And there was something else that made me write Inkheart. It was an image I saw again and again – the image of a girl kneeling on her bed and looking out of a window wet with rain. She sees someone standing outside and she doesn’t know who it is. I kept seeing this image quite clearly, almost like seeing a movie poster. All I had to do was find the story behind this image. Dragonkeeper14 Fandoms: Myst Series, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Magicians - Lev Grossman, Tintenwelt-Trilogie | Inkheart Trilogy - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart (2008), Care Bears

Initially conceived as a trilogy, a sequel, The Colour of Revenge ( German: Die Farbe der Rache), will be published in October 2023 in Germany. Mortola (the Magpie): Read out of Inkheart by Darius. She has a vulture-like face. Her eyes are set close together and her jaw juts forward. Her legs are swelled, and wrapped in bandages. She is very cruel, as Basta claims "Compared to her my heart is as soft as a child's cuddly thing". Mo takes Meggie to visit her great-aunt Elinor in Italy. There he tells Meggie that nine years ago, while reading to her from Inkheart, he inadvertently brought Dustfinger out of the book and into the real world, through a gift he possessed from birth. Unfortunately, the book's villain, Capricorn, and one of his henchmen, Basta, were also brought out of the book. Fleeing with his infant daughter, Mo realizes Resa has been taken into the book. Capricorn arrives with Basta, who captures the group, destroys Elinor's library and takes Inkheart. Mo, Meggie, and Elinor are taken to Capricorn's new castle in the real world. Meggie asks to see Dustfinger and finds that Resa is her mother. Farid and Mo set Capricorn's house on fire. While everyone is paying attention to the fire, Meggie switches out the planned reading for Fenoglio's handwritten story. She creates the Shadow and turns it against its master. Mo reads the beginning of last paragraph, killing Capricorn. Honeycutt, Kirk (December 15, 2008). "Inkheart -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 25, 2020.

Meggie loves stories, but her book-binding father, Mo, hasn't read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared some years ago. So I get this book. It shows up in the mail. 'Dear Brendan,' it's inscribed, 'Thank you for inspiring this character.' I can feel my leg getting pulled already. 'What? Where's Ashton Kutcher?' 'I hope that you get a chance to read this aloud to your kids one day. Best wishes, Cornelia Funke.' I had no idea from a bar of soap who she was, so I Googled her. Wow, so much work, she's prolific. I think part of the story is that a little girl who was bilingual, I think she was a Brit but she spoke German fluently, had discovered a copy of Tintenherz which she loved and read, and wrote to either it was Cornelia or the publisher and asked why isn't this published in English? And I think Cornelia probably wanted to know the answer to that question too. So once it was, it just became a snowballing thing and then that really got her out there and led to the acclaim and popularity of her work. Wil HB (wilmomemo) Fandoms: Tintenwelt-Trilogie | Inkheart Trilogy - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart (2008) Let me begin by saying I have read the book and most of the second. When I saw the trailer, there were so many elements I could not place that I presumed this film would be some combination of all three books, and almost did not see it as I had not yet read the last book. I'm glad I did not succumb to this temptation. She was beside the bed in an instant. ‘Where did you get that?’ she shouted, tugging the book out of Elinor’s arms, which were heavy with sleep. ‘That’s my father’s!’ Elinor woke as suddenly as if Meggie had tipped cold water over her face. ‘You stole it!’ cried Meggie, beside herself with rage. ‘And you brought those men here, yes, that’s what happened. You and that Capricorn are in this together! You had my father taken away, and who knows what you did with poor Dustfinger? You wanted that book from the start! I saw the way you looked at it – like something alive! It’s probably worth a million – or two million or three million . . .’

Our story begins at a life's end. A life taken far too soon. A life that Dustfinger will not let be lost. Calling upon the White Women, Dustfinger pleads a trade be made. Will they agree? All Dustfinger knows is that he will give up anything for his precious apprentice. Anything ... Language: English Words: 11,820 Chapters: 7/7 Hits: 36 Inkheart has a compelling story with a unique concept that is unexplored in mainstream media, making it a relevant and in-demand franchise. When I started to write Inkheart, I didn't suspect that this story would grow until it could fill more than one book. years after Inkdeath, Mo's son and Dustfinger's daughter return to our world. But when Orpheus carries out his plan of revenge, two old friends find themselves in another story, this time to save their children before it's too late. Language: English Words: 100,109 Chapters: 28/28 Kudos: 3 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 64

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But she was not most women, for Juno feared no man. She feared scorpions, commitment, and a dull life, but not men. Language: English Words: 4,593 Chapters: 2/? Kudos: 6 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 69 Mortimer "Mo" Folchart/Silvertongue: Father of Meggie. He has the ability to read characters out of stories, just like his daughter. He is the husband to Resa who got read into the book Inkheart when Mo accidentally read Capricorn and Basta out along with Dustfinger. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Javier Navarrete won the award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy Science Fiction Film for this film at the IFMCA Award. [18] Home media [ edit ]No story has ever forced itself onto paper as strongly and uncompromisingly and I think this has to do with the fact that it is a story about my own deepest passions – for books and for reading stories aloud.