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In this spellbinding follow-up to Inkheart, Funke expertly mixes joy, pain, suspense and magic.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie
thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters came to life.
But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the
need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds
Orpheus, a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him
back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges
into the medieval world of the past. Distraught, Farid goes in search
of Meggie. Before long, both are caught inside the book, too. And the
story is threatening to evolve in ways neither of them could ever have
imagined.
Like Inkheart, Inkspell features the special touches that
transform Funke's novels into keepsakes. Each chapter begins with a
surprisingly relevant literary excerpt and concludes with a charming
line illustration by the author herself. And this, the second book in
the trilogy, also includes a hand-drawn map of the Inkworld and, as a
helpful reference for readers old and new, a "dictionary" of
characters. Silvertongue, Fenoglio, Crookback, Firefox: The entire
epic cast is described in detail.
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