Carlos Ruiz Zafon Books in Order
11 books are credited to Carlos Ruiz Zafon, published between 1993 and 2021; 1 of them appeared after Carlos Ruiz Zafon's death in 2020. The first book is The Prince of Mist (1993) and the newest is The City of Mist (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1993–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,520 in 6 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,520 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, who lived from 1964 to 2020, was a Spanish novelist. His 2001 novel The Shadow of the Wind sold 15 million copies, won numerous awards, and made a 2007 list of the 100 best books in Spanish of the previous quarter century, chosen by 81 Spanish and Hispanic American writers and critics. Eleven books are catalogued, from The Prince of Mist (1993) to The City of Mist (2021), grouped into the Cemetery of Forgotten sequence, the Niebla books and standalone novels. Books, magic, the supernatural, the dead and shipwrecks recur as subjects.
How many Carlos Ruiz Zafon books are there?
Carlos Ruiz Zafon has 11 books, released between 1993 and 2021. 1 of them were published after Carlos Ruiz Zafon's death in 2020. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Carlos Ruiz Zafon books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11993–2/4
- 219942982/4
- 319952882/4
- 419993202/4
- 52001–2/4
- 620085312/4
- 720112782/4
- 82012–2/4
- 920168052/4
- 10The Labyrinth of the Spirits2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 112021–2/4
Carlos Ruiz Zafon books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Cemetery Of Forgotten in order
6 booksNiebla in order
3 booksCarlos Ruiz Zafón Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Carlos Ruiz Zafon title here is not listed as part of any series.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Carlos Ruiz Zafon books run from The Prince of Mist (1993) to The City of Mist (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Carlos Ruiz Zafon in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Carlos Ruiz Zafon books in order?
You only need to read Carlos Ruiz Zafon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Start with The Prince of Mist (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Carlos Ruiz Zafon book?
The City of Mist (2021) is the newest Carlos Ruiz Zafon book released so far.
Is there a new Carlos Ruiz Zafon book coming?
No next Carlos Ruiz Zafon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Carlos Ruiz Zafon has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer2006Wonfor The Shadow of the Wind
- Crimezone Thriller Awards2005Wonfor The Shadow of the Wind
- Barry Award for Best First Novel2005Wonfor The Shadow of the Wind
- Edebé Award of Children's and Youth Literature1993Wonfor The Prince of Mist
Carlos Ruiz Zafon at a glance
- Died
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Carlos Ruiz Zafon are still being published after Carlos Ruiz Zafon's death in 2020; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,520 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carlos Ruiz Zafon books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Carlos Ruiz Zafon books are about
8 of the 11 Carlos Ruiz Zafon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: books is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Books 2 of 8 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 8 books
- Family life 2 of 8 books
- Ficción 2 of 8 books
- History 2 of 8 books
- Suspense 2 of 8 books
- Thrillers 2 of 8 books