Suddenly meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her fathers life is put in danger. Buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn. The pans labyrinth series is written with guillermo del toro. I would easily go through a book a day, surprising both my parents and my teachers. When she was three, he read aloud from a book called inkheart and released characters into the real world. But her father has a deep secret he posseses an extraordinary magical power. Meggie has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback.
She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Inkheart was the first novel of an eventual trilogy written by funke. Master translator anthea bell takes the german text and spins out of it vivid images and heartstopping language that impel the reader through this adventure about narrativesa true. 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. See more ideas about inkheart series, books and book worms. Enter meggie and mos extraordinary adventure through the exhilarating and sometimes terrifying world of books that come to like is here in its entirety.
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. This story within a story will delight not just fantasy fans, but all readers who like an exciting plot with largerthanlife characters. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her fathers past. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart. The thief lord was adapted for audio five cassettes, read by simon jones, listening library, 2002. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the pages of. Inkheart by cornelia funke twelveyearold meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can characters from books literally leap off the page in this engrossing fantasy. Explore inkheart, an online literary experience from flashlight readers, lets fans of the cornelia funke book go inside their favorite read. With inkheart, german author cornelia funke has created just such a story a work that could well become a childrens classic, similar in stature to a wrinkle in time or the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Shes the author of the beloved inkheart trilogy, and its concluding novel, inkdeath. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath.
The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the new york times bestseller the thief lord. Who is this sinister character and what does he want. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Inkheart is a 2008 britishamericangerman fantasy adventure film directed by iain softley, produced by cornelia funke, dylan cuva, sarah wang, ute leonhardt, toby emmerich, mark ordesky, ileen maisel and andrew licht, written by david lindsayabaire, music composed by javier navarrete and starring brendan fraser, paul bettany, helen mirren, jim broadbent, andy serkis, and eliza bennett. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord. Inkheart by cornelia funke at the best online ebook storage. Out of the blue, a stranger shows up who seems to have a history with her father. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord, and young readers who enjoyed the similarly themed the great good thing by roderick townley. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Download and read online for free inkheart by cornelia funke. A look inside the real life dream of cornelia funkes world.
This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Anthea bell twelveyearold meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can read fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Every so often, insa used to write a post relating to cornelia funkes new material and reveal stuff, such as book covers, quotes from books, etc. Cornelia funke fans used to be the fansite for cornelia funke. I remember, when i was younger, i would devour every book i came across crime, scifi, fantasy, romace anything at all.
Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1254405 ratings. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Take the inkheart quiz to find out which character is most like them. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Her incredible world of imagination actually takes place in books. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. Inkheart propelled cornelia funke to global success, making her one of the bestselling german authors of all time. The webmaster was cornelias sister, insa, who currently also manages cornelias new fansite. If you like cornelia funke books, youll love jeanne duprau. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Hardcover editions of each of inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath are included, all at one great price.
At the same time, meggies mother disappeared into the story. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. Cornelia funke is the author of books for children, and in her native germany, she is the most popular childrens book writer after j. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Signed by the author, cornelia funke, to the title page.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. In inkheart by cornelia funke, meggie is living with her father, who has a secret power. Inkheart by cornelia funke, 9781908435118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Speak your mind by writing an editorial with help from this stepbystep workshop. In addition to inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several standalone books, including the thief lord, dragonrider, and when santa fell to earth. I have all of cornelia funkes books but dragonrider is my favorite.
A flashlight readers activity fans of the popular book by cornelia funke will love these fun, visually appealing online activities that bring the story to life. It is hard to avoid preciosity in books about books, but here funke pulls off the feat with vigor. She was born in dorsten, germany to helmi and karlheinz funke. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. According to a 2007 poll, the national education association named this work one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Inkheart by cornelia funke books, resources, supplies. Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book inkhearts characters.