Reckless III: The Golden Yarn

Reckless III: The Golden Yarn
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1782691413

First paperback publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Reckless series. The worlds on either side of the mirror are about to collide. And there's nothing Jacob can do to stop them. After a perilous encounter with an Alder Elf - an immortal, trick-­turning creature to whom he owes a great debt - Jacob must journey back into the enchanted Mirrorworld once again. Together with Fox, his beautiful shape­shifting friend, Jacob has no choice but to follow his brother on the trail of the Dark Fairy, who has fled deep into the East: to a land of folklore, Cossacks, spies, time­-eating witches and flying carpets. But what exactly is the Dark One running from? Could it be the same danger that threatens Jacob and Fox? The third book in the Reckless series, The Golden Yarn is a thrilling tale of courage and fear, jealousy and forbidden desire; in which love has the power both to save a life - and to destroy it.

Reckless III

Reckless III
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782691294

First publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Reckless series THE WORLDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR ARE ABOUT TO COLLIDE. AND THERE'S NOTHING JACOB CAN DO TO STOP THEM. After a perilous encounter with an Alder Elf - an immortal, trickturning creature to whom he owes a great debt - Jacob must journey back into the enchanted Mirrorworld once again. Together with Fox, his beautiful shapeshifting friend, Jacob has no choice but to follow his brother on the trail of the Dark Fairy, who has fled deep into the East: to a land of folklore, Cossacks, spies, time-eating witches and flying carpets. But what exactly is the Dark One running from? Could it be the same danger that threatens Jacob and Fox? The third book in the series, The Golden Yarn is a thrilling tale of courage and fear, jealousy and forbidden desire; in which love has the power both to save a life - and to destroy it. Cornelia Funke is the highly acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author of the Inkheart trilogy, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord and numerous other children's novels and picture books. 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. Her books have now sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 37 languages.

Reckless (Free Preview)

Reckless (Free Preview)
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031618019X

Ever since Jacob Reckless was a child, he has been escaping to a hidden world through a portal in his father's abandoned study. Over the years, he has made a name for himself as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. He's also made many enemies and allies--most important, Fox, a beautiful shape-shifting vixen whom Jacob cares for more than he lets on. But life in this other world is about to change. Tragedy strikes when Jacob's younger brother, Will, follows him through the portal. Brutally attacked, Will is infected with a curse that is quickly transforming him into a Goyl--a ruthless killing machine, with skin made of stone. Jacob is prepared to fight to save his brother, but in a land built on trickery and lies, Jacob will need all the wit, courage, and reckless spirit he can summon to reverse the dark spell--before it's too late.

Reckless IV: The Silver Tracks

Reckless IV: The Silver Tracks
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1782693300

The thrilling fourth instalment in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Reckless series The fourth adventure through the Mirror leads to the Far East, where Jacob and Fox finally track down Will, who is travelling with rival hunter Nerron. In spite of his misgivings, Jacob agrees to go with them to the Island of the Foxes, in quest of another magical Mirror. But their search quickly leads them into more peril, and as Jacob seeks security for himself and Fox, he is reminded of a disturbing promise he once made that now threatens everything. Full of fairy tales and legends, old friends and new enemies, The Silver Tracks is the long-awaited fourth volume in the thrilling Reckless series.

The Golden Yarn

The Golden Yarn
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781782691266

First publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Mirrorworld series

Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book

Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book
Author: Ed Brubaker
Publisher: Image Comics
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2021-10-20
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1534322450

The next book in the red-hot RECKLESS series is here! ""Oh man, this book pushed every crime fiction button for me...Bliss."" —PATTON OSWALT Bestselling crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS bring us a new original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's 1988, and Ethan has been hired for his strangest case yet: finding the secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. How hard could that be, right? But what starts as a deep dive into the life of a stranger will soon take a deadly turn, and Ethan will risk everything that still matters to him. Another smash hit from the award-winning creators of RECKLESS, PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED—and a must-have for all BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS fans!

Reckless Eyeballing

Reckless Eyeballing
Author: Ishmael Reed
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781564782373

Masochism is out and feminism is in, Jews are out and Germans are in, race is out and gender is in, and everyone's fighting (and rewriting) for a piece of the pie. Jewish director Jim Minsk disappears during a trip to the South. Black playwright Ian Ball writes the all-female play Reckless Eyeballing in hopes of getting off the "sex-list." Preeminent playwright Jack Brashford, claiming the Jews stole all his black material, decides to write about Armenians. In the background, an unknown assailant dubbed the "Flower Phantom" runs loose through the city shaving heads of prominent black feminists (to the secret delight of black men).In this hilarious, devastating, but also deeply sympathetic novel, Ishmael Reed turns characters on the backs, sides, tops and bottoms to expose the multiple hypocrisies at the heart of American culture.

Reckless II: Living Shadows

Reckless II: Living Shadows
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2016-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782691286

Jacob has saved his brother from the Mirrorworld, but now he will pay a terrible price. A fairy's curse is burning in his heart, and to break the spell he must embark upon a perilous journey - with his trusty friend Fox by his side - to seek out the only treasure that could save him. Jacob's search for the golden crossbow will lead him across hundreds of miles by land and sea, to an invisible, enchanted palace within the Dead City. It will bring him face to face with vicious beasts, bloodthirsty giants, and a deadly stonefaced rival. It will test his courage like never before. Cornelia Funke is the highly acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author of the Inkheart trilogy, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord and numerous other children's novels and picture books. 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. Her books have now sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 37 languages.

Reckless II: Living Shadows

Reckless II: Living Shadows
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1782691286

Jacob Reckless's shadowy adventures continue in the second volume of Cornelia Funke's spellbinding Reckless series. Jacob has saved his brother from the Mirrorworld, but now he will pay a terrible price. A fairy's curse is burning in his heart, and to break the spell he must embark upon a perilous journey - with his trusty friend Fox by his side - to seek out the only treasure that could save him. Jacob's search for the golden crossbow will lead him across hundreds of miles by land and sea, to an invisible, enchanted palace within the Dead City. It will bring him face to face with vicious beasts, bloodthirsty giants, and a deadly stone­faced rival. It will test his courage like never before. Living Shadows is the second book in the thrilling Reckless series.

Reckless III: The Golden Yarn

Reckless III: The Golden Yarn
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1782691294

First paperback publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Reckless series. The worlds on either side of the mirror are about to collide. And there's nothing Jacob can do to stop them. After a perilous encounter with an Alder Elf - an immortal, trick-­turning creature to whom he owes a great debt - Jacob must journey back into the enchanted Mirrorworld once again. Together with Fox, his beautiful shape­shifting friend, Jacob has no choice but to follow his brother on the trail of the Dark Fairy, who has fled deep into the East: to a land of folklore, Cossacks, spies, time­-eating witches and flying carpets. But what exactly is the Dark One running from? Could it be the same danger that threatens Jacob and Fox? The third book in the Reckless series, The Golden Yarn is a thrilling tale of courage and fear, jealousy and forbidden desire; in which love has the power both to save a life - and to destroy it.