[3] Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy and was continued with Inkspell (2005), which won Funke a BookSense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature in 2006.

[4] The trilogy was initially concluded with Inkdeath, but was revived in 2016 when Funke announced that a sequel called The Colour of Revenge (German: Die Farbe der Rache) would be published in 2018 in Germany.

It features an ensemble cast that includes Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Rafi Gavron, Andy Serkis and newcomer Eliza Bennett, among others.

The next morning, Mortimer unexpectedly announces that he and Meggie have to go to her Aunt Elinor's house because he has to fix some books.

Elinor and Meggie are thrown into the cell where Mortimer is being held captive and reunite with him, while Dustfinger disappears.

Mortimer, on an urgent call from Elinor, goes to the airport, leaving Meggie with Fenoglio and his three grandchildren.

Fenoglio then starts writing a counter curse for when Meggie has to read out a villain called the Shadow.

Farid and Mortimer set Capricorn's house on fire while Meggie switches out the planned reading for Fenoglio's story.

Meggie then finishes the tale and the Shadow turns back into the fairies, glass men, and trolls whose ashes it was created from.

Funke moved to Los Angeles in 2005 after she had accepted the offer to participate as the film's producer alongside Barry Mendel.

[8] Directed by Iain Softley, the film is based on a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire and features an ensemble cast that includes Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Rafi Gavron, Andy Serkis and newcomer Eliza Bennett, among others.