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(Inkworld #1)
Alternate cover edition: 9780439709101
From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback!
One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure..more
From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback!
One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure..more
Published June 1st 2005 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published September 23rd 2003)
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DrewProbably like 10-15 age range. However, I believe books have no 'age' requirement, just a 'want' requirement. I hope you enjoy the book!
DonnaThe swearing involves one word repeated in one part of the book. The word starts with D and ends with N and rhymes with DAM (water blocking thing).…moreThe swearing involves one word repeated in one part of the book. The word starts with D and ends with N and rhymes with DAM (water blocking thing). Some people are very upset by that but I´m more concerned with the F work or others like that. I let my son read it and he loved it. There is no real romance or making out. It is an adventure story but there is a man that holds a knife to people´s throats. There is mention of blood and dead roosters being left to frighten people. The bad men also use gasoline to burn things or to scare people into obeying the main bad guy. (less)
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Nov 07, 2017Miranda Reads rated it it was amazing Shelves: absolute-favorites, ya-series, audiobook
Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.Magic, this book is pure unadulterated magic.
Meggie and Mo (her father) are a pair. They're two peas in a pod, they're a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, they're ice cream and sprinkles. No matter what - they are together.
Mo works as a book binder/restorer and Meggie is a full-time reader - she ready every single moment she's not in school.
When a mysterious man from Mo's past shows up on their doorstep, he packs up all of their..more
Shelves: borrowed-from-library, tried-and-couldnt-finish, kids
I was very much looking forward to reading this, as it had very good word-of-mouth as a high-quality children's/YA fantasy that adults will also enjoy. And the premise, that characters can exist in the 'real world' outside of books, or that real people can enter the world inside a book, is endlessly appealing. However, my local library is on the verge of opening a new wing with my overdue book fines on this, because I keep hanging onto it in the hope that eventually I will be able to finish read..more
Oy.. I really wanted to like this book. I had such high hopes for it. It was one of those books that whenever my students saw me reading it they said, 'Oh, I really liked that book! It was so good.' So, I thought it would be great. It just wasn't. The story was nice. In short (very short): Meggie's father repairs books. Her mother disappeared nine years ago. After a mysterious visitor shows up at their house, Meggie finds out that her father has a secret. He can read characters out of books. Ni..more
Jul 30, 2007Inkheart The Movie
Patricia (theinfophile) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: booksilove, highestrecommendation, childrens, youngadults
This book is everything I ever wanted. It's a book about a book and lovers of books. It's very self-affirming for me. Now I don't feel like a COMPLETE goober for 1) smelling books 2) learning Elvish or 3) bringing at least 5 books with me everywhere I go.
Note: just because I don't FEEL like a complete goober, does not mean I am not one.
'Inkheart' is the first in a trilogy. 'Inkspell' is already out, and 'Inkdeath' will be out in 2008.
You may not love 'Inkheart' in and of itself; however, if you..more
Mar 17, 2016Charlotte May rated it it was amazing · review of another editionNote: just because I don't FEEL like a complete goober, does not mean I am not one.
'Inkheart' is the first in a trilogy. 'Inkspell' is already out, and 'Inkdeath' will be out in 2008.
You may not love 'Inkheart' in and of itself; however, if you..more
Shelves: epic-fantasy, ya, favourites, 500-page-plus
Honestly one of my favourite fantasy reads. I loved all the characters - even the villians! They were vivid, colourful, the world Cornelia Funke creates is absolutely extraordinary and if it were up to me I would live in the Inkworld for ever!
For anyone that likes a good dose of escapism, a book about books, a story that will make you laugh, cry and just generally never want to finish then this is for you!
5 stars!
Sep 17, 2013Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another editionFor anyone that likes a good dose of escapism, a book about books, a story that will make you laugh, cry and just generally never want to finish then this is for you!
5 stars!
Shelves: 21th-century, young-adult, fantasy, fiction, magic, adventure, german, literature
Tintenherz = Inkheart (Inkworld, #1), Cornelia Funke
Inkheart (German title: Tintenherz) is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the Inkheart trilogy. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its 'Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children.' Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, Mortimer (or Mo, as Meggie calls him) about it. Her father invites the strang..more
Oct 13, 2007Ann rated it it was amazingInkheart (German title: Tintenherz) is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the Inkheart trilogy. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its 'Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children.' Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, Mortimer (or Mo, as Meggie calls him) about it. Her father invites the strang..more
Recommends it for: Fans of great stories and detailed plots and characters
Shelves: fantasy, actionadventure, young-adult
What a great story!
