The Prince of Mist

Book #1 in the Niebla series

A haunted house hides a deadly secret, and three friends must face a sinister force from the past.

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218 pages· 44,379 words· Est. 4 hour read

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During wartime, the Carver family moves to a coastal village, seeking refuge. But their new home harbors the ghost of Jacob, a boy who drowned. With Roland's help, siblings Max and Alicia uncover the dark history of the Prince of Mist, a malevolent entity seeking to settle an old score. As they delve into mysteries of sunken ships and an enchanted stone garden, the trio must confront a chilling adventure that will alter their lives forever. Can they escape the clutches of a past that refuses to stay buried?

From the publisher

An atmospheric young adult novel from bestselling The Shadow of the Wind author Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated from the original Spanish by acclaimed translator Lucia Graves. 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 start 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.

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