Grimpow
#6573.40 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Unfinished 2005–2009 Reading commitment Low Rafael Ábalos Last reviewed 2026-08-20
Overview
Grimpow is a Spanish young-adult historical-fantasy duology by Rafael Ábalos. In the winter of 1313, a peasant boy finds a dead man's amulet in the snowy mountains and is drawn into a Templar-adjacent conspiracy spanning medieval Europe involving the Philosopher's Stone. Originally published by Montena/Random House in Spanish as Grimpow, el camino invisible (2005) and Grimpow y la bruja de la estirpe (2009); translated into English, Dutch, and other languages, and named Youth Book of the Year in the Netherlands (2007).
Historical fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
Grimpow Rafael Ábalos
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grimpow, el camino invisible | 2005 | 1 | core | 3.40 (2,704 ratings) |
 | Grimpow y la bruja de la estirpe | 2009 | 2 | core | 3.44 (357 ratings) |
Two published volumes; no confirmed third volume as of the latest update.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Grimpow? Grimpow's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for Grimpow? Publication order, starting with Grimpow, el camino invisible. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Grimpow finished? Unfinished (2005–2009).
- How much reading does Grimpow take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is Grimpow ranked? #657 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 3,061 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #657?
Ranked #657 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.40 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (3,061 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 2 rated core books rate within 0.04 of each other.
- 0.02 behind #656, The Well of the Unicorn.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 2 books · Unfinished · 3k ratings · Ranks #657 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment historical fantasy universe.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- Grimpow, el camino invisible (2005)
- Grimpow y la bruja de la estirpe (2009)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
No juried genre-award win/nomination independently verified; the book was recognized as Youth Book of the Year in the Netherlands (2007), a national reading-promotion honour rather than a genre award, per the publisher's own author page.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.40 across 3,061 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Grimpow (Rafael Ábalos) accepted 2026-08-20
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Rating-platform listing: Grimpow series Tier 3
- Publisher author page: Rafael Ábalos (Penguin Libros) Tier 1
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Core Canon = both published novels.