Inkspell

By: Cornelia Funke

Narrated by: Brendan Fraser

Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters came to life and changed her life forever.

But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval inkscape once more.

Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too. There they meet Inkheart's author, Fenoglio, now living within his own story. But the tale is much changed, and threatening to evolve in ways none of them would ever have imagined. Will Meggie, Farid, and Fenoglio manage to write the wrongs of a charmed world? Or is their story on the brink of a very bad ending?

©2005 Cornelia Funke (P)2005 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

• 2006 Book Sense Book of the Year, Children's Literature

"Readers who enjoyed Funke's Inkheart are in for a treat with this sequel." (Booklist)

reader mumbles

reader has a lot of great accents but mumbles so much that i miss some of the story

Narration

Brandan Fraser Great Actor, but Narrator lacking some areas where most use head phones to listen audio books don't enjoy getting yelled in the ears, then during most sad areas he was so borring you would fall asleep missing the book. The impersonations was very good that is the only reason i gave him a 2 star

I wish it had been better

I liked it but it was mostly a let down. I liked that Silvertongue narrated it there were some points where it was unbearable to listen to.

Welcome to the Inkworld

This was the sequel to the fantastic book, “Inkheart.” This book transports you to the fantasy land of the Inkworld. With the same quirky characters, evil villains, three-dimensional heroes, and strange twists this was a fun ride. I really enjoyed it but for some reason I did not feel the same awe as I did with the previous book. Perhaps the pace lagged a bit being the second book in a trilogy. Still it was a fantastic journey that came alive with the beautiful reading by Brendan Fraser. He definitely deserves his Earphone Award.

I am 29 and loved this book - it's not just for kids.

Amazing voice actor

Is there any score higher than a 5? Brendan Fraser brought the book to life with his amazing character rendition, I almost expected him to read dustfinger right by my side. Amazing talent!

Not just for teens/young adults

As others have said, Inkspell is even better than Inkheart, which I thought was great. The story of Dustfinger is very compelling for adult readers, in fact adults will appreciate it even more than the teen audience this has been marketted to. I think that it is a shame that this book is put into the Grade 6-8 category where it will be ignored by many. Both books, but especially this one, are classic stories about not only young Meggie, but about her father, mother, Dustfinger, Roxanne, and on and on. It is enjoyable for mature tweeners, teens, and us 40-somethings. I am sending both books as a gift to my parents.
I cannot wait for the next book. I will put Funke at the top of my favorite authors list.
Brandon Fraser is one of the best readers I have listened to, as well. I hope that he will narrate the next Inkworld book. His voice for Elinor fits as does his voice for Orpheus.
Yes, the ending was a bit of a suprise, but, I won't say it was a shock or disappointing. Don't forget that there is another book on the way. I have a feeling that things will be resolved in a satisfing way. I am, by the way, listening to it again.

Even better than Inkheart

I throughly enjoyed Brenon Fraizer's reading except for thr sighing at the beginning. Having seen the movie it brought the characters more to life. There were a few plot twists I didn't expect. Can't wait to read Inkdeath to see how everything is tied up. Fenolio does need to straighten up though.

Best Narration on Audible

Perfect narration. Great story. I was pleased to see that this title is nearly 20 hours long!!

Upset by curse words

This series is recommended by multiple web sites as a family read but i was shocked and disappointed in multiple curse words scattered throughout.

Another favorite!!

Brendan Fraser did an amazing job reading this!! The characters just leap from the pages so to speak! Highly recommended book!!