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. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 391 pages and is available in hardcover format. Funke had already written a number of books in the 1990s, including the popular wild chicks series. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath 2008. Free download or read online reckless pdf epub book. There are two more inkheart books, inkspell and inkdeath. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and the golden yarn. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of pans labyrinth, it really felt like a fairy tale.
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. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. They both teach kids that princesses can be cool, independent girls who refuse to live their lives on anyone elses terms but their own. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Thankfully, cornelia funke has written this book as well as the princess knight.
Cornelia funke is the best childrens writer ive ever known. Lots of the names of cornelia translated into over 30 languages and are printed all around the world. Books by this author books by cornelia funke at bookbrowse. Inkheart inkheart trilogy by cornelia funke hardcover. 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. Books by cornelia funke authors like cornelia funke. In the case of the movie there probably will not be because they send dustfinger back in the end, which isnt supposed to. The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inkheart. The first edition of the novel was published in september 14th 2010, and was written by cornelia funke.
Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Dezember 1958 in dorsten, nordrheinwestfalen ist eine deutsche. Best cornelia funke books critically acclaimednotable. 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. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia funke has 208 books on goodreads with 1242967 ratings. The book was great, though in my opinion it did not live up to the hype that people gave it. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters. 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. See the complete ghosthunters series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
And, in my opinion, inkspell does the job amazingly. The books chronicle the adventures of teen meggie folchart whose life changes dramatically when she realizes that she and her father, a bookbinder named mo, have the unusual. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. The inkheart trilogy is a series of three fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke, comprising inkheart 2003, inkspell 2005, and inkdeath 2007. Mirrorworld is a series of a planned five books written by german author cornelia funke.
Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. I heard a lot about cornelia funke s inkheart book just a few weeks ago, and quickly went to the library and got it. Dustfinger looked at mo for a long time before obeying this order. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. How many words are in inkheart by cornelia funk answers. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Originally translated by oliver latsch, dragon rider was published in 2004 by the chicken house in the uk and scholastic inc. Pictorial boards show minor bumping and shelf wear, while the dust jacket shows light shelf wear and is now protected by a removable, nondamaging, archival mylar cover. See the complete mirrorworld series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
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. For a moment, as dustfinger opened the door, bright sunlight shone into the building. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Pdf reckless book by cornelia funke free download 391. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. Stated first 1st edition, first 1st printing number line to 1 of funke s acclaimed childrens novel and basis for the film of the same name. I tried my best to convince the team that adapted my book for the big screen to tell the. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. The mirrorworld book series by cornelia funke includes books reckless. A fourth volume, the colour of revenge, is in the works. Cornelia funke s own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. It was published in germany in 2000 and translated into english by oliver latsch in 2002 for the chicken house, a division of scholastic publishing company.
Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Drachenreiter is a 1997 german childrens novel by cornelia funke. Books reckless, fearless, the golden yarn, the islands of the fox. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Funke s princesses are wonderful antidotes to the cloying, awful disney princesses, and i cannot recommend this book enough. Head bent, with unsteady steps, he walked past capricorns men. The thief lord is a childrens novel written by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1245100 ratings. Ive read hundreds of different books and rated hundereds of authors i want to become an author someday and i can only dream of being as good as cornelia funke. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram.
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