Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar situations of school. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Contents map chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Once the book is planned, how long does it take for you to write it. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Cornelia s fans are sometimes referred to as funkies. Revised and updated by cornelia funke, the petrified flesh is the first book in the thrilling reckless series. Im sure it must be very comfortable sleeping with a hard, rectangular thing like that under your head, her father had teased, the first time he found a book under her pillow.
Fearless by cornelia funke overdrive rakuten overdrive. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Cornelia funke finally returns to her natural writing style that is obvious in her childrens books and inkheart but without the clunkiness and dense paragraphs that are in reckless. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Similarly, book 2 was firstmore book 1 was originally just called reckless but it was renamed and republished as reckless. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Nov, 2010 reckless by cornelia funke can jacob reckless save his brother before he transforms into a savage beast. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and.
Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Fearless mirrorworld download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Reckless paperback cover, the first book of the penology. Fearless, by cornelia funke little, brown, april 2, 20, ya, is the sequel to reckless, which told how jacob, a boy from our world who became a treasurehunter in a mirrorworld where fairy tales are true, sacrificed himself to save his younger brother. Sep 24, 2015 the writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the pages of her latest novel herself, as she becomes the. Julia book 1 was originally just called reckless but it was renamed and republished as reckless.
Jul 02, 2019 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Reckless by cornelia funke can jacob reckless save his brother before he transforms into a savage beast. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the pages of. Mirrorworld is a series of a planned five books written by german author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke is a master of the written word and elliot hill is a master of the spoken word. She was born in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia on 10th december 1958.
I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. It was a successful creative partnering, and funke. Cornelia funke audio books, best sellers, author bio. For example, before writing inkheart, she researched about booksellers, book collectors, book thieves and even book murderers as well as reading about martens and fire. But these are difficult times and stories are especially needed in such times. Cornelia funke is the highly acclaimed, awardwinning and bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and numerous other childrens novels and picture books. Jan 07, 20 i wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Book overview jacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworldfilled with profound characters, extraordinary creatures, and epic lifeordeath treasure hunts that could only come from the mind of the master storyteller of our generation, cornelia funke. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of eternal youth. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Apr 02, 2012 adroitly building on layers of european fairy tale, funkes original, rapidfire narrative fearlessly transports jacob and a bevy of ominous, multifaceted fantastical characters through a dark, decaying landscape in which death waits and honor is rare. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the new york times bestseller the thief lord.
Jacob reckless faces death from the fairys curse in his heart. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. Another problem wit fearless is that it tends toward too many cliffhangers as we pass from one miniadventure to another. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens books. Born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten, she worked as a social worker for a few years before turning first to illustration and then to writing. Batchelder award as well as the 2004 and 2006 booksense book of. It keeps its secrets safe as the treasures that jacob is searching for.
Jacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworldfilled with profound characters, extraordinary creatures, and epic lifeordeath treasure hunts that could only come from the mind of the master storyteller of our generation, cornelia funke. Fearless starts slowly but after about a third of the book or so rapidly morphs into an exciting tale with characters about whom i really cared. Teenage offspring of the herondales, carstairs, fairchilds, and other angeldescended nephilim continue their families demonfighting ways amid a round of elegant london balls, soirees, salons, picnics, and romantic. Facts about cornelia funke inform you with the famous writer of the childrens fiction from germany. Little, brown books for young readers april 2, 20 sold by. Searching for a cure, he returns to the mirrorworld. Fearlessmirrorworld by info book creators 2018 issuu. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends such as the. See more ideas about inkheart series, books and book worms. The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. Book 3 was originally called heartless, but its published title is reckless 3. For the first time in his life, jacob reckless is afraid. Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are.
Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are just some of the ways to describe this book. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. The anthology explores stories that show what its like to live in this world as. So my friend eduardo garcia and i decided to give the first chapters to them as a gift.
Similarly, book 2 was first released as fearless but it has since been rereleased as reckless 2. It made her earned booksense book of the year childrens literature award in 2004. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. A dark enchanted place hes loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers.
Funke had worked with mirada studios before, when they produced her mirrorworld app in 20, released at the same time as her novel fearless. Lionel wigram helped to develop reckless with funke. The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. Cornelia funke, author of the international bestseller the thief lord, makes her brilliant debut as a picturebook writer with this winning tale of a young princesss adventure. In 2010, cornelia released the first book in her mirror worlds series, reckless, with the sequel, fearless, published in the us in april 20. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath 2008. The bulk of the book is a i liked reckless, the first novel in this trilogy, and i gave it three stars out of a possible five. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online.
After three books and more than seven years in the inkworld, cornelia was sure that. Fearless is a 20 young adult novel written by german author cornelia funke. For a big book like inkheart, it takes between a year and a half and three years. Jacob reckless journeys to the mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend fox that a fairy cursea deadly moth in his chestmeans he has. The mirrorworld anthology is a collection of illustrated stories that expand on the fantasy world of author cornelia funkes reckless series of novels. Funke also worked as a producer on the film adaptation of inkheart. Ebook cornelia funke as pdf download portable document format. Both author and narrator draw you into the mirror world stories so completely you feel as if you are there with the characters. Review of fearless by cornelia funke the illustrated page.
Sep 06, 2012 fearless starts slowly but after about a third of the book or so rapidly morphs into an exciting tale with characters about whom i really cared. And now jacob, waiting for the fairy curse to strike that will end his life, is on the greatest treasure hunt of his life, this time. Doing the research, figuring out the characters, writing the first 20 chapters. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000 copies. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Read by elliot hill unabridged compact disc published by. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Official actually, i wanted to take my german readers back to inkworld at the end of next year.