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. 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. 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. In 2010, cornelia released the first book in her mirror worlds series, reckless, with the sequel, fearless, published in the us in april 20. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends such as the. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. Funke also worked as a producer on the film adaptation of inkheart. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and.
Ebook cornelia funke as pdf download portable document format. Cornelia funke audio books, best sellers, author bio. After three books and more than seven years in the inkworld, cornelia was sure that. For a big book like inkheart, it takes between a year and a half and three years. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Another problem wit fearless is that it tends toward too many cliffhangers as we pass from one miniadventure to another. Jacob reckless journeys to the mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend fox that a fairy cursea deadly moth in his chestmeans he has. The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Little, brown books for young readers april 2, 20 sold by. 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. Similarly, book 2 was first released as fearless but it has since been rereleased as reckless 2. 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. It keeps its secrets safe as the treasures that jacob is searching for.
But these are difficult times and stories are especially needed in such times. Reckless paperback cover, the first book of the penology. Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are just some of the ways to describe this book. See more ideas about inkheart series, books and book worms. 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.
The mirrorworld anthology is a collection of illustrated stories that expand on the fantasy world of author cornelia funkes reckless series of novels. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Searching for a cure, he returns to the mirrorworld. 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. Nov, 2010 reckless by cornelia funke can jacob reckless save his brother before he transforms into a savage beast.
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. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. 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. Doing the research, figuring out the characters, writing the first 20 chapters. Review of fearless by cornelia funke the illustrated page. 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. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. 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. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. 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.
Contents map chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five. The anthology explores stories that show what its like to live in this world as. 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. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia s fans are sometimes referred to as funkies. She was born in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia on 10th december 1958.
Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. 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. Jacob reckless faces death from the fairys curse in his heart. 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. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Facts about cornelia funke inform you with the famous writer of the childrens fiction from germany. A dark enchanted place hes loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers.
Fearless mirrorworld download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. 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. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. 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. 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. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books.
For the first time in his life, jacob reckless is afraid. 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. Book 4 will be the islands of the fox not yet released, and book 5s title has not be announced yet. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. 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. Fearless by cornelia funke overdrive rakuten overdrive.
While the violent climax may be upsetting, the book ends on a hopeful note. It made her earned booksense book of the year childrens literature award in 2004. Similarly, book 2 was firstmore 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. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of eternal youth. So my friend eduardo garcia and i decided to give the first chapters to them as a gift. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Both author and narrator draw you into the mirror world stories so completely you feel as if you are there with the characters. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Fearless is a 20 young adult novel written by german author cornelia funke.
Sep 16, 2010 for the first time in his life, jacob reckless is afraid. Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are. Mirrorworld is a series of a planned five books written by german author cornelia funke. Reckless by cornelia funke can jacob reckless save his brother before he transforms into a savage beast. Who knows how many books this story will fill in the end. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000 copies. Batchelder award as well as the 2004 and 2006 booksense book of. Official actually, i wanted to take my german readers back to inkworld at the end of next year. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Book 3 was originally called heartless, but its published title is reckless 3. Read by elliot hill unabridged compact disc published by. It was a successful creative partnering, and funke. Revised and updated by cornelia funke, the petrified flesh is the first book in the thrilling reckless series. Jan 07, 20 i wish that fearless was the first book in the 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. Julia book 1 was originally just called reckless but it was renamed and republished as reckless. Once the book is planned, how long does it take for you to write it. 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. 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. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling.
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