The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Jan 1993 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Discover the classic coming-of-age adventure of a young boy and a mysterious book that magically comes to life.

When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?


"An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive"—The Washington Post

"A trumpet blast for the imagination."—Sunday Times

Ratings and reviews

As a fan of the original movie, it's interesting how similar the first half of the book is, but jarring how different the rest is. The final chapter was very satisfying though. I can see how the second movie tried to be like the book, but the book is so unique in its slow storytelling, and unfinished plots on purpose. It was a very interesting read and everybody should read it at least once.

my kids, 3 and 6 love this story..we have watched the movie, now read a little every night and they ask for it!

Στην προεφηβεία - εφηβεία θα διαβαστεί ως μία περιπέτεια. Τα ενήλικα πρόσωπα μπορούν να βρουν ένα πόλη ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο αυτογνωσίας κι αυτοβελτίωσης.

About the author

Michael Ende (www.michaelende.de) was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1929. After attending drama school from 1948 to 1950, he worked variously as an actor, a writer of sketches and plays, a director of the Volkstheater in Munich, and a film critic for the Bavarian broadcasting company. His first novel for children, Jim Knopf and Lukas the Engine Driver, was published in Germany in 1960 to great popular and critical acclaim, and both radio and televsion series based on the Jim Knopf books were soon produced. In 1973 he published another award-winning children's novel, Momo. When The Neverending Story was first published in Germany in 1979 it immediately became the number-one bestseller arnd remained in that position for three years. It has since been published in many different languages all over the world, including Japanese, and has enchanted readers in each country in which it has appeared.