This is quite the page-turner! I was driven to read more by both the action/adventure and the plot/conclusion. Both are excellently written! Funke’s style of writing (and indeed the translation made by Anthea Bell) makes for a smooth and beautiful read.
Wonderfully drawn and very detailed characters fill this book from cover to cover, each character being unique and complete. The story is told from multiple viewpoints, which adds another interesting dimension to the story and p..more
This is quite the page-turner! I was driven to read more by both the action/adventure and the plot/conclusion. Both are excellently written! Funke’s style of writing (and indeed the translation made by Anthea Bell) makes for a smooth and beautiful read.
Wonderfully drawn and very detailed characters fill this book from cover to cover, each character being unique and complete. The story is told from multiple viewpoints, which adds another interesting dimension to the story and p..more
Nov 12, 2017Anniebananie rated it liked it · review of another edition
Tolle fantasievolle Geschichte, die mir in jüngeren Jahren sicherlich besser gefallen hätte..
Die Aufmachung war - genau wie bei Reckless - liebevoll und detailverliebt. Ich fand die Idee mit den Zitaten aus berühmten Büchern zu Anfang jedes Kapitels klasse, genauso wie den Schreibstil. Allerdings fand ich die Story an sich etwas lahm und es ist gefühlt auch nicht allzu viel passiert.. außerdem hatte ich das ein oder andere Problem mit der Logik, was ich aber nicht allzu schlimm fand. Cornelia..more
Die Aufmachung war - genau wie bei Reckless - liebevoll und detailverliebt. Ich fand die Idee mit den Zitaten aus berühmten Büchern zu Anfang jedes Kapitels klasse, genauso wie den Schreibstil. Allerdings fand ich die Story an sich etwas lahm und es ist gefühlt auch nicht allzu viel passiert.. außerdem hatte ich das ein oder andere Problem mit der Logik, was ich aber nicht allzu schlimm fand. Cornelia..more
Jun 27, 2008Kirsty rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Oof.. it took me 12 days to finish this book. Not like me at all.
I liked the storyline. I love the fact that it is a book about books, and that is what initially made me want to read it. I read the blurb on the book and it sounded like a really fun read.
I was wrong.
The book was VERY long-winded. Whilst the plotline was good, and the characters were nicely built, the actual story dragged on most of the time. The best part of the book is the last few chapters, by which point I didn't care - I jus..more
I liked the storyline. I love the fact that it is a book about books, and that is what initially made me want to read it. I read the blurb on the book and it sounded like a really fun read.
I was wrong.
The book was VERY long-winded. Whilst the plotline was good, and the characters were nicely built, the actual story dragged on most of the time. The best part of the book is the last few chapters, by which point I didn't care - I jus..more
Dec 30, 2014Patrick rated it really liked it
Enjoyed it well enough. Interesting concept. Good execution. Struck me as a little grim for YA though.
By which I mean it's not something I'd read to my boy. (He's fiveish.) I might consider something like this for him when he hits 10 or so.
By which I mean it's not something I'd read to my boy. (He's fiveish.) I might consider something like this for him when he hits 10 or so.
Dec 11, 2016Hirdesh rated it it was amazing
The best fantasy novel, I'ver read.
I was too much curious while reading that.
I just loved it.
The way writer moves the story.
Specially,3 ratings for character making.
Thanks Cornelia Funke.
I was too much curious while reading that.
I just loved it.
The way writer moves the story.
Specially,3 ratings for character making.
Thanks Cornelia Funke.
Nov 28, 2012Liz rated it really liked it
1. Don't watch the movie. Please, don't watch it, the movie is nothing compared with the books!
2. This series is a must-read for all book-lovers, if you ask me..
A father who can awake characters from books just by reading and a daughter with equal abilities.
A series about books and reading. A series that offeres exciting adventures, lots of reading, love and friendship, danger, amazing characters and sympathetic villians..
What more does a true book-lover need?!
Right..Nothing!
