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Sangre de tinta [NOOK Book]
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An ardent fan of such childhood classics as Tolkien's Ring Trilogy and the tales of C. S. Lewis and J. M. Barrie, Funke was naturally drawn to the world of fantasy. She explained her attraction in a 2006 interview with the genre blog Writer Unboxed: " [T]he wonderful thing about fantasy is that it is the oldest way of story telling -- to clad what we feel and fear into disguises and make them more clear, to pass the borders of our every day life and use our imagination for travels into unknown worlds and unlimited experiences."
Although Funke was an immediate success in her native Germany, she was largely unknown outside Europe -- that is, until a young bilingual fan wrote to a British publishing firm inquiring why her favorite author's books were not available in English. The publisher hunted down what was, at the time, Funke's most recent book (The Thief Lord) and, in 2002, published it in translation. Already the recipient of several literary honors in Europe, the engaging YA fantasy went on to win the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year Award.
One by one, as they are translated into English and published in America, Funke's wonderful stories have become huge bestsellers. Her ingenuity, imagination, and artistry shine in stand-alone novels like Dragon Rider and the Inkworld Trilogy -- Inkheart (2003), Inkspell (2005), and Inkdeath (2008). She has also produced picture books for younger readers, including The Wildest Brother, Pirate Girl, and Princess Knight. Fans who worry that this natural-born storyteller will run out of ideas can take solace in an author interview conducted in 2008 by Britain's Daily Telegraph. Asked if she had many more books in mind, Funke replied, "Oh yes, I am quite sure I won't be able to write them all down in a lifetime."
Overview
La vida parece que vuelve a ser apacible en la casa de tía Elinor y en su fascinante biblioteca, o con el regreso de Resa, o con Mo (Lengua de Brujo) de nuevo encuadernando y "sanando" libros enfermos; pero el peligro vuelve a acechar tras las páginas y en el jardín. Meggie, que ha heredado de su padre Lengua de Brujo el don de dar vida a los personajes de los libros cuando lee en voz alta, tampoco será abandonada por la magia en esta aventura... y un nuevo viaje dará comienzo. Meggie partirá hacia el Mundo de Tinta en compañía de Farid con la intención de prevenir a Dedo Polvoriento, pues el cruel Basta y la malvada Mortola no andan muy lejos; Además, por fin conocerá al Príncipe Orondo, a Cósimo el Guapo, al Príncipe