The Midnight Palace

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery....

Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life. . . .

Years later, on the eve of Ben and Sheere's sixteenth birthday, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape. With the help of their brave friends, the twins will have to take a stand against the terror that watches them in the shadows of the night--and face the most frightening creature in the history of the City of Palaces.

Masterful

Carlos Ruiz Zafon is a master at evoking imagery. The performance includes ambient music and sound at parts. This is a wonderful audiobook production, as has been my experience with his other titles with this production company.

Not my favorite Carlos Ruiz-Zafon book

I was not much taken by this book. I found the plot unsatisfying and at times juvenile. I have read his other books and found them riveting. Sadly, it was not the case for this one. I also don’t care much for the background sound effects and music. The narrator did a good job, but the audio book was edited in such a way that there was no pause between the chapters.

not Zafon's strongest

you can tell he was still finding his voice. the voice acting performance was pretty good though.

Not my favorite of Ruiz Zafón’s work

I suppose I should have heeded the other reviews, but the premise sounded interesting, and I really liked the Cemetery of Forgotten books series. The writing was okay, but I found the story lacking overall. Just not his usual magic.

Pleasure to read

MR Zafon’s use of vocabulary is a pleasure. His imagination keeps you moving through as though you were there. I would ask the publisher to discontinue the use of sound effects behind the reader as it sometimes makes it difficult to understand the reader.