Order of Cornelia Funke Books

Cornelia Funke is a German author known for her adventure and fantasy novels aimed at children and young adults. She is most famous for her Inkheart Trilogy and also writes the Ghosthunters series. Often referred to as the “German J.K. Rowling,” Cornelia aspired to be an astronaut or a pilot in her youth, like many children, but ultimately attended the University of Hamburg to study pedagogy and became a social worker for underprivileged children. She currently resides in Beverly Hills, California. Cornelia Funke published her first book in German, Die Wilden Huhner, in 1993. Her first work translated into English was the standalone novel The Thief Lord, released in 2000. Below is a list of her books in the order they were first published in English:

Cornelia Funke became a published novelist in 1993 with the novel Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost. Below is a list of Cornelia Funke's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inkheart/Inkworld Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Inkheart	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inkspell	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inkdeath	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Colour of Revenge	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ghosthunters Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost!	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness!	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Mirrorworld Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Reckless/Petrified Flesh	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fearless/Living Shadows	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Yarn	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Glass of Lead and Gold	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silver Tracks	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of MirrorWorld Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The MirrorWorld Anthology	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of C.H.I.X. Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Summer Gang	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Dragon Rider Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dragon Rider	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Griffin's Feather	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Aurelia Curse	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Die Wilden Hühner / Wild Chicks Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Wild Chicks / Die wilden Hühner	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Class Trip / Auf Klassenfahrt	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fuchsalarm	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Und das Glück der Erde	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Und die Liebe	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Und das Leben (By: Thomas Schmid)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Pan's Labryinth Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Labyrinth of the Faun	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Thief Lord	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When Santa Fell to Earth	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Igraine the Brave	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Saving Mississippi	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghost Knight	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Girl	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Young Werewolf	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Green Kingdom (With: Tammi Hartung)	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Princess, A Pirate, And One Wild Brother	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Princess Knight	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pirate Girl	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wildest Brother	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Princess Pigsty	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gawain Greytail and the Terrible Tab	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Book No One Ever Read	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Chapter Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Inkheart Movie Novelization (With: Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens)	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Moonshine Dragon	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sea Urchins and Sand Pigs	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Monster From The Blue Planet	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Monster Busters	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Pirate Pig	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ruffleclaw	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lilly and Fin	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Junior Library Guild Selection Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Emma and the Blue Genie (With: Oliver Latsch,Kerstin Meyer)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht (By: David Parkins,Richard Platt)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Best Friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and Other Great Bodies Standing Between Me and My Life with Giulio (By: Jane Harrington)	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever (By: Wes Tooke)	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's (By: Michael O. Tunnell)	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Child of the Civil Rights Movement (By: Raúl Colón)	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Zombie Makers (By: Rebecca L. Johnson)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Zorro Gets an Outfit (By: Carter Goodrich)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Courage Has No Color (By: Tanya Lee Stone)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chasing Shadows (By: Swati Avasthi)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Journey into the Deep (By: Rebecca L. Johnson)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle (By: Cheryl Bardoe)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole (By: Chuck Groenink)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey (By: Loree Griffin Burns,Ellen Harasimowicz)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (By: Joyce Sidman)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hugely-Wugely Spider (By: Ethan T. Berlin)	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Jane B. Mason Chapter Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Hello, Two-Wheeler! (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Animaniacs Adventures: Two Wacky Tales in One Cool Book (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Star Trek, First Contact: The Movie Storybook (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Monstrous Opus (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Franklin Goes to Day Camp: A Story and Activity Book (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus (By: Jane B. Mason)	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nutcracker (By: Jane B. Mason)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inkheart Movie Novelization (With: Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens)	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
What You Wish For	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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