Rafael Ábalosis a Spanish author of the bestseller book, "Grimpow: The Invisible Road" published in 2007, a ccording to a review in "Publishers Weekly", Ábalos "blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien’s "Lord of the Rings" with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown’s 2003 mystery-detective novel?
Rafael Ábalos Rafael Ábalos (born 12 October 1956 in Archidona, Málaga) is a Spanish author of the bestseller book "Grimpow: The Invisible Road" published in 2007. The children's fantasy novel was about a boy finding a mysterious amulet in France who becomes a focus of a "centuries-old mission" to enlighten humanity. According to a review in "Publishers Weekly", Ábalos "blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien’s "Lord of the Rings" with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code"", and gave it a positive review. The book was published by "Random House".
Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( ), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the "Inheritance Trilogy") until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books.