It was first published in german by dressler on september 6, 2012 under the name reckless. Cornelia funke i always wanted to ride a dragon myself. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. When her first english translation, the thief lord, was introduced in england, it sold out in ten days. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of many magical novels for children, including the thief lord, dragon rider, and inkheart. The first book in cornelia funkes internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising. For the first time in his life, jacob reckless is afraid. Cornelia funkes bestselling inkheart trilogy has been a huge hit and been made into a major motion picture.
Oct 01, 2011 author cornelia maria funke was born in dorsten, germany on december 10, 1958. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Fearless mirrorworld by cornelia funke 97803160561. He views family and friends as a burden, and prefers a life where the consequences of his actions do not harm those he loves. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. 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.
Cornelia funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of the thief lord, dragon rider, and the inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. Jacob escapes to the mirrorworld for weeks or months at a time. Born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories, quickly establishing a reputation as one of germanys. It made her earned booksense book of the year childrens literature award in 2004. When asking cornelia funke here on goodreads, she told me that she had wanted to the second volume about jacob reckless, the boy who found. The golden yarn cornelia funke read online free books.
Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart. The prior books are reckless and fearless, and i recommend reading them prior to the golden yarn. The journey in mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for. Silvertongue sagely says to his daughter, stories never really end, meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. She was voted into time magazines list of 100 most influential people in 2005. Farid felt the sheet of paper that held orpheuss words. Neither can dustfinger, the fireeater who was written into being. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
When his apprentice farid and meggie follow, the story threatens to unfold in ways they could scarcely imagine. Cornelia funke audio books, best sellers, author bio. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. It keeps its secrets safe as the treasures that jacob is searching for. Jan 21, 2009 cornelia is also understanding of the process of adapting a book. Books on the tv set and in the wardrobe, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick and thin, books old and new.
But when basta, one of evil villain capricorns men, goes into the book after dustfinger, the fire dancer, meggie needs to warn him. Cornelia funke, author of the international bestseller the thief lord, makes her brilliant debut as a picture book writer with this winning tale of a young princesss adventure. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. The next always claiming the duchess fitzhugh trilogy book 0. Whether hes a wolf, knight, monster or himself defending the household from human and beastly intruders, ben is one busy boy. Many of her books have now been translated into english. 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.
Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Lionel wigram helped to develop reckless with funke. 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.
Fearless by cornelia funke books, i love books, my books. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of eternal youth. Cornelia funke inkheart trilogy and reckless 5 books collection set rrp. Cornelia funke author brendan fraser narrator 2006.
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. The wildest brother by cornelia funke, kerstin meyer. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Fantastic fantasy by cornelia funke ink trilogy scholastic. 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. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Cornelia funke, bestselling author of ghost knight telegraph. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Creator of the popular inkheart trilogy and recipient of numerous literary awards in the u. Both author and narrator draw you into the mirror world stories so completely you feel as if you are there with the characters.
In addition to the inkheart books, she wrote the ghosthunters, mirrorworld, and wild chicks fantasyadventure series. Fearless by cornelia funke overdrive rakuten overdrive. One night meggies father, mo, reads aloud from a book called inkheart, and an evil ruler named capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. A dark enchanted place hes loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers.
Dustfinger finds an unscrupulous storyteller to transport him back into the book with devastating results. Cornelia funke reckless 2 books collection pack set rrp. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000 copies. Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are just some of the ways to describe this book. The protagonist of the book, jacob is a 24yearold who discovers a secret world behind the mirror in his missing fathers study. After graduating from the university of hamburg, she worked as a social worker for three years. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath 2008. Jacob reckless journeys to the mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend fox that a fairy cursea deadly moth in his chestmeans he has only one year to live. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Cornelia funke is a master of the written word and elliot hill is a master of the spoken word. Reckless fearless the golden yarn the islands of the fox.
He had lain in wait for orpheus, approaching him just as he was about to get into his car again, and finally hed. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that. Buy fearless by cornelia funke from waterstones today. This time, its ben mostly tolerated and occasionally abetted by his older sister anna, whose powerful fantasies fuel his raucous play. The statue, which she first encountered 10 years ago, is the inspiration for her. Please do not assign your class to post book reports on bookbrowse. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. 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. A few boxes full of wills books were piled up next to the bed, and the family photographs that had hung in the hallway leant against the wall beneath the. Cornelia funke a library book, i imagine, is a happy. 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. Mirrorworld is a series of a planned five books written by german author cornelia funke. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she.
Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Batchelder award as well as the 2004 and 2006 booksense book of the year childrens literature awards, have gained incredible attention and funke has been dubbed the german j. 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. The golden yarn is the third book in the highly enjoyable mirrorworld series by cornelia funke. The books in mo and meggies house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. The journey in mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it. 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. Cornelia funke is the author of books for children, and in her native germany, she is the most popular childrens book writer after j. Fearless mirrorworld download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world.
Jun 30, 2015 if i were to sum this book up in three words it would be amazing, magical and adventurepacked beckycook4648 tue 30 jun 2015 07. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. Little, brown books for young readers april 2, 20 sold by. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Once named one of the 100 most more about cornelia funke. 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. 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. Oct 16, 2012 cornelia funke is showing me the effigy of william longespee, a medieval knight who lies in salisbury cathedral. 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. Who knows how many books this story will fill in the end.
Jul 07, 2014 cornelia funke, inkspell inkheart trilogy. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Buy reckless by cornelia funke from waterstones today. Batchelder award as well as the 2004 and 2006 booksense book of. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of. Hed been supposed to look after it and how was he ever going to find dustfinger again now. April 2, 2012 with time running out, aptly named treasure hunter jacob reckless returns to mirrorworld, desperately seeking a way to prevent his own death in this riveting sequel to reckless 2010. Cornelia funke is the hugely successful author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of other popular childrens novels and picture books. Jan 07, 20 i wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Cornelia funke author cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord.
Breaking dawn head over heels carter reed 2 dirty deeds key of knowledge beauty from surrender. I dont think ive ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading diana wynne jones meggie loves books. They dont end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of when they were first released in english. Find out information on cornelia funkes ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. 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 writing styles in inkheart cornelia funke this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of inkheart. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1250298 ratings. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Fearless is a 20 young adult novel written by german author cornelia funke. Funke and meyer deliver a third collaboration featuring a feisty, imaginative kid. Farid goes in search of meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too.
Fearless book san mateo county libraries bibliocommons. After completing a course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, she worked as a childrens book illustrator and designed board games. She has won the book sense childrens literature award twice and the roswitha prize. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She is also the writer of the charming chapter books emma and the blue genie, the pirate pig, and ruffleclaw. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. Inkheart is an 18 hour audio book, compared to the run time of a movie which is only 2 hours. I really loved fearless when i read it a couple of years ago, and i think my expectations for the golden yarn were possibly too high.
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