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Inkheart

By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave
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Publisher's summary

Imagine it were possible to bring the characters from a book to life. Not like when you listen to an audiobook with such enchantment that the characters seem to jump off the pages and into your bedroom...but for real. Imagine they could actually climb out of the pages and into our world.

Then imagine if those characters brought their world into ours.

This is the story of young Meggie, who lives a quiet life alone with her father Mo, a bookbinder, until one cruel night when Mo reads aloud from Inkheart, and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books.

Somehow, Meggie and Mo must learn to harness the magic that conjured up this nightmare. Somehow they must change the course of the story that has changed their lives forever.

This is Inkheart, a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life.

©2003 Cornelia Funke (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Heart-stopping language that impels the reader....a true feast for anyone who has ever been lost in a book." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Will delight not just fantasy fans, but all readers who like an exciting plot with larger-than-life characters." (School Library Journal)

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Superb

Another world awaits. The red line where this one ends and the other begins is dissolved in the current of Redgrave's enchanting flow of a master storyteller's river.

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Well written and well read

It was an enjoyable experience From start to finish. The narrator has a lovely voice and did great voices for other characters

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A childhood favorite revisited

This was my favorite book series growing up and I’m glad audible gave me the chance to listen to it again!! Still an amazing read/listen as an adult

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Great reader

Wonderful story and the reader brought it to life. Would listen again to Lynn Redgrave.

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Perfect for German Learning

The plot and story are fantastic. Beautiful English interpretation. Read along with the German text, allows for a great deal of vocabulary. Highly recommend, for any class or individual.

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Relaxing

I found the descriptions of people, places, and things to be vivid. The narrator was skilled at voicing different characters.

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Great reader

A great children’s fantasy classic. Can recommend!

The reader has a pleasant voice and really brings characters to life.

The story is very heartfelt with characters that have depth and personality.

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inkheart

The book was delightful. it has a good story line and kept you interested. looking forward to the next book.

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Meggie

I disliked how think the book was, I liked how the shadow ate up all the bad guys.

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Great book

Great reader. Great reader. Great book. Breath taking reader. Great book. Spectacular reader. Awesome book. Great reader.

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