The second book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated trilogy - magical, thrilling and mesmerising.

Pre-order Cornelia Funke's highly-anticipated return to the Inkworld: 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 Inkhearttransported 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 Riderand 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 Inkdeathand a brand new adventure set in the Inkworld, The Colour of Revenge!