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**The second book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated trilogy – magical, thrilling and mesmerising.** **Pre-order Cornelia Funke's highly-anticipated return to the *The Colour of Revenge* , coming in October 2024.** *'I don't think I've ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading'* **Diana Wynne Jones** Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of *Inkheart* , and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life for ever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of *Inkheart* transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes ... **A thrilling and magical adventure about stories and the imagination they inspire.** **Cornelia Funke is the critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of *Dragon Rider *and* The Thief Lord.*** **Book one is a major feature film from the makers of *The ** Lord of the Rings *, starring Andy Serkis, Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser!** **The adventure continues in* Inkdeath *and a brand new adventure set in the Inkworld, *The Colour of Revenge!***