New Staff Pick: Inkheart Trilogy
April 23, 2012
Brina recommends the Inkheart trilogy, comprised of Inkheart (2004), Inkspell (2006), and Inkdeath (2008) by German author Cornelia Funke.
“Although it is generally only found in the children’s section, I love the magical world that Cornelia Funke was able to pull the reader into. I adore those books that can wrap you into their characters and settings. These books revolve around an abstract view of this perfect feeling. The main character is able to make books come alive by reading aloud. When pushed into an unfamiliar setting, you can feel her uneasiness and learn to cope with the problems at hand with her. I suggest reading these books whenever you have some free time and this summer, while laying out in the sun would be a seemingly perfect time. Inkdeath is my favorite of the series by the way!”
Thanks Brina!
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April 23rd, 2012 at 4:30 pm
When I worked in the rare books trade, Cornelia Funke was one of our shop’s customers, and I was fortunate enough to go to a birthday party at her house for her late husband in 2006. The highlights? Cornelia giving me a personal tour of her awesome library, and also meeting Brendan Fraser (the star of the movie version of Inkheart), a really unassuming, nice guy who introduced himself like so: “Hi, I’m Brendan.”
Brina and fans of Inkheart might be interested in knowing that the trilogy will be part of Wardman’s collection in the fall.