The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND and THE ANGEL'S GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with Daniel's father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them and is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful and unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel's surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words 'To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead and who holds the key to the future'. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal and the return of a deadly rival.

卡洛斯·鲁依斯·萨丰 （Carlos Ruiz Zafón），全球最知名的西班牙当代作家。一九六四年生于巴塞罗那，原任职于广告界，后赴美定居，目前在洛杉矶从事电影编剧以及文学创作。一九九三年以处女作《雾中王子》惊艳亮相，接下来出版的几部作品如《午夜皇宫》、《九月之光》和《玛 丽娜》等，都是极受好评的青少年小说。二〇〇一年出版《风之影》，随即席卷西班牙书市，畅销五年热潮不退；二〇〇四年，《风之影》获西班牙年度最畅销小说奖；在法国获年度最佳外国小说奖；在英国成为有史以来第一本登上畅销榜冠军的西班牙小说。目前《风之影》已译成五十多种语言在全球出版，总销量达一千五百万册，突破西班牙历史出版纪录。

按照萨丰的写作计划，“遗忘书之墓”系列将由四部相互关联的小说组成，目前已出版其中三部：《天使游戏》、《风之影》与《天空的囚徒》，以巴塞罗那为背景讲述爱书人的传奇故事，令全球读者为之疯狂。