Jacob travels to Schwanstein to ask his old mentor, Chanute's advice, leaving Will in the care of Fox. As a result of the attack, Will is experiencing the painful process of his skin turning to stone, as a result of a curse created by the Dark Fairy, the mistress of the King of the Goyl, Kami'en. Soon after Will arrives, he is attacked and clawed by the Goyl, a race much like humans, but have skin of stone. Twelve years later, Jacob is followed by his brother, Will, when he returns to the Mirrorworld. The Mirrorworld is similar to ours, but has not progressed as far technologically, and magic is everywhere. Jacob presses his hand against the glass to obscure his face, and finds himself in an abandoned tower, standing in front of an identical mirror. He finds a note that says: the mirror will open only for he who cannot see himself. The story begins with Jacob entering his absent father's study. Will, his younger brother, has followed him with terrible consequences: The boy will turn to beast the girl he loves will break her heart and chaos will rule forever, unless Jacob can spin a fairytale to save them … A dark enchanted place he’s loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers. For years he’s stolen across to another world. You thought you knew fairy tales? Think again.įor the first time in his life, Jacob Reckless is afraid. Unless Jacob can find a way to save them.

Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and cause chaos to rule forever.

is a dangerous world.įor years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed its secrets and treasures. įor Lionel, who found the door to this story - and so often knew more about it than I did, friend and finder of ideas, indispensable on either side of the mirror.Īnd for Oliver, who again and again tailored English clothes for this story so that the Englishman and the German could tell it together. Cornelia has a new gritty plot with a kind of grownup magic that makes her storytelling even more fabulous - and it's told with popping pace! I just want to join it!Ĭould I be as brave as Jacob in love and war? And could I befriend Fox? Could I deal with the truly scary bits, and the amazing underground city, and. In a world where fairytales take on new meaning, Cornelia makes his fate as unpredictable as the spells that come to haunt him. Desperate, brave, romantic and achingly flawed, he's a hero to set your heart racing.

Cornelia funke reckless book 5