The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Books in Order
Carlos Ruiz Zafón's four-novel cycle set in a gothic, war-shadowed Barcelona, where a labyrinthine secret library called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books binds together the fates of writers, booksellers, and the cursed manuscripts they protect. The interlocking stories span the 1920s through the post-Civil-War years and can be entered from different angles, though they converge into a single sweeping narrative.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
One dawn in 1945, a boy is led by his father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books hidden in the old city. There, Daniel Sempere finds a cursed book…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A 2008 novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, set in 1920s Barcelona. A young writer obsessed with an impossible love receives an offer from a mysterious…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In 1957 Barcelona, Daniel Sempere and his friend Fermín are tending the family bookshop when a sinister stranger arrives looking for Fermín and…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Prisoner of Heaven is a 2011 book (2012 in some editions) written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Originally published in Spanish, it was later translated…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the late 1950s, Barcelona, Daniel Sempere is no longer the boy who discovered a life-changing book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The mystery…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Cemetery of Forgotten Books books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Shadow of the Wind”. Start with “The Shadow of the Wind.”
How many books are in the The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series?
We list 5 books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón , published between 2006–2016.
Where can I buy the The Cemetery of Forgotten Books books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.