Synopsis
When Dustfinger, the fire-eater who was brought into being from words, finds a shady storyteller to read him back into the medieval world, Farid, Dustfinger's apprentice, searches for Meggie and ends up stuck inside the book with her.
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Just a few chapters into Inkspell, Mo (a.k.a. "Silvertongue") sagely says to his daughter, "Stories never really end, Meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page." A fitting meta-observation for this, the unplanned second installment in Cornelia Funke's beloved now-trilogy.
Of course, it's that sort of earnest, almost gushing veneration of books and book-loving that made the absorbing suspense-fantasy Inkheart so wonderful in the first place, with that lit-affection getting woven integrally into the plot (Inkheart being both Funke's first book in the series, and the fictitious book within that book, authored by the frustrated Fenoglio, now trapped within the book, er, within the book. Fenoglio, perhaps not surprisingly, self-referentially wishes in Inkspell that he had written a sequel to Inkheart.) Inkspell should serve as a special treat for fans of the first book, as characters from Inkheart who have found themselves in the "real world" (if there is such a thing) find themselves read back into their own mythic, word-spun world--along with some of our favorite "real-world" characters. As with the previous book, Funke's greatest accomplishment here is telling such a rich and involving (and fun!) story, while still managing sweet, subtle commentary on the nature of words and meaning. Expect a tantalizing finale, too--as Funke says, "No reader will forgive me the ending, though, without a part three." (Ages 8 and up) --Paul Hughes
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.
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Inkspell - Signed, Numbered Edition/1st Printing
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Scholastic, New York, 2005
ISBN 10: 0439763584
ISBN 13: 9780439763585
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Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Deluxe Edition; First Printing. A stunning first US edition/first printing, numbered and limited to only 500 copies in As New condition in matching slipcase, SIGNED by author Cornelia Funke; Cornelia Funke's second book of the trilogy. Not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. The story is threatening to evolve in ways neither Meggie nor young apprentice Farid could ever have imagined. Due to the rising success of her books, Funke is already being hailed as Germany's J. K. Rowling; 8vo; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 12041
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Inkspell ***SIGNED LTD. SLIP CASED EDITION***
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The Chicken House/Scholastic Press, NY, 2005
ISBN 10: 0439763584
ISBN 13: 9780439763585
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. First Deluxe American Edition, First Printing with full number line. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Signed, without inscription, by author on the FULL title page. As New, still in original shrink wrap, unread book without dust jacket as issued in As New Slip Case. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT price clipped, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib. Signed. Seller Inventory # 008917