This is one of..more
Dec 05, 2016 Li'l Owl ~ Incorrigible Reader 2. This series is a must-read for all book-lovers, if you ask me..
A father who can awake characters from books just by reading and a daughter with equal abilities.
A series about books and reading. A series that offeres exciting adventures, lots of reading, love and friendship, danger, amazing characters and sympathetic villians..
What more does a true book-lover need?!
Right..Nothing!
This is one of..more
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Shelves: fantasy-magic-adventure, series, young-adult, mythology-folklore-legend, books-about-books, german-author-setting, big-books-400-pages, owl-s-books-own
Ah! A book about a magical book!!
How delightful!
Twelve year old Meggie lives in a small farmhouse with her father, Mo, as Meggie calls him, who repairs and restores books. Meggie doesn't think that 'bookbinder' describes the care and love her father takes when he's fixing books and prefers to say that he's a 'book doctor.' He has a plaque on the bookshop door that reads:
Some books should be tasted
some devoured
but only a few
should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
One dark and rainy night, a..more
Feb 08, 2008Maia rated it it was okHow delightful!
Twelve year old Meggie lives in a small farmhouse with her father, Mo, as Meggie calls him, who repairs and restores books. Meggie doesn't think that 'bookbinder' describes the care and love her father takes when he's fixing books and prefers to say that he's a 'book doctor.' He has a plaque on the bookshop door that reads:
Some books should be tasted
some devoured
but only a few
should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
One dark and rainy night, a..more
Recommends it for: People against the world domination of FedEx
Okay, I'm at hundred pages, and I'm like: someone just kill that loser Capricorn, and then FedEx the rest of the gang home! PLEASE! I'll pay Preferred!
It goes like this: go here, go there, go back here, go back there, return to here, and so on..
Also, this story was kind of scary, which doesn't rate high in my book (pun intended).
The idea was excellent, but poorly executed.
It goes like this: go here, go there, go back here, go back there, return to here, and so on..
Also, this story was kind of scary, which doesn't rate high in my book (pun intended).
The idea was excellent, but poorly executed.
May 16, 2014Aj the Ravenous Reader rated it liked it
This is certainly for children and children who like fantasies and adventures and books and who are patient enough to read so many pages that sometimes you'd think you're just going in circles. The story is interesting enough to make me finish the first book but not enough to make me read its sequels.
Aug 08, 2015Helene Jeppesen rated it really liked it
Attention: I read this book as a library book and I only just realised that the book I have is only part 1! So this review is going to be of the first half of 'Inkheart'.
This was a truly magical story that I know I would've absolutely adored as a child. It's about a love for books, and it's about how we - as readers - step into a fictional world, and how this fictional world can sometimes come true. I loved this story; especially the first 150 pages where the characters and setting are introduc..more
Oct 18, 2007Kathryn rated it it was amazingThis was a truly magical story that I know I would've absolutely adored as a child. It's about a love for books, and it's about how we - as readers - step into a fictional world, and how this fictional world can sometimes come true. I loved this story; especially the first 150 pages where the characters and setting are introduc..more
Shelves: very-favorites, childrens-picture-books, fantasy-sci-fi
A wonderful, imaginative story. The characters are so vivid, the tale so engaging, the prose so poetic.. A glorious tale for anyone who ever dreamed of being transported into the stories she reads, or of having friends from the tales brought into our world!
On her website, author Cornelia Funke says,
'I didn't suspect that this story would grow untill it could fill more than one book. I have dreamed for a long time of writing a story in which characters from a book come into our world. Which book..more
Apr 03, 2019Patricija - ReadOff rated it it was amazingOn her website, author Cornelia Funke says,
'I didn't suspect that this story would grow untill it could fill more than one book. I have dreamed for a long time of writing a story in which characters from a book come into our world. Which book..more
Shelves: recommendations, fantasy-recommendations, favourite
First read: 2009 approx.
Second read: 2019.
When I first read this, I was 12. My English teacher recommended it to me. I am 22 now, as I am rereading this. I loved it so much. From the characters, the plot, the old fashioned writing. I'm reading the sequel now, as a part of my O.W.L.s and I love the sequel even more.
full RTC.
Second read: 2019.
