Rafael Ábalos

Rafael Ábalos (born 12 October 1956) is a Spanish author of the bestseller book Grimpow: The Invisible Road (ISBN 0385733747) published in 2007.[1][2] The children's fantasy novel was about a boy finding a mysterious amulet in France who becomes a focus of a "centuries-old mission" to enlighten humanity.[2] According to a review in Publishers Weekly, Ábalos "blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code", and gave it a positive review.[2] The book was published by Random House.[3]

Rafael Ábalos
Rafael Ábalos at the 'Comédie du Livre' of Montpellier, France, 2009.
Born	12 October 1956 Archidona, Málaga, Spain
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Spanish
Genre	Fantasy, Children's Literature
Notable works	Grimpow: The Invisible Road

See also

• Fantasy literature

References

1. Ed Park (2011). "Running in circles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
2. Staff writer (2007). "Rafael Ábalos, translated by Noël Baca Castex. Delacorte". Publishers Weekly. ISBN 978-0-385-73374-8. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
3. Staff writer (2007). "Random House Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-12. Random House Children’s Books ... Grimpow: The Invisible Road by Rafael Ábalos;