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2007 novel by Cornelia Funke

Igraine the Brave is a fantasy novel written by Cornelia Funke. It was released on 1 October 2007, published by The Chicken House. Originally written in German, it was translated by Anthea Bell.

Plot

Igraine lives in an old castle with her family, magicians who possess powerful books of magic. Her older brother Albert is following in the family line, but Igraine plans to be a knight one day, even though she feels there is not much adventure to be had at home these days. Her ancestors, though, had warded off many attempts to steal the books of magic.

On her 12th birthday, Igraine's parents give her a magical suit of armor, but in the process, they are turned into pigs by mistake. Matters get worse when the next-door Baroness's castle is taken over by Osmond the Greedy, who wants to take the magical books so he can overthrow the king. Igraine and her brother must find a way to defend the castle from Osmond's siege while kee Examples of author biography!