When I first read this, I was 12. My English teacher recommended it to me. I am 22 now, as I am rereading this. I loved it so much. From the characters, the plot, the old fashioned writing. I'm reading the sequel now, as a part of my O.W.L.s and I love the sequel even more.
full RTC.
Dec 07, 2008Queezle rated it did not like it
I have no idea why people like this book. Where is the character developement, the intrigue, the plot? It's like a lump. After I read it, I thought back and couldn't even remember the storyline - it was too jumpy and mumbled. Not a good work of fiction.
Nov 25, 2018Yani rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Hablar de este libro será como mostrar el corazón. No sería la primera vez. Siempre me emociona encontrar una nueva saga favorita (o un libro autoconclusivo favorito), de esas que no me abandonan cuando las termino y puedo seguir recomendando durante toda la vida. Y si bien apenas voy por el inicio de Mundo de Tinta (planeo leer el segundo este mes), sé que ya tiene un lugar especial. Había visto la película del 2008 y me quedó pendiente leer la saga. Recién el año pasado, por esas casualidades..more
Sep 01, 2014Nikoleta rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Διάβασα τον 'Μελανόκαρδο' ως ένα όμορφο μεγάλο παραμύθι, αλλιώς δεν θα μπορούσα να το απολαύσω, διότι η πλοκή είχε κάποιες ασυνεπειούλες, που όμως συγχωρούνται στα παραμύθια. Στη αρχή όμως με εκνεύριζαν.Για παράδειγμα, πως γίνεται ο Αιγόκερως, ο οποίος στον κόσμο του 'Μελανόκαρδου' ήταν μεγάλος κ τρανός, να κάνει τα πάντα να μην γυρίσει εκεί γιατί όπως λέει δεν υπήρχαν αρκετά κομφόρ, όπως το να ανάβεις εύκολα φωτιά, αλλά να μην φοβάται μην τυχόν βρεθεί στην έρημο όταν ο Μο διαβάζει τις 'Χίλιες κ..more
Feb 24, 2009bookczuk rated it really liked it
My reading soul was battered and bruised, and a friend offered this book to me to help soothe the hurt. A lovely fantasy tale, with just enough villains and heroic folks to keep it balanced. You root for a happy ending and keep reading. Each chapter starts with a quote from a beloved children's classic, so you get to visit old friends on the journey through the story.
A few passages helped assure me how much the author really does love books and all they represent. Meggie, tired and distressed at..more
A few passages helped assure me how much the author really does love books and all they represent. Meggie, tired and distressed at..more
Nov 16, 2015Rebecca McNutt rated it it was amazing
I can't say that I've ever read a book like this one before, and the idea of a power that allows people to bring fictional characters to life is something that I think most authors wish they possessed. I really liked this book, at first I wasn't expecting much from it but it turned out to be phenomenal.
Apr 30, 2009Tatiana rated it did not like it
As much as I hate to say it, but this book is really boring. I love children's books and read Harry Potter and His Dark Materials several times. Inkheart disappointed me. I never stop reading a book until I read at least 100 pages, to give an author a chance to develop a story. Unfortunately, I had to stop reading this book after page 150. It is extremely slowpaced and uneventful. It is surprising to know that kids actually have enough patience to finish and thoroughly enjoy this book. Maybe it'..more
Jan 17, 2015Celeste rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy, favorites, fairy-tale, childrens-books
Full review now posted!
Is there anything more magical than a book literally coming to life?
“Books have to be heavy because the whole world’s inside them.”
For Meggie, books have always been the hub around which her life spins. Her dad, Mo, is a book doctor, rebinding books that have seen better days. Books are what the two bond over, are what they decorate their home with, and are how they relate to the world around them. But Mo has never ever read aloud to his daughter, that she can remember, an..more
Is there anything more magical than a book literally coming to life?
“Books have to be heavy because the whole world’s inside them.”
