http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/gothic+fiction/ruiz/default.aspxTags: gothic fiction, ruizenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/09/03/quot-the-angel-s-game-quot-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon.aspxFri, 04 Sep 2009 04:13:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1817MediaPhile@evpl2http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1817http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/09/03/quot-the-angel-s-game-quot-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon.aspx#comments<p><img width="130" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780385528702" alt="angel&#39;s game" height="183" style="float:left;margin:10px;" /><img width="136" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0143034901" alt="shadow of the wind" height="185" style="float:left;margin:10px;" /></p> <p>If you read and enjoyed Ruiz&#39;s international bestseller&nbsp;&quot;<a target="_self" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/aRuiz+Zaf%7B226%7Don,+Carlos,+1964-/aruiz+zafon+carlos+1964/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aruiz+zafon+carlos+1964&amp;7%2C%2C10">Shadow of the Wind</a>,&quot; you should probably read his newest (and related) novel &quot;<a target="_self" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/aRuiz+Zaf%7B226%7Don,+Carlos,+1964-/aruiz+zafon+carlos+1964/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aruiz+zafon+carlos+1964&amp;1%2C%2C10">The Angel&#39;s Game</a>.&quot;&nbsp; This is the second in a series&nbsp;of novels that will all link back to&nbsp;the fictional Cemetery of Forgotten&nbsp;Books featured in &quot;Shadow.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&quot;Angel&#39;s Game,&quot;&nbsp;set in gothic 1920s Barcelona, centers around an impoverished pulp fiction writer, David&nbsp;Martin,&nbsp;who unwittingly&nbsp;sells his soul to the devil.&nbsp; He finds, of course, that he has made a terrible bargain and must pay a price.</p> <p>The plot is labyrinthian.&nbsp;&nbsp;Either read this one really carefully the first time, or plan on reading it twice in order to grasp all the threads.&nbsp; I read it twice, and am glad I did.&nbsp; </p> <p>The author&#39;s <a target="_self" href="http://www.carlosruizzafon.co.uk/" title="ruiz website">website</a>&nbsp;is full of intriguing tidbits, including downloadable Barcelona wallpaper and original soundtrack music&nbsp;composed by the author.&nbsp;<img width="363" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3885277345_fbc3a0ae99.jpg" alt="Barcelona wallpaper" height="242" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:10px;" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1817" width="1" height="1">reviewsbooksgothic fictionruizshadow of the wind