The final book in the Inkheart trilogy. The fire-eater Dustfinger is dead. The fairy-tale land is in bloody chaos under the rule of the evil Adderhead. Its characters far beyond the control of Fenoglio, their author. Even Elinor believes her family to be lost between the covers of a book. Facing the threat of eternal winter, Mo inks a dangerous deal with Death itself. Yet there remains a faint hope of changing the cursed story - if only he can fill its pages fast enough.