Rafael Ábalos (born 12 October 1956) is a Spanish

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of the

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book ''Grimpow: The Invisible Road'' () published in 2007. The children's

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was about a boy finding a mysterious

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who becomes a focus of a "centuries-old mission" to enlighten humanity. According to a review in ''

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'', Ábalos "blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien’s ''

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'' with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown’s ''

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''", and gave it a positive review. The book was published by ''

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''.

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1956 births Living people People from Archidona Spanish children's writers Writers from Andalusia Spanish fantasy writers 21st-century Spanish novelists Spanish male novelists {{Spain-writer-stub

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