Rafael Ábalos (born 12 October 1956) is a Spanish author of the bestseller book Grimpow: The Invisible Road (ISBN 0385733747) published in 2007.[1][2] 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.[2] According to a review in Publishers Weekly, Ábalos "blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code", and gave it a positive review.[2] The book was published by Random House.[3]
Rafael Ábalos | |
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 Rafael Ábalos at the 'Comédie du Livre' of Montpellier, France, 2009. | |
| Born | 12 October 1956 Archidona, Málaga, Spain |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | Fantasy, Children's Literature |
| Notable works | Grimpow: The Invisible Road |
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References
edit- ^ Ed Park (2011). "Running in circles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ a b c Staff writer (2007). "Rafael Ábalos, translated by Noël Baca Castex. Delacorte". Publishers Weekly. ISBN 978-0-385-73374-8. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ Staff writer (2007). "Random House Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
Random House Children's Books ... Grimpow: The Invisible Road by Rafael Ábalos;
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