Reckless II: Living Shadows by Cornelia Funke (English) Paperback Book

Description: Reckless II: Living Shadows by Cornelia Funke, Oliver Latsch Jacob Recklesss shadowy adventures continue in the second volume of Cornelia Funkes spellbinding Mirrorworld series FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jacob has paid a high price for saving his brothers life: soon the moth on his breast, a sign of the fairies curse, will unfasten herself to flie back to her mistress, and Jacob will be condemned to death. A race against time begins, as he embarks on a hunt for a dead kings head and his magical weapon, which may be his only hope. Once again Jacob joins forces with the beautiful shape-shifter Fox, who makes him realize that he may be fighting for more than his life... Notes The first two volumes in Cornelia Funkes fantasy adventure for an older teen readership. Author Biography Cornelia Funke is the highly acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author of the Inkheart trilogy, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord and numerous other childrens 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. Review A wonderful storyteller Sunday Times A superb series of books. They are certainly intriguing and mesmerising in the telling The School Librarian Long Description Jacob Recklesss shadowy adventures continue in the second volume of Cornelia Funkes spellbinding Mirrorworld series Jacob has paid a high price for saving his brothers life: soon the moth on his breast, a sign of the fairies curse, will unfasten herself to flie back to her mistress, and Jacob will be condemned to death. A race against time begins, as he embarks on a hunt for a dead kings head and his magical weapon, which may be his only hope. Once again Jacob joins forces with the beautiful shape-shifter Fox, who makes him realize that he may be fighting for more than his life... Excerpt from Book 1 Waiting He still wasnt back. I wont stay long. Fox wiped the rain off her face. With Jacob, this could mean anything. Sometimes he stayed for weeks. Sometimes months. The ruin lay deserted as usual, and the silence between the scorched walls made her shiver nearly as much as the rain. The human skin warmed so much less, yet Fox now shifted into the vixen ever more rarely. All too clearly she had begun to feel how the fur stole the years from her--even without Jacob reminding her. Hed held her so close before he left, as if he wanted to take her warmth with him into the world where he was born. Something frightened him, though he didnt admit it, of course. He was still like a boy who thought he could outrun his own shadow. Theyd been way up in the north, in Sveriga and Norga, where even now the forests were still buried in thick snow and where hunger drove the wolves into the towns. Before that theyd traveled so far south that the vixen still found desert sand in her fur. Thousands of miles... cities and countries shed never heard of before, and all supposedly to find an Hourglass. But Fox knew Jacob too well to believe that. At her feet, the first wild primroses were springing up between the shattered flagstones. She snapped off one of the delicate stalks, and the dew rolling off the flowers was still cold. It had been a long winter, and Fox could feel the past months like frost on her skin. So much had happened since the previous summer. All that fear for Jacobs brother... and for Jacob. Too much fear. Too much love. Too much of everything. She tucked the pale yellow flower into her lapel. Hands... they made up for the chilly skin her human body came in. Whenever she wore her fur, Fox missed reading the world with her fingers. I wont stay long. With a quick movement, she grabbed a Thumbling whod pushed his tiny hand into her jacket pocket. He only let go of the gold coin after she shook him as hard as the vixen would a captured mouse. The little thief bit at her fingers before he dashed off, muttering insults. Jacob always tucked a few coins into her pockets before he left. He hadnt adjusted to the fact that she now managed quite well in the human world--even without him. What was he afraid of? Fox had asked him, after theyd ridden for days from one wretched village to the next, only to end up standing beneath some dead sultans dried-up pomegranate tree. Shed asked him again, when Jacob had gotten himself drunk three nights in a row after theyd found an overgrown garden with nothing but a dried-up well in it. Its nothing. Dont worry. A kiss on the cheek and that careless smile shed been able see right through since she was twelve. Its nothing... She knew that he missed his brother, but this was something else. Fox looked up at the tower. The charred stones seemed to whisper a name. Clara. Was that it? Her heart still tightened whenever she thought of the brook and the two dead larks. Jacobs hand in Claras hair, his mouth on her mouth. So ravenous. Maybe that was why shed nearly gone with him--for the first time. Shed even followed Jacob up into the tower, but in front of that mirror her courage had deserted her. Its glass seemed to her like dark ice that would freeze her heart. Fox turned her back to the tower. Jacob was going to come back. He always came back. Details ISBN1782691251 Author Oliver Latsch Year 2016 ISBN-10 1782691251 ISBN-13 9781782691259 Format Paperback Media Book Publisher Pushkin Childrens Books Imprint Pushkin Childrens Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 833.92 Pages 416 Translator Oliver Latsch Language English Translated from German Audience Age 12 Series Number 2 Series The Mirrorworld Series Illustrator Cornelia Funke Publication Date 2016-09-29 UK Release Date 2016-09-29 AU Release Date 2016-09-29 NZ Release Date 2016-09-27 Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100382429;

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