Series:

Inkheart Trilogy

3 primary works • 6 total works Complete

Book 1

Cover of Inkheart

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

Published 1 January 2003

Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he's never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger arrives with a warning. The next day, Mo starts packing but won't tell Meggie why. They must go into hiding. But from what? From whom?

Soon, Mo's secret is revealed. He has the amazing ability to breathe life into stories, to make characters come alive. Years ago, he accidentally released a merciless villain from a book called Inkheart. And now, this hateful criminal is after Mo and his extraordinary
gift ...

Meggie is hurled into the adventure of a lifetime, where the imaginary has become real. It's up to her to find a way to alter the course of the story that holds them all in its power.

Book 2

Cover of Inkspell

Inkspell

by Cornelia Funke

Published 13 September 2005
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater created from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back into the story, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges back into the Inkworld of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and soon they find their way inside the book too. There they meet Fenoglio, the author of the original Inkheart, now living within his own story - but discover it much changed, and threatening to evolve in sinister ways he could never have imagined. But can Meggie, Farid and Fenoglio 'write' the wrongs of a charmed world about to be fought over by rival princes and rebels?

Book 3

Cover of Inkdeath

Inkdeath

by Cornelia Funke

Published 1 October 2008
Ever since the extraordinary events of "Inkspell", when the story of "Inkheart" magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages, life in the Inkworld has been far from easy. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn. Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to be lost-lost between the covers of a book. As winter turns to spring, there is reason to hope - but only if Meggie and her father, and their loyal band of followers, are ready to make a dangerous deal with death.

Books 1-3

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Cover of Inkworld: The Color of Revenge (the Inkheart Series, Book #4)

Cover of Inkheart 4: The Colour of Revenge (ebook)
BLACKWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

'It’s great to have this wonderful writer back on our
shelves.' DAVID ALMOND


After five happy years, Meggie, her father Mo and the fire-eater
Dustfinger, along with a host of new friends, feel safe and settled.



But arch-villain Orpheus has found an unexpected way to wreak
his revenge on the Inkworld!


He has corrupted an artist to create bewitched portraits that
will see the heroes fade to grey – Dustfinger, his brave stepson,
Jehan, and his enigmatic friend Lilia, must come together
to find a way to save them all!


This is the Colour of Revenge . . .





A brilliant new stand-alone novel that returns to the
beloved world of the Inkheart trilogy – over 14 million
copies sold worldwide!

Features gorgeous new illustrations from Cornelia Funke
herself. 

Cornelia Funke is the critically-acclaimed, internationally
bestselling author of Dragon Rider and The
Thief Lord.

Inkheart is a major feature film from the makers
of The Lord of the Rings, starring Andy
Serkis, Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser!



 


PRAISE FOR THE INKHEART SERIES: 



'I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that conveys
so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading’
DIANA WYNNE JONES, author of Howl's Moving Castle 



'One of the outstanding children’s novels of the year.'
THE TIMES


'A breathtakingly fast-moving tale.' THE INDEPENDENT



'… a rollicking good tale that pulls you swiftly through
its pages.’ THE TELEGRAPH