By Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the center of Calcutta lurks a dismal mystery....
Set in Calcutta within the Nineteen Thirties, The dead night Palace starts off on a gloomy evening while an English lieutenant fights to save lots of infant twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable chance. regardless of monsoon-force rains and poor risk lurking round each road nook, the younger lieutenant manages to get them to defense, yet now not with no wasting his personal existence. . . .
Years later, at the eve of Ben and Sheere's 16th birthday, the mysterious risk reenters their lives. This time, it can be most unlikely to flee. With the aid of their courageous acquaintances, the twins should take a stand opposed to the phobia that watches them within the shadows of the night--and face the main scary creature within the historical past of the town of Palaces.
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Unfortunately, none of my tribe seem to be present at the moment, so my eloquent if simple dissertation on my predicament goes unappreciated. —Oh. Oooooh. ” My eyes are open, but it takes me a second to identify what I’m looking at: stucco. Specifically, a stucco ceiling—the kind of bumpy plaster surface that for some reason people think looks really excellent overhead. Maybe it’s some kind of caveman genetic memory. I try to move, with limited results. That’s because I’m lying on a bed, with my hands tied to the bedposts on either side.
No. Lover, bodyguard, human sacrifice … no idea. ” “Not likely—” I do my best to stifle a yawn. “Try anyway,” Charlie says. “Battlefield rules—grab your shuteye when it’s available. ” “Yeah, yeah,” I say, getting to my feet. “Going to bed right now. ” I throw a halfhearted snarl his way and head for our room. It’s only about 9:00 PM, but it’s been a long day and I didn’t get much more than three hours of sleep last night. Charlie’s right—better to get some Z’s while I can. I pass out as soon as I hit the pillow.
Charlie himself prefers silver-coated ball bearings, kept in a spring-loaded holster up each of his sleeves. The pire is Jane Wolosky, one of the Baby Biter generation that sprouted up after World War II. She’s my battlefield shaman, experienced in combat magic as well as being a specialist in the use of silver-nitrate-laced CS gas, aerosolized garlic, and a variety of acid sprays that’ll melt a lem’s plastic skin like a heat lamp on Frosty. They may not use bullets or explosives, but the supernatural races still know how to deal out industrial-strength death.
