Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. 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. Sign me up to get more news about young adult books. After graduating from university, she worked for three years as a social worker on an educational project for children from difficult and deprived backgrounds. Cornelia funke archives andrew nurnberg associates. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008.
Buy dragon rider by cornelia funke from waterstones today. Order as many items as you want for one low delivery fee per order to an address in australia. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. Drachenreiter is a 1997 german childrens novel by cornelia funke. 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. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Dragon rider by cornelia funke unabridged cd audiobook. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. One of germanys bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider. Bookbrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy.
See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. 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. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Dragon rider is bound to be another hit book from cornelia funke. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Cornelia funke booklist cornelia funke message board. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke.
Funke has written numerous books including dragon rider, when santa fell to earth, igraine the brave, reckless, saving mississippi, inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath, igraine the brave, and the princess knight. Sometimes not all items in your order are available for shipment at the same time, and items may be delivered separately. 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. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. The griffins feather by cornelia funke, 9781911077886, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed novel inkheart and the picture book the princess knight. Buy a cheap copy of drachenreiter book by cornelia funke. Originally translated by oliver latsch, dragon rider was published in 2004 by the chicken house in the uk and scholastic inc. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. 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. Listen to dragon rider audiobook by cornelia funke.
Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. 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 9781911077855 dymocks. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1248268 ratings. Dragon rider by cornelia funke unabridged cd audiobook cornelia funke on. Another magical story from the bestselling author of the thief lord and inkheartwhen their peaceful. There are those people who love books and are greedy for books and the rustling of paper and the printed letter and i wanted to write about this. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1248905 ratings.
Awards for cornelia funke your guide to fiction books. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. 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. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading. The inkheart trilogy has 8 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. She has won the book sense childrens literature award twice and the roswitha prize, and was voted into time magazines list of 100 most influential people in 2005. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend sorrel and a lonely boy called ben are united as if by destiny. In dragon rider three unlikely companions, firedrake, a dragon, sorrel the brownie, a catlike creature that loves to eat mushrooms, and ben, a homeless boy, embark on a dangerous journey to find a land that might not even exist. Dragon rider and millions of other books are available for instant access. Dragon rider by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today.
Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Cornelia funke is an awardwinning german childrens author, born in dorsten in 1958. A list of all cornelia funkes series in reading order. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone.
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 to save his brothers life, jacob cut a deal with the red fairy, who cursed him by embedding a deadly moth in his chest, designed to destroy him within the year. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. 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. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Dragon rider was a tremendous read a classic adventure story in which our heroes a dragon, a boy and a brownie must complete a long journey and overcome many hurdles to reach their ultimate destination and defeat the dragons dreaded enemy, before the only remaining population of dragons are destroyed. Cornelia funke is the hugely successful author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of other popular childrens novels and picture books. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Its a fantasy, its long, and its got dragons in it. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
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