Inkheart trilogy
Covers for the three volumes of the original editions of the Inkheart trilogy, designed by Martina Petersen and author Cornelia Funke.
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| Author | Cornelia Funke |
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| Original title | Tintenwelt |
| Translator | Anthea Bell |
| Illustrator | Cornelia Funke |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Fantasy, Bildungsroman, Mystery |
| Publisher |
 Cecilie Dressler Verlag Chicken House Publishing Scholastic Corporation
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| Published | 23 Sep. 2003 – 28 Sep. 2008 |
| Published in English | 6 October 2003 – October 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) and audiobook |
The Inkheart trilogy 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.
In Inkheart, the twelve-year-old, Meggie, discovers that her father Mortimer, 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". Scared by his own talents, 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 of 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 had betrayed them as Capricorn promised him he would force Mo to read Dustfinger back. However he forces Mo to read treasures out of books, for his useless reader, Daruis, could not do it, and Meggie as his hostage summons out the fabled monster known as "The Shadow" out of the book. Soon Meggie discovers she has the same talent as her father, and with the help of Inkheart's author Fenoglio, she read her mother out of the book together with 1001 Arabian Nights character Farid. She helps to kill Capricorn and his with the power of her reading talent.
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