Carlos Ruiz Zafón's legendary debut novel - newly translated and gripping from the first to the last page. The first horror novel by the Spanish master storyteller. In "The Prince of Mist," Max and his family flee from the raging war. An old house by the sea promises peace and safety. But soon, a dark shadow looms over their refuge when Max learns that the son of the former residents drowned under mysterious circumstances. A mysterious force now threatens the lives of his family as well. When he and his new friend Roland dive to the wreck of the Orpheus, Max can almost feel something terrible lurking in the depths. Is there a connection to the sinister "Prince of Mist" that the lighthouse keeper speaks of? And did he really tell them everything? As Max realizes the horrific danger that truly looms, a shadow has already fallen over their lives.