The Cemetery of Forgotten Series 5 Books Collection Set by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

This five-book collection brings together Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s Cemetery of Forgotten Books series, set largely in Barcelona and centred on the enduring pull of stories, secrets and the written word. Across the sequence, a hidden library of out-of-print works and the lives connected to it shape events over several decades.

From a child’s first encounter with the Cemetery of Lost Books in 1945 to later years in the city, the novels follow Daniel Sempere and those around him, alongside other figures drawn into writing, publishing and the shadowy histories that sit behind certain books. The set concludes with a volume of stories that returns to the same world.

Included titles

• The Shadow of the Wind
• The Angel's Game
• The Prisoner of Heaven
• The Labyrinth of the Spirits
• The City of Mist

Key details

• Five-book collection set
• Series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books
• Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Includes four novels and one story collection

Synopses

The Shadow of the Wind

A forgotten book sparks a search for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive. In Barcelona, a hidden “Cemetery of Lost Books” preserves obscure titles long out of print, and in 1945 a father brings his ten-year-old son, Daniel, to its labyrinthine shelves.

The Angel's Game

In an abandoned mansion in Barcelona, David Martin writes sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. Marked by a troubled childhood, he retreats into books and spends his nights creating baroque tales of the city’s underworld, as his imaginings begin to feel uncomfortably close to reality.

The Prisoner of Heaven

Set in Barcelona in 1957, the story opens just before Christmas, a year after Daniel and Bea have married. Living with Daniel’s father at Sempere & Sons, they have a son, Julian, while Fermin prepares for his own wedding, troubled by something he cannot shake.

The Labyrinth of the Spirits

Daniel Sempere’s childhood discovery in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books changed his life. Now in the late 1950s, he runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop and shares a seemingly contented life in Barcelona with his wife and son.

The City of Mist

A boy resolves to become a writer after his creative gifts attract the attention of an aloof young beauty. Elsewhere, a maker of labyrinths escapes Constantinople for plague-ridden Barcelona, carrying plans to build a library.