Showing results for "Cornelia Funke" in Action & Adventure

From the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Thief Lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and self-discovery. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret--he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One day a...

Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious thirteen-year-old boy who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty...

Vengeance awaits in the follow up to the epic, award-winning, New York Times bestselling Inkheart trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke. Five years after the events of Inkdeath, Meggie, Mo, and the people of Ombra lead peaceful lives, their fires warmed by the flames of...

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 original tale has become desperate. When he finds...

Caught between the covers of a cursed story… Ever since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the enchanted book Inkheart drew Meggie and her father, Mo, into its chapters, life in the Inkworld has been more tragic than magical. Dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life for his...

Igraine, who turns twelve tomorrow, dreams of becoming a famous knight. But today, like most days, life at the family castle remains . . . rather boring. Until the nefarious nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. Greedy Osmund’s got a dastardly plan to capture Pimpernel Castle and steal...

Santa has landed in a whole lot of trouble! Thanks to Twinklestar, that marzipan-loving but lightning-shy reindeer, Santa and his caravan have come crashing down in a storm just two weeks before Christmas. Luckily he’s (literally!) dropped into a nice neighborhood. But Santa’s not safe. The...

Scampato alla morte e fuggito nel mondo reale con la sua compagna mutaforme Volpe, Jacob Reckless, cacciatore di tesori sepolti e oggetti incantati, è pronto a fare ritorno nel Mondo Oltre lo Specchio. Prima, però, deve nascondere la balestra di Guismund, affinché non cada in mani sbagliate. Il nemico, il Giocatore, è più vicino di quanto immagini. Ruba i volti delle persone e le tramuta in argento e, quel che è più terribile, pretende in cambio un prezzo impossibile.

Emma kann ihr Glück kaum fassen, als Oma Dolly ihr ein echtes Pferd kauft. Zuhause darf sie nicht einmal ein Meerschweinchen haben. Voller Vorfreude auf die Ferien bei ihrer Großmutter, erwartet sie vor Ort eine böse Überraschung: Der eklige Neffe des verstorbenen Verkäufers will das Tier plötzlich um jeden Preis zurück. Als Dollys Hunde verschwinden und ein Erpresserbrief auftaucht, beginnt ein spannender Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

Auf Burg Bibernell ist wirklich was los! Hier wohnt Igraine mit ihrem großen Bruder und ihren Eltern. Zu Igraines Leidwesen beschäftigt sich ihre Familie lieber mit der Zauberei als mit den ritterlichen Pflichten. Igraine möchte nämlich nichts lieber als eine berühmte Ritterin werden! Doch dazu muss sie erst einmal ein richtiges Abenteuer bestehen. Das lässt auch nicht lange auf sich warten: Kurz nach Igraines Geburtstag wird die Burg von Feinden belagert!