A gorgeous new edition of the first book in Cornelia

Funke’s internationally celebrated trilogy - magical, thrilling

and mesmerising.

‘I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that conveys so well

the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading.’ Diana

Wynne Jones, author of Howl’s Moving Castle

‘One

of the outstanding children’s novels of the year.’

The Times

‘A breathtakingly fast-moving

tale.’ The Independent

Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn’t read to her since

her mother disappeared.

When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo is forced to reveal an

extraordinary secret - when he reads aloud, words come alive,

and dangerous characters step out of the pages.

Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read

about in books, but this one will change her life for ever …

A thrilling and magical adventure about stories and the

imagination they inspire

Also a major film from the makers of The Lord

of the Rings, starring Andy Serkis, Paul Bettany

and Brendan Fraser!

The adventure continues in books 2 and 3, Inkspell

and Inkdeath

Cornelia Funke is the critically-acclaimed, internationally

bestselling author of Dragon Rider and The Thief

Lord