A detective role-playing game in a city of ordinary people and legendary powers

“Ruiz Zafón’s visionary storytelling prowess is a genre unto itself.”—USA Today Return to the mythical Barcelona library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in this posthumous collection of stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind and The Labyrinth of the Spirits. Bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón conceived of this collection of stories as an appreciation to the countless readers who joined him on the extraordinary journey that began with The Shadow of the Wind. Comprising eleven stories, most of them never before published in English, The City of Mist offers the reader compelling characters, unique situations, and a gothic atmosphere reminiscent of his beloved Cemetery of Forgotten Books quartet. The stories are mysterious, imbued with a sense of menace, and told with the warmth, wit, and humor of Zafón's inimitable voice. A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart. A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague-ridden Barcelona, with plans for building a library impervious to the destruction of time. A strange gentleman tempts Cervantes to write a book like no other, each page of which could prolong the life of the woman he loves. And a brilliant Catalan architect named Antoni Gaudí reluctantly agrees to cross the ocean to New York, a voyage that will determine the fate of an unfinished masterpiece. Imaginative and beguiling, these and other stories in The City of Mist summon up the mesmerizing magic of their brilliant creator and invite us to come dream along with him.

Taki led the way through the dense undergrowth, the ancient trees towering above them like silent sentinels. The air was thick with the earthy scent of moss and the distant murmur of the river grew louder as they approached. "Do you know what we're doing here?" Taki asked, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "We are going to find treasure!" Hyo-ge-tsu replied, his voice filled with determination. "Exactly," Taki grinned. "Do you see the river over there? No one has touched this place in hundreds of years! Come." They pushed through a final thicket of bushes and emerged into a small clearing, the river glistening in the sunlight. Taki knelt down at the water's edge, her fingers trailing through the cool, clear water.

World War II hero Jack "Grim Reaper" Chambers is still tormented by nightmares about Hurtgen, a klling field in Germany where he battled against unholy terrors, and, along with his grandson, Sean, is determined to find the truth behind his platoon's massacre years ago. Reprint.

Looking for a warm inn after days spent in the wilderness, the hunters should be grateful when they come across the little seaside village of Ribe. Yet one look at the place tells them that something isn’t right. The streets are deserted, the houses are decaying, and residing throughout the village is a sense of impenetrable gloom. It is only once they have spoken to the innkeeper that they learn of Ribe’s dark curse. Of the creatures that rise nightly from the sea. Of the army of the dead. Unfortunately, Ribe won’t provide so much rest for the hunters, after all. Book four in the epic Hunter Series! Continue your epic fantasy journey in a series full of monsters, magic, and mystery; dark, unsettling landscapes; action-packed fight scenes; and characters that are relatable from the first page!

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.