The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrends. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story?
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Adults have an important role too!:
I would like to address the comments that frequently expressed concern about Mo taking a larger role in this book while Meggie takes more of a background role. First of all, why not? Isn't it wonderful that there is an author out there who portrays adults shining in their roles. Our society gets so bombarded with the idea that people can be shining stars when they're young and glamourous but then once you reach middle age, the media gives this impression that you need to somehow recede in the background,... more info
Great Read!:
Keeps you in the book with a strong desire to keep reading to the last page.
Ink Spell Death!:
Having read the other two I was enticed by the story thus far. The ending of Inkspell left off on such a cliffhanger that i had to read on. Right from the off this book pulled me in in way neither of the other two did. This book as a master piece of fantasy that did everything short of pulling me into its pages. You get so much more from the world of the book and so much more depth from the characters than the previous books. This is true for all characters, not just the main ones. You get into the... more info
Inkdeath - creative story with dark overtones:
Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I must say that the story was at times darker than I like for a children's novel and was also morally ambiguous. There was murder, gore, infidelity and betrayal and death among the primary characters. There was also a discussion of marriage in girls who were only about 13 years old, and engagement in some girls who were only 6. I also felt that the characters sometimes acted in a way that did not seem in line with the way that they were described by the author. For... more info
