianoche (Trilogia de La Niebla)

El Palacio de la medianoche (Trilogia de La Niebla)

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Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: Rayo
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 106875

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1

ISBN: 0061724343
EAN: 9780061724343
ASIN: 0061724343

Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Also Available In:

  • Hardcover - El Palacio de la Medianoche (Spanish Edition)
  • Paperback - El Palacio de La Medianoche (Spanish Edition)
  • Paperback - El palacio de la medianoche (Spanish Edition)
  • Hardcover - El Palacio De La Medianoche (Spanish Edition)

Similar Items:

  • El principe de la niebla (Trilogia de La Niebla)
  • Las Luces de Septiembre: Novela (Spanish Edition)
  • El Juego del Angel (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition)
  • La Sombra Del Viento/ the Shadow of the Wind (Autores Espanoles E Iberoamericanos) (Spanish Edition)
  • La catedral del mar (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

En el corazon de calcuta se esconde un tenebroso enigma. . .

Ambientada en la Calcuta de los anos treinta, El palacio de la medianoche comienza una noche oscura en la que un teniente ingles lucha por salvar las vidas de dos ninos de una amenaza impensable. A pesar de las insoportables lluvias del monzon y el terror que lo asedia en cada esquina, el joven britanico logra ponerlos a salvo, pero no sin perder su propia vida. . .

Anos mas tarde, cuando los dos ninos, Ben y Sheere, estan en vispera de celebrar su decimosexto cumpleanos, la amenaza reaparece en sus vidas y esta vez no los dejara escapar tan facilmente. Con la ayuda de sus valientes amigos, los dos hermanos deberan desafiar el terror que los acecha en las sombras de la noche y enfrentarse al enigma mas aterrador de la historia de la ciudad de los palacios.




Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A fun quick read   September 1, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Zafon Characterizes this book, along with El Principe de la Niebla, Las Luces de Septiembre, and Marina--as children books.

They should be read in that context.

The Midnight Palace is the meeting place of a secret society (Chowbar Society) of seven orphaned children from the St. Patrick's orphanage in the 1930's Calcutta.

There, Ben, a twin, is dumped on a rainy night by his grandmother in an effort to keep them safe from a ghost. At age sixteen, the orphans are released to face life as adults and on the last meeting of the Chowbar Society, Sheere, Ben's twin is made a member of the society.

Together the society solves the mystery of the twins tragic history and fight the dangers that confronts all of them.

Not as good as La sombra del viento or el Juego del Angel, but still makes for a great read.



3 out of 5 stars Uneven and inferior   January 25, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

After reading The Shadow of the Wind and El Principe de la Niebla, both of which I loved, I wasn't impressed with this novel. There's a quality to the writing (or perhaps a lack thereof) that doesn't make it involving and I found myself not caring much for the characters. There are elements of gothic novel here, but the psychological stimulus for horror is unconvincing and so the supernatural element falls flat. Although I wouldn't regret reading it, the novel didn't leave much of an impression and I'm convinced that in a few months I will forget that I read it.


4 out of 5 stars Lecturas con encanto   September 1, 2007
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

El reconocido escritor de la "sombra del viento", publica su nueva novela con su clasico aire de suspenso, que se inicia con la travesia en la ciudad de un tren en llamas, cuyo enigma centrara la trama del libro.


5 out of 5 stars Please note...   February 3, 2007
 20 out of 25 found this review helpful

I have not read this book. I ordered it thinking it was the follow-up to The Shadow of the Wind. El Palacio... is an adolescent book as is El Principe de la Niebla, Marina, and Las Luces del Septiembre. So those of you breathlessly awaiting the follow-up to "Shadow", as I am, take note.


4 out of 5 stars bonito e interesante de leer   January 21, 2007
 3 out of 7 found this review helpful

Muy entretenido con un vocabulario atractivo y fluidez en la lectura



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