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With Reckless Cornelia Funke returns to the dark world of fairy tales, however this time the portal to another world is a mirror instead of the magical voice of a reader. Although their last name is Reckless, brothers Jacob and Will seem to be direct descendants of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and the fairy tales that they recorded. In Reckless, the first book in what is to be a series, Funke proves
Cornelia Funke is a diverse writer who began her career as a children's book illustrator and went on to write her own picture books, beginning chapter books and the best selling, epic Inkworld Trilogy as well as the very popular Dragon Rider and Thief Lord books for young readers. The Ghosthunters series represents her foray into the world of chapter books, with the specific intention of
Like Diana Wynne Jones and Joan Aiken, Cornelia Funke is a master at creating a complete magical world populated with intriguing characters, human and otherwise. Funke's Inkworld Trilogy is a perfect example of this and Dragon Rider is no exception. The world of Firedrake, a silver dragon who feeds on moonlight, is populated with Brownies, Dwarves, enchanted ravens, talking, map-making,
I enjoyed this title, but understand what you mean you talk about the storyline compared to Inkheart. There was a lot of introduction to the characters and setting, but the rest of the story was a bit under-developed and a bit confusing at times. It was like we jumped into the plot somewhere in the middle. <br /><br />I really like the idea and the characters, though. I'm looking forward to
Thanks so much! I think that because I was reading this book for the first time as a judge in a contest, I was a lot harder on it than I normally would have been in a review. I always love to delve into the dark worlds that Funke creates and I look forward to finding out more about the characters - Fox especially - in the next book. I hope she throws in some more details about the artifacts from