Nothing else to add that I haven't said below so I'll second my recommendation for this and add my thoughts on the narrator.

Jonathan Davis has narrated audio-books of Carlos Ruiz Zafon before and each time he has done very well. He has a good instinct for voices and the atmosphere of his works. (Wish he had narrated 'prisoner of heaven' like with the other two). The story comes alive with his loving (for lack of a better word) narration.

I hope Mister Davis continues to narrate for this author, he (and the narrator of Marina) are perfect :).

Successful re-read <3
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Re-read starting July 5th, 2015:)
First read: July 11th-15th 2014
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon is one of my favorite writers, the man has a beautiful way of telling a story... slowly drawing you in and wrapping the narrative around you until your completely immersed and lost in his world. His books always have me thinking about for days afterwards, even if I'm reading something else.. .book hangover that I don't mind :).

I discovered him by chance when I was browsing through Ollie's and saw 'Shadow of the Wind' for $2. It sounded intriguing so I snapped it up and took it home... forgot about it for awhile then I was looking for my next read in my bookshelves and it jumped out at me...
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Watcher in the Shadows is the next in a series of YA novels Zafon wrote before Shadow of the Wind far as I know... This one is my favorite of the lot, so far ;).

An atmospheric, subtly creepy story... I was gone from the very first page:

"Dear Irene,

Sometimes I think I am doomed never to forget the mirage of that summer we spent together in Blue Bay. You'd be surprised to see how little things have changed since those days. The lighthouse still rises through the haze like a sentry, and the road that runs alongside the Englishman's Beach is now just a faint track snaking through the sand to nowhere."


A character name I remembered from 'The Angel's game' re-appeared and my mouth dropped open , I nearly said "You son of a bitch!" aloud before belatedly realizing I was in public haha... If you remember David's "employer" from that book, you know who I mean. (I won't spoil for you his name in the book that he goes by)

This man has a small but significant part in the book, and he sets in motion consequences that Lazarus Jann doesn't fully understand at the time, not until much later.

*Side note: Makes me wonder if Mister Zafon had this planned out as this characters first appearance, laying the ground for the Angel's game or was just testing him out.*

Each person has a part of the story to tell (Lazarus, Simone, Dorian, Irene, Ishmael, Hannah) and it pieces together things for you and leads you subtly down the path. When everything is tied together at the end, a chill ran down my spine and a tingling came in my hands. Giddy, surprised, and creeped out/slightly horrified at the same time.

The 'battle' at the end in Cravenmoore had me gripping the pages, praying that 'it/' could be stopped and hoping for all my favorites to make it out... I wanted to jump in Cravenmoore and help them but all I could do was bite my lip and try to read faster while not missing a word.

The end for one was sad but made sense in the end after I thought about it... he started it all and in a way, it was up to him to get it set to rights. One final scene Ishmael witnessed broke my heart for Lazarus.

The final narration of Irene cleared some things up and ties in with the beginning and leaves you with a smile on your face. :)

I'll leave you with this quote from the book:

"In a world of lights and shadows, every person, every one of us, needs to find their own way."

Another beautiful book from Mister Zafon, I highly recommend any of his works... I can't praise him enough <3

From 'note from the author' at the beginning of the book:
" These novels deliberately hark back to bygone days. They remind me of what the discovery of reading meant to me. I hope they remind you too, regardless of your age. "

Me he acabado el libro y debo decir que me ha gustado.

Lo empecé con una mezcla extraña de ilusión y miedo. Ilusión por leer un libro más del autor (que me cautivó con su magnífica obra la Sombra del Viento) pero con cierto miedo por ser una obra juvenil (como tenía entendido que era este libro). En contra de estas reticencias tenía la inestimable recomendación de un amigo de toda a vida y compañero de lecturas de libros de terror que se lo había leido y que me lo había regalado en mi aniversario diciendo que era bueno. Pues si, lo es!