For Meggie, books have always been the hub around which her life spins. Her dad, Mo, is a book doctor, rebinding books that have seen better days. Books are what the two bond over, are what they decorate their home with, and are how they relate to the world around them. But Mo has never ever read aloud to his daughter, that she can remember, an..more
Jan 08, 2015Gypsy rated it really liked it · review of another edition
اوّل میخواستم چار بدم. ولی چار واقعاً در حالتیـه ک ایرادات خیلی ریز باشن. ریتم داستان کند بود. گاهی خیلی کند میشد و بعضاً کش میاومد. نثر نویسنده خیلی خوشترکیب بود. تمیز و شفّاف. :دی سوژهش بچّهگونه بود تا حدّی. همونجور ک از قبل هم میدونستم. ولی دلیل خوندنم اینه ک برام جالبه چ طور چنین سوژهای این همه بسط یافته ک سه جلد بالای ششصد صفحه شده. و خب، فرم داستانی ِ کار هم حرفهای بود؛ ینی همین مسئله خیلی کارو تأمّل برانگیز میکنه.
پایانش ب تنهایی میشه پنج داد.. واقعاً پایانش خوب بود. اصلاً مسیری ک فرعی خو..more
Aug 27, 2015Kelly Brigid rated it really liked it
Ah, what a great ending to a lovely book. It really is a shame I just left this sitting on my shelf for at least 3 years! :p
Apr 26, 2011Ova - Excuse My Reading rated it really liked it
One of my favourite fantasy / middle grade books as it is totally gripping from start to finish and very fun to read. I loved the creative story and the characters.
Dec 04, 2008Ann rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy, italy, young-adult, books-about-books, books-for-reluctant-boys
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Feb 07, 2016Angigames rated it liked it · review of another edition
3 stelle e mezzo
Avevo aspettative altissime per questo libro, tutti lo acclamano, tutti lo amano, tutti lo portano nel cuore. Beh… ecco che mi tocca, di nuovo, il ruolo di pecora nera che va controcorrente!
Anche se non mi è affatto dispiaciuto, tutto sommato.
Questo libro è molto bello. L’idea di un libro in un libro è geniale! È un racconto pieno di magia e avventura, un racconto che ogni ragazzino che si approccia alla lettura e al Fantasy dovrebbe leggere. Ammetto che la Funke ha tratteggiato..more
Avevo aspettative altissime per questo libro, tutti lo acclamano, tutti lo amano, tutti lo portano nel cuore. Beh… ecco che mi tocca, di nuovo, il ruolo di pecora nera che va controcorrente!
Anche se non mi è affatto dispiaciuto, tutto sommato.
Questo libro è molto bello. L’idea di un libro in un libro è geniale! È un racconto pieno di magia e avventura, un racconto che ogni ragazzino che si approccia alla lettura e al Fantasy dovrebbe leggere. Ammetto che la Funke ha tratteggiato..more
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Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.
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“Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.” — 2852 likes
“If you take a book with you on a journey,' Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, 'an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it. It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it.. yes, books are like flypaper—memories cling to the printed page better than anything else.” — 2186 likes
More quotes…Covers for the three volumes of the original editions of the Inkheart trilogy, designed by Martina Petersen and author Cornelia Funke. | |
Inkheart Inkspell Inkdeath | |
Author | Cornelia Funke |
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Original title | Tintenwelt |
Translator | Anthea Bell |
Illustrator | Cornelia Funke |
Country | Germany |
Language | German (original language)/ English |
Genre | Fantasy, Bildungsroman, Mystery |
Publisher | Cecilie Dressler Verlag Chicken House Publishing Scholastic Corporation |
Published | 23 Sep. 2003 – 28 Sep. 2008 |
Published in English | 6 October 2003 – October 2008 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) and audiobook |
The Inkhearttrilogy is a series of three fantasy novels written by German author Cornelia Funke, comprising Inkheart (2003), Inkspell (2005), and Inkdeath (2008). The books chronicle the adventures of teen Meggie Folchart whose life changes dramatically when she realizes that she and her father, a bookbinder named Mo, have the unusual ability to bring characters from books into the real world when reading aloud. Mostly set in Northern Italy and the parallel world of the fictional Inkheart book, the central story arc concerns the magic of books, their characters and creatures, and the art of reading.
