Showing results for "Reckless" in Literature & Fiction

Seventeen-year-old assassin Cottia is desperate to leave behind the work she’s been forced into. Her lord offers freedom in exchange for one last hit. The assignment is to start a war by killing a target during the Giddelian prince’s betrothal selection ceremony. When the prince uncovers her identity, he offers her a new opportunity. Will his invitation grant her freedom from the notorious underlord?

Beyond the mirror, the darkest fairy tales come alive. . . . For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed the Mirrorworld’s secrets and treasures. Not anymore. His younger brother has followed him. Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and destroy everything...

After the heart-wrenching death at the end of book 1, Calla and the other witches are sent reeling. Still stuck in the deadly Neverending Forest, the group must decide their next steps as the Fates’ War looms near. Calla, torn between past allegiances and new circumstances, finds herself pushing away the one person who can unlock her future.

Die neue Tür zur Spiegelwelt: Zehn Jahre, nachdem wir Jakob und seinem Bruder Will erstmals in die Welt hinter dem Spiegel gefolgt sind, hat Cornelia Funke das verwunschene Märchen noch meisterhafter ausgefeilt. Obwohl Jacob Reckless stets darauf geachtet hat, die Welt hinter dem Spiegel vor seinem Bruder Will geheim zu halten, ist dieser ihm gefolgt und gerät in tödliche Gefahr: Will wird von einem Goyl angegriffen und beginnt, zu Jade zu versteinern. Allein die Feen besitzen die Macht, das Steinerne Fleisch aufzuhalten.