Denise

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Cornelia Funke Dear Denise,
I admit I never understood that some of my readers like Basta. He is a character I pitied but also feared and hated at times, as he turns all the pain and humiliation he suffers into cruelty against others. Basta does feel neither compassion nor love (except for Capricorn) and I tried to portrait someone with him who was crippled by a lack of love and the cruelty of the man he considers his father. So....sadly no. Basta became a nightmare in Inkdeath and was released form the darkness his soul was trapped in when even that existence ended. Which may be the only good ending possible for him. There will be another man of darkness in Color of Revenge, Baldassare, but not sure you'll like him as well.

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Stella Wenny

Stella Wenny asked Cornelia Funke:

Hi Cornelia! First off, I want to let you know that I adore your books, they always have wonderful world-building. Please keep writing! And I want to ask, will you release the Mirrorworld trilogy with the new beautiful covers in paperback? Or at least The Golden Yarn in paperback? I really really want to collect them, but I can't afford hardback :( One more thing, will there be fourth book of Mirrorworld? Thanks!

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Have you ever had inspiration from something that happened in your own life? P.S. I'm sorry if I'm asking too many questions but I am a crourios kid. ;-)

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Why Inkheart is magic and happy but the other books of Inkworld are so dark?

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