La historia es muy interesante y original. La tensión y la intriga va a más conforme avanzas. Hay momentos realmente angustiosos y hasta clasificables dentro del género del terror. Es un maestro describiendo escenas y ambientes. Siempre le sabe dar ese toque nostálgico-poetico que tanto me gusta.
A pesar de que se ve que Zafón ha simplificado su estilo para adecuar la obra a un público juvenil en ningún momento tienes la sensación de estar leyendo una obra "exclusivamente" juvenil.
El final a lo mejor es lo menos original de todo pero la carta final le da ese toque nostálgico y romántico que te deja un buen sabor de boca.

En definitiva, una gran obra "para todos los públicos", incluido el juvenil!

Me encanta esa aura sombría que le daba zafon a sus obras...
me encanto leer sobre un personaje que aparece en la tetralogía del laberinto de los libros olvidados, ver sus inicios y saber en verdad que hay detrás de sus acciones en aquella historia...
Me gusta la forma en cómo estos libros (trilogía de la niebla) se unen sin sin en realidad secuenciales...

Al inicio tuve mis dudas pero al final me gusto la historia, cada libro tiene lo suyo y en conjunto son increíbles, atrapantes y ese tonito de misterio y terror, te envuelve.

The third and final young adult book written by Zafón during the early part of he’s career.
Just like the previous two (though not connected) it’s wonderfully written story with lots of great fantastical, mysterious and creepy elements.

I loved the fast paced nature of this book, the descriptive atmospheric setting is stunning. Especially the automated toys.
With such a great setting, it’s a slight shame that the characters feel a little weak. I wasn’t too concerned with their plight.

It’s still a highly enjoyable read, I’d certainly recommended it to people who are fans of Zafón’s work.

اولین کتاب سال جدید میلادی و پایانی شایسته برای مجموعه.
نمی‌گم که مجموعه موردعلاقه‌م بود، یا خیلی فوق‌العاده و بی‌نظیر بود. اما یه سه‌گانه دوست‌داشتنی و جالب بود. به اندازه کافی ماجراجویی داشت، رمز و راز هم همین‌طور. چند صفحه آخر این کتاب برام دل‌نشین بود. شاید از نظر خیلیا یه کم تکراری، قابل‌پیش‌بینی یا هر چیزی بود، اما برای من خیلی قشنگ بود و پرونده‌‌ی سه‌گانه مه رو توی سرم بست.
نمی‌دونم جلد اول رو بیشتر دوست داشتم یا جلد آخر رو، اما این دو تا رو بیشتر از کتاب دوم دوست داشتم.
درسته که محتوای کتاب از شکل و قیافه‌ش مهم‌تره، ولی من واقعا با قیافه این سه تا کتاب هم خیلی حال کردم. هم طرح جلدشون قشنگ بود، هم قطعشون به شدت مناسب بود.
اسم مجموعه و هر کدوم از کتاب‌ها به طور جداگانه رو هم پسندیدم.

I love the writing of Carlos Ruiz Zafon. And his stories and ideas. His books always catch me and I don't want to stop reading and I don't want the books to end. This one ended too fast, not just because I enjoyed it too much but because the story rushed through too fast. There would have been a lot more potential for suspense and character development.

Una rara historia de misterio, que además tiene un personaje ligado al cementerio de los libros olvidados

Карлос Руис Сафон отново е тук за всички, които го чакахме с нетърпение. След „Принцът на мъглата“ (дебютния�� му роман), „Среднощният дворец“ (вторият роман на автора) и „Марина“ (четвъртият поред), дойде време и за „Септемврийски светлини“ (изд. „Изток-Запад“), който всъщност е третият роман на писателя, излязъл в Испания през далечната 1996 г. под етикета „юношеска литература“. Незнайно защо, в България романите са издадени в друга последователност, но това е отделна тема на разговор.

На онези почитатели на автора, които са прочели всички досегашни книги от тази поредица, мога да кажа в аванс, че най-вероятно знаят какво ги очаква. А онези читатели, на които тепърва им предстои да се сблъскат със Сафон, ще успокоя, че не са сбъркали в избора си, защото този автор неизменно твори в един неповторим и увлекателен стил. И макар до някаква степен всички четири гореизброени романа да си приличат, те са същевременно толкова различни, колкото са описанията на цветовете на морето в „Септемврийски светлини“.

