The Angel's Game is Zafon's second book, and it involves many of the same characters that you see in the first book...only 20 years before. It is a prequel of sorts. Once again set in Barcelona, it follows the life of a boy with no family, who is helped by Sempere & Sons (remember them?) and a famous author and eventually becomes a writer as well. There is forbidden love, mysterious publishing houses (Lumiere!) and even more mysterious murders. This book keeps the pages turning as you try to find out out what is going on. However, the ending, for me, fell flat. As fantastical, suspenseful and thrilling as the rest of the book was, the ending was a disappointment. I rather hoped to find out (stop reading if you don't want a spoiler of sorts) that the entire thing was a product a the malignant brain tumor. Would have made for a better ending (IMO). 
 Still, a fast, entertaining read, but not up to par with The Shadow Of The Wind.