Order of Cornelia Funke Books
Cornelia Funke is a German author of adventure and fantasy children’s/YA novels. She is best known for her Inkheart Trilogy, and also writes the Ghosthunters series. She has been referred to as the “German J.K. Rowling.” When she was young, Cornelia wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot (as many kids do), but ended up going to the University of Hamburg for pedagogy and becoming a social worker for deprived children. Cornelia lives in Beverly Hills, California.
Cornelia Funke became a published author in her native language of German in 1993 with the novel Die Wilden Huhner. Her first book to be translated into English was the standalone novel The Thief Lord, published in 2000. Below is a list of Cornelia Funke’s books in order of when they were first released in English:
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Publication Order of Inkheart/Inkworld Books
| Inkheart | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Inkspell | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Inkdeath | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Colour of Revenge | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ghosthunters Books
| Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost! | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness! | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom! | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mirrorworld Books
| Reckless/Petrified Flesh | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fearless/Living Shadows | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Golden Yarn | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Glass of Lead and Gold | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Silver Tracks | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of MirrorWorld Anthologies
| The MirrorWorld Anthology | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of C.H.I.X. Books
| The Summer Gang | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dragon Rider Books
| Dragon Rider | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Griffin's Feather | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Aurelia Curse | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Wild Chicks Books
| The Wild Chicks | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Class Trip | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Pan's Labryinth Books
(with Guillermo del Toro)
| The Labyrinth of the Faun | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Thief Lord | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When Santa Fell to Earth | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Igraine the Brave | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Saving Mississippi | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghost Knight | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Girl | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Young Werewolf | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| A Princess, A Pirate, And One Wild Brother | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| The Princess Knight | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pirate Girl | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wildest Brother | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Princess Pigsty | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gawain Greytail and the Terrible Tab | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Book No One Ever Read | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Chapter Books
| Inkheart Movie Novelization | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Moonshine Dragon | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sea Urchins and Sand Pigs | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Monster From The Blue Planet | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Monster Busters | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Pirate Pig | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ruffleclaw | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lilly and Fin | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Junior Library Guild Selection Books
| Emma and the Blue Genie | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| My Best Friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and Other Great Bodies Standing Between Me and My Life with Giulio | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Child of the Civil Rights Movement | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Never Forgotten | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zombie Makers | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Zorro Gets an Outfit | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Courage Has No Color | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Chasing Shadows | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Journey into the Deep | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Hugely-Wugely Spider | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Jane B. Mason Chapter Books
| Hello, Two-Wheeler! | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Animaniacs Adventures: Two Wacky Tales in One Cool Book | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Star Trek, First Contact: The Movie Storybook | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monstrous Opus | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Franklin Goes to Day Camp: A Story and Activity Book | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Nutcracker | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Inkheart Movie Novelization | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: The Pan’s Labyrinth series is written with Guillermo Del Toro.
If You Like Cornelia Funke Books, You’ll Love…
Cornelia Funke Synopsis: In Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, Meggie is living with her father, who has a secret power. Out of the blue, a stranger shows up who seems to have a history with her father. Meggie becomes involved in a dangerous game with her father’s life in the balance. Will Meggie be able to save her father in time? Inkheart is the first book in Funke’s Inkheart trilogy and was adapted to film, starring Brendan Fraser and Eliza Bennett.
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