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. On 17 april 20, cornelia published her very first app. Fearless by cornelia funke penguin random house audio. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Sep 06, 2012 cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers.
After three books and more than seven years in the inkworld, cornelia was sure that. It was first published in german by dressler on september 6, 2012 under the name reckless. The anthology explores stories that show what its like to live in this. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. 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. 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.
And now jacob, waiting for the fairy curse to strike that will end his life, is on the greatest treasure hunt. 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. She is also the writer of the charming chapter books emma and the blue. Fearless mirrorworld download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Fearless 2 by cornelia funke 20, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. I just finished the second book and liked it much more. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and. The mirrorworld anthology is a collection of illustrated stories that expand on the fantasy world of author cornelia funkes reckless series of novels. 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. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000. The characters in fearless really came to life and drew you. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english.
Both author and narrator draw you into the mirror world stories so completely you feel as if you are there with the characters. You can find friends between the pages of a book, wonderful friends. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of eternal youth. Good, but not comparable to the first installment, reckless. 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. 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 s fans are sometimes referred to as funkies.
Grand central pubjacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworld filled 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. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Cornelia funke is a master of the written word and elliot hill is a master of the spoken word. 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. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. 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. Cornelia s mirrorworld app on 17 april 20, cornelia published her very first app. New companions join reckless on his journey, with intent to help and harm, while familiar characters from the first book start to be seen in a new light. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Another problem wit fearless is that it tends toward too many cliffhangers as we pass from. Since then, jacob has exhausted every remedy in mirrorworld, including the. And as for you, he had added almost devoutly, looking at dustfinger as if to stare the scars from. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Funke also worked as a producer on the film adaptation of inkheart. Fearlessmirrorworld by info book creators 2018 issuu. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Lionel wigram helped to develop reckless with funke. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia.
Adventure, love, greed, honor, suspense, and wonder are just some of the ways to describe this book. Jacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworldfilled with profound characters. Books reckless, fearless, the golden yarn, the islands of the fox. Part of the problem, i think, is that mirrorworld just isnt as innovative a concept as the inkheart universe.
On her personal homepage, funke states that the vital starting point for a good book is an idea, and if that ideaters. 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. 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. In 2010, cornelia released the first book in her mirrorworld series, reckless, with the sequel, fearless, publishing in the us in april 20. Cornelia funke childrens books wiki fandom powered by. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of. Fearless mirrorworld 2 cornelia funke download bok.
Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Fearless is a 20 young adult novel written by german author cornelia funke. In search of a cure he returns to the mirrorworld where he is reunited with. 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. Funke, cornelia caroline, lionel wigram and oliver latsch. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram.
It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath 2008. Reckless fearless the golden yarn the islands of the fox. Little, brown books for young readers april 2, 20 sold by. The sequel to reckless, this book goes even deeper into the mirrorworld as reckless tries to find a cure to the curse the fairy put on him. I loved cornelia funke s inkheart books and was a bit disappointed by the first reckless book. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Jacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworld filled 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 book pima county public library bibliocommons. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. After saving his brother, jacob reckless faces death from the fairys curse burning in his heart. What i also really like about cornelia funkes new book is that that the mirrorworld is not only is a magical place but also a scary place with. New is fearless, a visit to mirrorworld in a life or death search for a prized crossbow. The anthology explores stories that show what its like to live in this world as well as origin stories for heroesvillains that may have not survived the novels. In 2010, cornelia released the first book in her mirror worlds series, reckless, with the sequel, fearless, published in the us in april 20.
The journey in mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to. The golden yarn is the third book in the highly enjoyable mirrorworld series by cornelia funke. This book taught me, once and for all, how easily you can escape this world with the help of words. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide funke, cornelia caroline, lionel wigram and oliver latsch, fearless. It keeps its secrets safe as the treasures that jacob is searching for. Book overview jacob reckless returns once again to the mirrorworld filled 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 prior books are reckless and fearless, and i recommend reading them prior to the golden yarn. Grand central pubjacob 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. Oliver latsch 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. The mirrorworld anthology is a collection of illustrated stories that expand on the fantasy world of author cornelia funke s reckless series of novels. 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. Read by elliot hill unabridged compact disc published by. Cornelia funke cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multiaward winning author and shes back to present her latest middle reader fantasy.
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