![]() ![]() It's a tremendously atmospheric supernatural thriller and will particularly appeal to those who like a good ghost story told in nineteenth century style by a protagonist narrator looking back years later. The Midnight Palace is getting one of those double releases in adult and YA editions and I guess you could call it a crossover book, but I think it's predominantly for older teens and adult fans of Zafon's work. Can a group of Calcutta orphans vanquish a dark magician with power over the elements? But the demon hasn't forgotten them - he has been waiting for this very moment to make a second attempt on their lives. Ben has lived in a Calcutta orphanage and has a band of friends - the Chowbar Society - who are all about to be released from care to make their way in the world. Sheere has spent her childhood moving from place to place with her grandmother - never staying still, always hypervigilant. Sixteen years later, the separated twins meet again. ![]() Lieutenant Peake sacrifices his life to save two twin babies from a terrifying and murderous demon. ![]()
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