THE classic of German fantasy as a limited original edition! Bastian Balthasar Bux discovers a book in an antiquarian bookshop that magically attracts him: "The Neverending Story". He reads about the kingdom of Phantásia, in which nothingness spreads further and further in an uncanny way. The culprit is the mysterious illness of the Child Empress, who needs a new name to get well. But only a human child can give her that. Should Bastian himself be the child who can save Phantásia? Together with the young warrior Atréju and the lucky dragon Fuchur, he embarks on a journey through Phantásia, in which every minute counts. Worldwide bestseller - translated into 41 languages, over 9 million books sold! Biography (Michael Ende) Michael Ende was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1929 as the son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende and died in Stuttgart in August 1995. In a sober, soulless time, he regained the almost lost realms of the fantastic and dreams for children and adults alike and became world-famous with books such as "The Neverending Story" and "Momo". Today he is one of the best-known German writers and has always been an extremely versatile author. In addition to books for children and young people, he has written poetic picture book texts and books for adults, plays, opera libretti and poems. Many of his books have been filmed or adapted for radio and television. He has received numerous German and international prizes for his literary work.§His books have so far reached a total worldwide circulation of over 20 million and have been translated into almost 40 languages. New product