Inkdeath (Inkheart) - Hardcover

Funke, Cornelia Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439866286 ISBN 13: 9780439866286

Publisher: Chicken House, 2008

Synopsis

Meggie and Mo find themselves in yet another dangerous situation when they get lost in the covers of a book and so must find a way to rewrite past events to undo their wrongdoings in the hopes of breaking the frightening curse that may lead to their demise. 300,000 first printing.

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Review:

A monumental third installment brings the Inkheart trilogy to a grueling, blood-spattered, mortality-obsessed close. The Inkworld is in disarray: Its author, Fenoglio, has lost his ability to write and, therefore, shape events; the odious Orpheus, however, has taken to recycling Fenoglio's words to control the narrative/world himself. The evil Adderhead, whose immortality was bound into the White Book by bookbinder-turned-people's champion Mo/the Bluejay, finds his body decomposing and demands a new Book; can Mo use the opportunity to end the villain's life altogether? Can Dustfinger come back from the dead? Will Resa's baby be born into peace or violence? Is Meggie falling out of love with Farid? (Thank goodness there's an A to Z of Names and Places!) Where the first volume was thoroughly young Meggie's story, this narrative alternates among a dizzying array of characters, most of whom are adults who betray distinctly adult concerns. While Funke's storytelling is as compelling as ever, the natural audience for this brooding saga seems, sadly, to be teens and up and not the children who so eagerly responded to Inkheart. (Fantasy. 13 & up) (Kirkus Reviews) --(Fantasy. 13 & up) (Kirkus Reviews)

About the Author:

Cornelia Funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, and the Inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. She lives in Los Angeles, California, in a house filled with books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicken House
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0439866286
• ISBN 13: 9780439866286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 683