Originally released in German-speaking Europe, the English translation of the third book, entitled Inkdeath, by Anthea Bell was released in October 2008. In 2004, Funke sold the film rights to all three books to New Line Cinema; thus far, the first book has been made into a motion picture, which was released in December 2008.[1]
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Inkheart[edit]
In Inkheart, the twelve-year-old, Meggie, discovers that her father Mo, a professional bookbinder, has the unusual ability to transfer characters from books into the real world when he reads aloud—they call those with this ability 'Silvertongue'. Mo once brought four characters of a book entitled Inkheart to life while reading from the novel, including Dustfinger, his pet marten Gwin; Capricorn, the book's villain; and Basta, Capricorn's right-hand man—in bitter exchange for his wife Teresa (later known as Resa), who disappeared without a trace into the so-called Inkworld of the book. After many years Dustfinger returns to pay Meggie and her father a visit, advising them to flee the country to escape Capricorn and his followers who are in search of Mo and his Inkheart copy. The three of them eventually leave to hide at Meggie's great-aunt Elinor's house in Northern Italy but end up being dragged off by Basta and his companions to the near village of Capricorn, because Dustfinger betrayed them as Capricorn promised him he would help him go back home. He then forces Mo to read treasures out of books, since his useless reader, Darius, could not do it. Meggie soon discovers she has the same talent as her father when she summons the monster known as 'The Shadow' out of the book. She helps to kill Capricorn and his entourage with the power of her reading talent.
Inkspell[edit]
A year has passed, but not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart. Resa is back, but she has become mute. Dustfinger wants to go back to his wife, Roxanne, and his daughters who are in the story. When he finds a self-absorbed psycho storyteller, Orpheus, who can read him back into the book, he goes into the pages, but Orpheus doesn't read Farid back into the book like he was supposed to, because he leaves the word 'boy' out. Soon Farid convinces Meggie to read him into the book so he can warn Dustfinger of Basta, and then becomes his apprentice once more. But this time, Meggie has figured out how to read herself and Farid into the book Inkheart.
Suddenly, Mortola, Basta, Orpheus, and a 'man built like a wardrobe' barge into Elinor's house, and take Mo, Resa, Elinor, and Darius prisoner, while Meggie and Farid have no idea what is happening in the other world. Orpheus reads Basta, Mortola, Mo, and Resa into Inkheart. Mortola gets a modern rifle, and shoots Mo, thinking that she has killed him and leaves. However, Mo survived the shot. Resa discovers that her voice has come back to her. Resa and Mo are hiding with the strolling players, but now they have discovered that the injured Mo is the mysterious gentleman-robber, the 'Bluejay', created by Fenoglio, the Inkweaver's words. Fenoglio is now living within his own story and he makes Meggie read Cosimo the Fair back into the story since he died, Meggie being kissed by Farid shortly after. Now the Adderhead is out to get him, waiting to hang him or kill his family in front of him. Mo and Resa are captured and Mo is unable to escape because of his fatal wound. Meggie, Resa, and Mo all end up in the Adderhead's castle (the Castle of Night), while Meggie has made a bargain with the Adderhead that she will bind him a book of immortality if he lets her, Resa, Mo, and the other strolling players he has captured go. What she doesn't tell the prince is that if three words are written in the book—heart, spell, death—the Adderhead will die instantly. In the meanwhile, Farid and Dustfinger have snuck into the castle using soot that causes invisibility, created by a combination of fire and water. Meggie and Farid fall in love. Farid is later killed by Basta, one of Capricorn's old followers, who is then killed by Mo. Later, Dustfinger summons the White Women to bring Farid back to life, sacrificing himself. Roxanne, Dustfinger's wife, realizes this and is furious at Farid for taking away her love, but is powerless to do anything. Meggie reads Orpheus into the story using Fenoglio's words, although Orpheus refuses to believe that she read him into the book. Farid agrees to work for Orpheus as a servant if he writes something to bring Dustfinger back to life. But Farid wonders, will he live up to the agreement and will Dustfinger ever come back?
Inkdeath[edit]
Farid, now the servant of Orpheus, and has been trying to convince the man to bring Dustfinger back from the dead. Orpheus agrees to read him back, but under one condition: Mo takes his place in death. Mo summons the White Women using words that Orpheus copied from Inkheart, and they bring him to the world of the dead, causing a lot of commotion amongst those around him. In the world of the dead, Mo meets Death herself, and Death bargains with Mo. Mo must bring the Adderhead to Death before Spring comes or Meggie and Mo will die.
