Maze of the spirits

Publisher: Jamal Publications Number of pages: 1032 Carlos Zafón brings us to his final stop in the "Forgotten Books Cemetery" saga. The maze of souls is the fourth episode after The Prisoner of Heaven, The Angel's Game, and The Shadow of the Wind. A burning novel, no less exciting, thrilling, and suspenseful than its predecessors, it takes us once again to those narrow alleys shrouded in mysterious ambiguity and a difficult enigma, between the vibrant Barcelona and its cursed opposite, so that the city becomes like circles of hell, some containing others. We meet new faces, joining and interacting with the previous characters, and instead of guiding us to a final conclusion of the tetralogy, the pages open up to different scenarios. They expand to include other places, and delve deeper into discussing eras that paved the way for war and tragedy, and the years of tyranny, oppression, and cowardice that followed. The maze of souls, the maze of endings. A game mastered by the novelist who, whenever he gathers the papers, scatters them again. A plot that the reader becomes attached to, who, whenever he perceives a possible ending, is surprised as the narration twists him into a different perspective. Zafón presents us with a distinguished model of the flexibility of the novel and its ability to flow smoothly and be condensed, as well as celebrating the world of books, the art of storytelling, and the magical relationship that deepens between literature and life.