Годината е 1937, мястото – Франция. Бащата, Арман Совел, е починал неотдавна от „болест с непроизносимо име“. Майката Симон се вижда все по-затруднена да изплаща всички дългове на мъжа си, останали след смъртта му, затова се връща да работи като учителка. По същото време нейната 14-годишна дъщеря Ирен започва работа тайно от майка си в един танцов салон, докато малкият й брат Дориан започва да подозира, че „половината население на Париж е съставено от адвокати и счетоводители – особен вид плъхове, живеещи на повърхността“. Ала „няколко седмици по-късно лъч на надежда озари неочаквано хоризонта на семейство Совел“. Те се местят да живеят в едно малко крайморско градче на Нормандския бряг, наречено Синия залив, където Симон е приела службата на икономка в имението на Лазарус Жан-Крейвънмур.

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Mesmo quando escreve um livro cujo público alvo são os adolescentes, Carlos Ruiz Zafón dá uma verdadeira lição de escrita a todos. Aquilo que ele cria é tão envolvente, que só prova que não existem livros para idades específicas: quando uma obra é boa, qualquer pessoa irá apreciá-la.
Este é o terceiro e último volume da trilogia do Príncipe da Neblina e, para mim, foi sem dúvida o melhor de todos.
O cenário criado, as personagens cativantes e todo o mistério envolvente transportaram-me para uma aventura inesquecível repleta de peripécias e perigos, tudo isto de mãos dadas com uma escrita bela como não há em mais nenhum outro autor.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón é isto mesmo, livros mágicos que nos marcam para sempre.

*Línea 7b. Libro con un mes en el título.*

Me pasó lo mismo que en el anterior, dos capítulos y ya sabía para dónde iba la historia y el posible final. Sin embargo, me gustó muchísimo. Creo que es mi favorito de la trilogía porque hay de todo, amor, tristeza, drama, suspenso, ira, esperanza, venganza....todo para no soltar el libro hasta saber como termina todo.
Y tiene unos capítulos increíbles, parece un momento tranquilo y en las últimas páginas explota algo para que continues leyendo.
Con esto, estoy convencida que cada cosa que publique este autor, lo voy a leer, porque son impresionantes las cosas que escribe con aspectos cotidianos.

Przeczytałam wszystkie książki Zafona. Jestem gotowa na "Labirynt duchów"....

3.5/5.

Estuvo bien. El dilema en el que me encuentro es que si lo analizo por sí solo me gustaría mucho más, pero habiendo leído los otros de forma reciente es más de lo mismo. Es que este libro es la suma de los dos anteriores, no quiero decir que sea malo, sin embargo, no podía quitarme la sensación de que ya sabía lo que pasaría, los giros, los personajes e incluso sabía el final porque lo leí en los otros dos libros.

La historia es protagonizada por Simone, Irene y Dorian, una familia que al morir el padre pasa por problemas financieros, cuando se le ofrece un trabajo a Simone como ama de llaves de un famoso diseñador de juguetes no duda en aceptar. Cuando lo conoce le parece un hombre adorable y bueno, lo que convence a la madre de que están dónde deberían, pero cuando una chica muere se dan cuenta de que lo que sabían de él no era toda la verdad.

Honestamente, toda mi reseña se puede resumir en el primer párrafo. El libro está bien, bien escrito, con buenos personajes, buenos giros de trama y escenas de acción. Quizá por momentos demasiado cinematográfico, pero me gustó. Sin embargo, se parece demasiado a los anteriores, no en el estilo de la historia ya que eso es lo que yo asumo que es el estilo de Carlos Ruiz Zafón. El problema es que los hermanos se parecían a El príncipe de la niebla, la historia de Lazarus es como la historia del ingeniero de El palacio de Medianoche, el entorno es como El príncipe de la niebla y así de forma sucesiva. Una mezcla de los otros dos.

Me gustan los libros de Carlos Ruiz Zafón, me gusta su fórmula (que está bien, el mismo Rick Riordan también usa una fórmula para sus inicios de sagas), sin embargo, me costó leerlo porque no me entregó nada nuevo.