The vicious herald of the Silver Prince and the servant of the Milksop, King of Ombra, where the characters are staying, kidnap all of the children in the town and threatens to work them to death at the silver mines. But Mo is returned to the world of the living along with Dustfinger, and the two hatch a plan. Mo 'The Bluejay' turns himself in to the Piper as his prisoner in exchange for the children, who are hidden by the Black Prince and his men in a cave. Violante, the Adderhead's daughter rescues him and brings him to the castle by the lake, where she used to live, because she wants the Bluejay to kill the Adderhead by writing the three words in the White Book in exchange for the children. The Adderhead goes after her while sending the Milksop after the children. The Black Prince however, learns of the Milksop's march, and moves the children to a giant tree in the forest said to be a stronghold against giants. They are attacked, but Meggie reads a Giantess out of Fenoglio's words, and they are able to fend them off, and kill Sootbird, the fire-eater who took Dustfinger's place. At the castle, the Adderhead's men follow a secret passage to the inside, and Violante's child-soldiers get slaughtered, the BlueJay captured, and Dustfinger killed by a Night-Mare conjured up by Orpheus, who is now the Adderhead's servant. Resa shape-shifts into a swift, using magical seeds that were used by Mortola before she was killed by the Adderhead's men and searches for the white book along with Dustfinger. Dustfinger pretends to betray Mo, to earn the Piper's trust, but really was leading the Adderhead on, in an elaborate plan with Bluejay and Violante. Under the Piper's supervision, Mo works on a new White Book, to replace the Adderhead's. The Adderhead's grandson, Jacopo, steals the White Book from the Adderhead and secretly hands it to Mo. Mo writes the three words and the Adderhead dies. A short skirmish takes place, Dustfinger kills the Night-Mare, and Resa and Mo kill the Piper. Meanwhile, the Adderhead's bodyguard, Thumbling, steals all of the Adderheads possessions and takes off.
The last part of the book explains that Orpheus runs away to the cold mountains, Farid goes traveling as a fire-dancer, and Meggie stays with Doria. Resa gives birth to a child and it is a boy. He wishes he could see the world where his father, mother and sister were born in as he thinks it is much more exciting than his own because of the stories told to him by Elinor. https://shirtrenew655.weebly.com/psp-gta-iv-iso-download.html. The boy and Resa both turn into birds every few nights as a side-effect of the seeds, but all in all it is assumed that the entire surviving cast lives happily ever after in Ombra, with Violante as their queen.
Awards[edit]
The first volume, Inkheart, won the Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar for children's fiction in Germany in 2004,[2] and was selected as the best novel of the year in children's literature by the Jury der jungen Leser in June of the same year.[3] It was also awarded the Kalbacher Klapperschlange[4] and the Silberner Griffel,[4] receiving nominations for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and the Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis.[4] In June 2007 Inkheart was voted, in a composite online and phone poll-show named Unsere Besten, organized by the ZDFnetwork, as the eleventh best book of all time by the general public.[5]
Follow-up Inkspell won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award in the category 'Children's Literature'.
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Adaptions[edit]
In October 2004, a series of various theatrical version of the first two books started with the world premiere of Inkheart at the Schauspielhaus Hannover. It has since been staged in several cities in Germany, notably at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, and the Wuppertaler Kinder- und Jugendtheater. In September 2006 a musical version premiered at the Junges Theater Bonn, involving over twenty actors and actresses and a live band.[6]
In 2004, New Line Cinema bought the film rights to all three books for a cinema adaptation, beginning with the production of the first novel, Inkheart. Funke moved to Los Angeles, California in May 2005 after she had accepted the offer to participate as the film's producer alongside Barry Mendel.[1] Principal photography on Inkheart began on location in Liguria, Italy on 8 November 2006, before moving to Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England.[7] Directed by Iain Softley, the film is based on a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire and involving an ensemble cast, that includes Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Rafi Gavron, Andy Serkis and newcomer Eliza Bennett, among others.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Release Date Changes: Be Kind Rewind, 27 Dresses, Inkheart'
- ^'Winners of the Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar'. SF-Fan.de. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^'Sommergruß mit Vorgeschmack'. Jury der junge Leser - Official website. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ abc'Tintenherz'. Lesen.de. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^Unsere Besten ranking
- ^Musical
- ^ ab'Inkheart - The Movie'
External links[edit]
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