A unique product of collective creativity: a book written by modern classic Cornelia Funke based on the famous “Oscar”-winning film by Guillermo del Toro “Pan’s Labyrinth,” and illustrated by the master illustrator Allen Williams. In this truly epic fantasy, readers will meet mythical tricksters and bloodthirsty monsters, cruel soldiers and brave rebels, and a lost princess who never loses hope of finding her way home… In Cornelia Funke’s own words: “Guillermo explained from the very beginning that he didn’t want a simple retelling of the film; he wanted more from me. I didn’t want to change even a single moment, because, in my opinion, this film is perfection. So I suggested adding ten episodes that tell the backstory of key moments in the film—Guillermo called them interludes. Everything else is magic. Probably I should add one more thing: this is the first book I’ve ever written in English. What you won’t find in labyrinths…”