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Ranking Author Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)

“What are Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Zafón’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!

We took all of the books written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and looked at their Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which titles have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process isn’t super scientific and in reality, most books aren’t “better” than other books as much as they are just different. That being said, we do enjoy seeing where our favorites landed, and if you aren’t familiar with the author at all, the rankings can help you see what books might be best to start with.

The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.

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The Top Book’s Of Carlos Ruiz Zafón



8 ) The Midnight Palace

	The Midnight Palace

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 8
  • Amazon: 7
  • LibraryThing: 7


7 ) The Prince Of Mist

	The Prince Of Mist

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 7
  • Amazon: 6
  • LibraryThing: 8


6 ) The Watcher in the Shadows

	The Watcher in the Shadows

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 6
  • Amazon: 4
  • LibraryThing: 6


5 ) The Prisoner of Heaven

	The Prisoner of Heaven

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 4
  • Amazon: 8
  • LibraryThing: 3


4 ) The Angel’s Game

	The Angel's Game

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 5
  • Amazon: 4
  • LibraryThing: 5


3 ) Marina

	Marina

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 3
  • Amazon: 3
  • LibraryThing: 4


2 ) The Shadow Of The Wind

	The Shadow Of The Wind

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 2
  • Amazon: 1
  • LibraryThing: 2


1 ) The Labyrinth of the Spirits

	The Labyrinth of the Spirits

Review Website Ranks:

  • Goodreads: 1
  • Amazon: 2
  • LibraryThing: 1


Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Best Books



Carlos Ruiz Zafón Review Website Bibliography Rankings

BookGoodreadsAmazonLibraryThingOveral Rank
The Labyrinth of the Spirits 1 2 1 1
The Shadow Of The Wind 2 1 2 2
Marina 3 3 4 3
The Angel’s Game 5 4 5 4
The Prisoner of Heaven 4 8 3 5
The Watcher in the Shadows 6 4 6 6
The Prince Of Mist 7 6 8 7
The Midnight Palace 8 7 7 8