Another great book giveaway! I can't believe I actually have four copies of The Prince of Mist, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón to raffle off. I couldn't wait to read this book. When I spoke to the publisher, she generously offered four copies to give away. If you have ever read my header, one of my favorite quotes appears under my blog title. It is from one of my very favorite books, Shadow of the Wind. Before his internationally best selling book Shadow of the Wind, and his recent best seller, The Angel Game, were published, he wrote YA literature. The Prince of Mist was actually his first novel.I just finished The Prince of Mist and it is an adrenaline releasing read, an evil ghostly mystery for young adults. Adults will want to read this one too, especially if you are a fan of Zafón's gifted writing talent. I will have a review shortly, in the meantime check out his website and then leave a comment below for a chance to win one of the copies in this giveaway.
Here is the synopsis from Zafón's killer website.
"In 1943, Max Carver's father - a watchmaker and inventor - decides to move his family to a small town on the coast, to an abandoned house that holds many secrets and stories of its own. Behind the house Max discovers an overgrown garden surrounded by a metal fence topped with a six-pointed star. In the centre is a large statue of a clown set in another six-pointed star.
As the family settles in they grow increasingly uneasy: Max’s sister Alicia has disturbing dreams while his other sister, Irina, hears voices whispering to her from an old wardrobe. With his new friend Roland, Max also discovers the wreck of a boat that sank many years ago in a terrible storm. Everyone on board perished except for one man - an engineer who built the lighthouse at the end of the beach.
As they learn more about the wreck, the chilling story of a legendary figure called the Prince of Mist begins to emerge..."
By the way, the author's website is a treasure of surprise with trailers, audio readings by the author and soundtracks. Here is a link to the Prince of Mist page of fun stuff. It really is fun to explore. My favorite page is listed as his top ten, but is actually in his words, "A list of random stuff that cheers me up." I really like that idea, I may have to include a page like that on my blog.
With much gratitude I thank Little Brown, The Hachette Group for my review copy and the four copies for this promotion.
Contest Rules:
Contest ends on July 31, 2010.
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Hi Wisteria!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy of this book! What's not to like? Evil clown statues, a tragic boat accident, a mysterious house ... and I know that Zafon spins beautiful, haunting tales!
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I'll see what I can do about slipping this into my blog next week. Thanks for the contest!
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I'd love to win this book because I've heard so much about Zafon's writing but have never experienced it. milou2ster(at)gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win because I read the summary, and it looks like a really interesting book. So I'd love to read it!
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Too bad I can't enter, but I am soooo looking forward to your review. i want to know if he can write YA too
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I can tell by the synopsis that reading this book at bedtime will probably keep you from sleeping. But I like that about a book!
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because it looks like a fascinating read thanks for the giveaway minsthins at optonline dot net
ReplyDeleteIt sounds just like the kind of book my son loves. I will enjoy reading it with him.(He is dyslexic and I always read the books at the same time, so we can talk about them.)
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I absolutely loved Shadow of the Wind and have Angel's Game on my nightstand to read. He writes so lyrically beautiful.
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I would love to win this for my son. He loves those erie types of books. Thanks for the chance
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Based on the synopsis this would be an interesting read. Thank you for hosting the giveaway.
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I love a good spooky story and haven't read one in a long time. I'd love to win this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love to win because this sounds like a great book.
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Please throw my name in the hat for this one. Why would I like to read it? Because I loved the Shadow of the Wind. One of my favorite books.
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I would like to read this because I know he is a challenging author and I think a YA book would be a great way for me to get introduced to him.
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I want to read it because I loved Shadow of the Wind.
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I'd like to win because the synopsis sounds intriguing.
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I would love to win this because I adored Shadow of the Wind.
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I'd love to read this, if it's as good as Shadow Of The Wind I know I'd love it!
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I thought Shadow of the Wind was so well written and so clever and I'd love to see what else this author has done. Thank you for the giveaway.
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After reading the synopsis I MUST read this book ~ it sounds like a great mystery.
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