Cornelia Funke
Friday 4th October
Pilrig St. Paul's Church, 1B Pilrig St, Edinburgh EH6 5AH
6.30pm
7pm
This October, we're delighted to be welcoming New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke to present The Colour of Revenge, a thrilling standalone novel set in the universe of Inkheart trilogy. Join us for a magical evening with Cornelia and her latest book, which finds a corrupted artist who creates bewitched portraits causing mayhem in the Inkworld.
The Colour of Revenge
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 a striking young witch Lila, the Light Reader, 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 – a series with worldwide sales of over 6 million copies.
The Colour of Revenge is already a Spiegel number one bestseller in both adult and children’s lists in Cornelia’s native Germany. With gorgeous new illustrations from Cornelia Funke herself.
About Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inkheart trilogy, The Thief Lord and a whole host of popular children’s novels and picture books. Born in 1958 in the German town of Dorsten, Cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories, quickly establishing a reputation as one of Germany’s best-loved children’s authors. Her international breakthrough came with the fantasy novel Dragon Rider, which spent 78 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Success continued with the publication of The Thief Lord, which immediately climbed to the #2 spot on the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 19 weeks, selling 1.5 million copies. Inkheart the movie, starring Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany, was released in 2008.