A story that never ends

Author: Michael Ende
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Translated into 43 languages, with a global sales of 20,000,000 copies. It held the top spot on the Spiegel magazine bestseller list in Germany for 113 consecutive weeks. It has been adapted into films, TV series, animated films, ballets, operas, and stage plays multiple times. Awarded 13 international and domestic literary prizes, this is the pinnacle work of best-selling author Michael Ende. In Germany, this book is as household as "Journey to the West" is in China. It is a magical book that tells us there is another world beyond real life, that is the Kingdom of Fantasy. And the key to the Kingdom of Fantasy is this book, "The Neverending Story." As you read this book, you might discover that someone in the Kingdom of Fantasy is calling you from the depths, she needs your help! Because, you might be the next hero to save the Kingdom of Fantasy!
The protagonist of the novel, Bastian, accidentally enters an old bookstore on his way to school and discovers a strange book: "The Neverending Story." An irresistible magic draws him to steal the book and hide in the school attic to read it. Fantasy Kingdom is in peril, and the innocent Empress is on the brink of death. Only a person from the real world can give her a new name, and only then can she and the Fantasy Kingdom be saved. As Bastian reads the book, he is drawn into it and becomes unexpectedly the savior of the innocent Empress and the Fantasy Kingdom. To thank him, the innocent Empress promises to grant him any wish he desires in the Fantasy Kingdom. From then on, Bastian begins his perilous journey.