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".
The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". It is preceded by "The Fellowship of the Ring" and followed by "The Return of the King".