Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal an extraordinary secret - a storytelling secret that will change their lives forever.

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life for ever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate.

Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. Along the way, they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places and a courage they never knew they had.

Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn.

An adventure is what Igraine wishes for most in the world and on her 12th birthday, she finds one! Everyone at Castle Pimpernel is looking forward to Igraine's birthday. But when her magical present goes wrong and her parents turn themselves into pigs, it's up to Igraine to put things right - even if that means facing giants, three-headed dragons.

Hair-raising things are happening at Gloomburg Castle. Not least because the murderous spirit of a brutal baroness has bodynapped the owner. As ever, the ghosthunters rise to the challenge. But the job gets tricky when Hugo (the Averagely Spooky Ghost) falls for the hideous baroness - love stinks.

It's a pig's life being a princess. Young princess Isabella has it all - but has had enough of all of it. Isabella has had enough of being waited on hand and foot, of having to smile all the time, and of wearing beautiful dresses that she can't climb trees in. So when the king banishes her to the pigsty, his punishment backfires.

No ghoul has a chance against the new ghosthunting agency - made up of schoolboy Tom, Hugo and world-famous spookhunter Hetty Hyssop - or does it? Things hot up when they are called to the Seafront Hotel, where smoke and flames fill the fourth floor. Can the team extinguish the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost, or are they toast?

Tom's stuck at home with his horrible sister, Lola. But there's something stickier hiding out in his cellar: a slime-dripping ghost called Hugo. But harmless Hugo is in the goo too, because he's being haunted, by a bigger, badder, Incredibly Revolting Ghost. Lucky for Tom, his Granny's best friend just happens to be a world-famous ghosthunter.

Mischievous reindeer Twinklestar has bolted - leaving his Christmas caravan to fall from the sky. Luckily, the extraordinary passengers - Niklas, a real-life Santa Claus, two angels and assorted elves - crash-land in a friendly neighbourhood where two children called Ben and Charlotte come to their rescue. But they're still in terrible danger.

Ben is a fearless young boy as brave as a lion, as strong as an elephant. Nothing can distract him from the tireless task of protecting his big sister, Anna. He gallantly spends his day fending off mouldy green ghosts, slime-burping monsters, robbers and wildbeasts. But when the day is over and darkness descends, Ben stops feeling quite so brave.

Ferocious Captain Firebeard may think that he and the cruel crew of the Horrible Haddock rule the high seas, but he hasn't reckoned on a small, daring girl called Molly. And he certainly should never have kidnapped her! Molly soon proves to be sharper and quicker than any of the pirate gang's cutlasses.