Inkheart 4: The Colour of Revenge HB

Author: Funke, Cornelia

Interest age: from c 8 years

Published on 10 October 2024 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Inkheart' series.

Hardback | 352 pages
204 x 139 x 32 | 402g

BLACKWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

'It’s great to have this wonderful writer back on our

shelves.' DAVID ALMOND

After five happy years, Meggie, her father Mo and the fire-eater

Dustfinger, along with a host of new friends, feel safe and settled.

But arch-villain Orpheus has found an unexpected way to wreak

his revenge on the Inkworld!

He has corrupted an artist to create bewitched portraits that

will see the heroes fade to grey – Dustfinger, his brave stepson,

Jehan, and his enigmatic friend Lilia, must come together

to find a way to save them all!

This is the Colour of Revenge . . .

A brilliant new stand-alone novel that returns to the

beloved world of the Inkheart trilogy – over 14 million

copies sold worldwide!

Features gorgeous new illustrations from Cornelia Funke

herself. 

Cornelia Funke is the critically-acclaimed, internationally

bestselling author of Dragon Rider and The

Thief Lord.

Inkheart is a major feature film from the makers

of The Lord of the Rings, starring Andy

Serkis, Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser!

PRAISE FOR THE INKHEART SERIES: 

'I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that conveys

so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading’

DIANA WYNNE JONES, author of Howl's Moving Castle 

'One of the outstanding children’s novels of the year.'

THE TIMES

'A breathtakingly fast-moving tale.' THE INDEPENDENT

'… a rollicking good tale that pulls you swiftly through

its pages.’ THE TELEGRAPH