I was first drawn to the thief lord because it was set in venice and we were due to holiday there. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. See the complete mirrorworld series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Cornelia funke says her inkheart books also played in the mirrorworld, but weve only seen a tiny part of the mirrorworld, namely northern italy, and now. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german.
The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the english language market with the release of the thief lord, the enchanting new york times bestseller. A list of all cornelia funkes series in reading order. 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. It was adapted into a 2009 film starring brendan fraser. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. The thief lord livros na amazon brasil 9780439404372. 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.
Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. This is the first cornelia funke ive read and its not a book i would have chosen to read by myself, but it was suggested by my book club. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. By author cornelia funke, translated by oliver latsch. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. Dezember 1958 in dorsten, nordrheinwestfalen ist eine deutsche. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg.
Learn more about cornelia funke and 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. The mirrorworld book series by cornelia funke includes books reckless. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Summer gang by funke, cornelia caroline and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. As spoiler free as possible, but keep an eye out for warnings. The new girl chix by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Sep 24, 2007 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.
What is the order of the inkheart books by cornelia funke. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Born in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. Actually, when i read, i always like the books that go on and on. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level.
Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Best cornelia funke books score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I dont think ive ever read anything that conveys so well thejoys, terrors and pitfalls of reading diana wynne jones on inkheart although a year has passed, not a day goes by without. Authors with similar writing style to cornelia funke. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Sometimes the best ideas come in the most unusual places. I love writing the big books, but when i have a good idea for a picture books, thats quite a treat also. Apr 02, 2020 the second book in cornelia funke s internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
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. 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. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. 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. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. 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 funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke has 208 books on goodreads with 1242967 ratings. Ghoulishly gooey, frighteningly fun, the four titles in cornelia funke s ghosthunters series are now available in this specially designed slipcase.
I have since gone on to read other cornelia funke books, inkheart and inkspell. Dragon rider is bound to be another hit book from cornelia funke. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north. Buy a cheap copy of drachenreiter book by cornelia funke. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english.
Suddenly meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters. Ghosthunters and the gruesome invincible lightning ghost by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. In the case of the movie there probably will not be because they send dustfinger back in the end, which isnt supposed to. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of when they were first released in english. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Cornelia funke books list of books by cornelia funke. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages.
There are two more inkheart books, inkspell and inkdeath. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Discount prices on books by cornelia funke, including titles like the wild chicks. In 2006, funke was awarded the sakura medal by the international students of japan in the chapter book category for her successful book dragon rider. Its a fantasy, its long, and its got dragons in it. How do you gain the patience to write such long books. Ghost knight is beautifully written, the characters are all welldrawn as is the setting of salisbury cathed. Peter abrahams is the bestselling author of a perfect crime, the tutor, the fan, and lights out, for which he received an edgar award nomination. Cornelia funke has 206 books on goodreads with 1245406 ratings. The summer gang by cornelia funke abebooks passion for books. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. The series that launched cornelia funke as one of the most beloved authors in german, the wild chicks is a middlegrades to ya series about a group of german girls who form the eponymous wild chicks gang. An image from the new book reckless by cornelia funke author.
Cornelia funkes inkheart is a magical story for fans of harry potter. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Dragon rider by cornelia funke the teacher store books. Aug 01, 2008 all four titles in cornelia funke s ooeygooey, stickyslimy, spookysilly ghosthunters series, collected in a specially designed slipcase.
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