Carlos Ruiz Zafón conceived this work as a recognition to his readers, who followed him throughout the publication of the Saga of La Sombra del Viento (The Shadow of the Wind).

Like an echo of the literary world of the Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados (Cemetery of Forgotten Books), La Ciudad de Vapor (The City of Steam) is made up of eleven stories, several of them unpublished. Now, after the death of the author last June, this publication also represents a recognition to his career, which his readers will surely share.

A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his inventions get him a little more interest from the rich girl who has stolen his heart. An architect flees Constantinople stealing the plans for an impregnable library. A strange gentleman challenges Cervantes to write a book that has never existed. And Gaudí, sailing to a mysterious rendezvous in New York, delights in light and steam, the stuff that cities should be made of.

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