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Cornelia Funke Books in Order

Find every Cornelia Funke book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 73 books / 14 series

German author best known for the *Inkheart* trilogy and *The Thief Lord*. Her fantasy novels have sold over 20 million copies worldwide, earning multiple international awards. This page lists Cornelia Funke’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All Cornelia Funke Books in Chronological Order

1993 The Summer Gang POoCB / 1 Buy
1993 Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost POoGB / 1 Buy
1993 The Wild Chicks / Die wilden H’hner POoDWH/WCB / 1 Buy
1994 Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost! POoGB / 2 Buy
1995 Hello, Two-Wheeler!(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 1 Buy
1995 Animaniacs Adventures: Two Wacky Tales in One Cool Book(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 2 Buy
1995 Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness! POoGB / 3 Buy
1995 Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom! POoGB / 4 Buy
1996 Class Trip / Auf Klassenfahrt POoDWH/WCB / 2 Buy
1996 Star Trek, First Contact: The Movie Storybook(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 3 Buy
1997 Dragon Rider POoDRB / 1 Buy
1997 Monstrous Opus(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 4 Buy
1997 Franklin Goes to Day Camp: A Story and Activity Book(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 5 Buy
1999 Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 6 Buy
2000 The Thief Lord POoSN / 1 Buy
2001 The Princess Knight POoPB / 1 Buy
2002 Emma and the Blue Genie(With: Oliver Latsch,Kerstin Meyer) POoJLGSB / 1 Buy
2003 Inkheart POoIB / 1 Buy
2003 The Nutcracker(By: Jane B. Mason) POoJBMCB / 7 Buy
2005 Pirate Girl POoPB / 2 Buy
2005 Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht(By: David Parkins,Richard Platt) POoJLGSB / 2 Buy
2005 Inkspell POoIB / 2 Buy
2005 The Wildest Brother POoPB / 3 Buy
2006 When Santa Fell to Earth POoSN / 2 Buy
2007 Inkdeath POoIB / 3 Buy
2007 Igraine the Brave POoSN / 3 Buy
2007 Princess Pigsty POoPB / 4 Buy
2008 A Princess, A Pirate, And One Wild Brother POoSSC / 1 Buy
2008 My Best Friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and Other Great Bodies Standing Between Me and My Life with Giulio(By: Jane Harrington) POoJLGSB / 3 Buy
2009 Inkheart Movie Novelization(With: Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens) POoCB / 1 Buy
2010 Reckless/Petrified Flesh POoMB / 1 Buy
2010 Saving Mississippi POoSN / 4 Buy
2010 Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever(By: Wes Tooke) POoJLGSB / 4 Buy
2010 Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's(By: Michael O. Tunnell) POoJLGSB / 5 Buy
2011 Ghost Knight POoSN / 5 Buy
2011 Child of the Civil Rights Movement(By: Ra’l Col’n) POoJLGSB / 6 Buy
2012 Fearless/Living Shadows POoMB / 2 Buy
2012 The New Girl POoSN / 6 Buy
2012 Zombie Makers(By: Rebecca L. Johnson) POoJLGSB / 7 Buy
2012 Zorro Gets an Outfit(By: Carter Goodrich) POoJLGSB / 8 Buy
2013 The MirrorWorld Anthology POoMA / 1 Buy
2013 Young Werewolf POoSN / 7 Buy
2013 Courage Has No Color(By: Tanya Lee Stone) POoJLGSB / 9 Buy
2013 Chasing Shadows(By: Swati Avasthi) POoJLGSB / 10 Buy
2013 Journey into the Deep(By: Rebecca L. Johnson) POoJLGSB / 11 Buy
2014 The Moonshine Dragon POoCB / 2 Buy
2014 Sea Urchins and Sand Pigs POoCB / 3 Buy
2014 Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle(By: Cheryl Bardoe) POoJLGSB / 12 Buy
2014 Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole(By: Chuck Groenink) POoJLGSB / 13 Buy
2014 Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey(By: Loree Griffin Burns,Ellen Harasimowicz) POoJLGSB / 14 Buy
2014 Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold(By: Joyce Sidman) POoJLGSB / 15 Buy
2015 The Golden Yarn POoMB / 3 Buy
2015 The Monster From The Blue Planet POoCB / 4 Buy
2015 Gawain Greytail and the Terrible Tab POoPB / 5 Buy
2015 Monster Busters POoCB / 5 Buy
2015 The Pirate Pig POoCB / 6 Buy
2015 Ruffleclaw POoCB / 7 Buy
2016 The Griffin's Feather POoDRB / 2 Buy
2017 The Book No One Ever Read POoPB / 6 Buy
2017 Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl POoPB / 7 Buy
2017 Lilly and Fin POoCB / 8 Buy
2018 Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World POoSSC / 2 Buy
2018 Fuchsalarm POoDWH/WCB / 3 Buy
2018 The Glass of Lead and Gold POoMB / 4 Buy
2018 The Hugely-Wugely Spider(By: Ethan T. Berlin) POoJLGSB / 16 Buy
2019 The Labyrinth of the Faun POoPLB / 1 Buy
2019 Und das Gl’ck der Erde POoDWH/WCB / 4 Buy
2019 Und die Liebe POoDWH/WCB / 5 Buy
2019 Und das Leben(By: Thomas Schmid) POoDWH/WCB / 6 Buy
2020 The Silver Tracks POoMB / 5 Buy
2021 The Aurelia Curse POoDRB / 3 Buy
2023 The Colour of Revenge POoIB / 4 Buy
2025 The Green Kingdom(With: Tammi Hartung) POoSN / 8 Buy

Cornelia Funke Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Labyrinth of the Faun 2019 Buy
01 The MirrorWorld Anthology 2013 Buy
01 The Summer Gang 1993 Buy
01 Inkheart 2003 Buy
02 Inkspell 2005 Buy
03 Inkdeath 2007 Buy
04 The Colour of Revenge 2023 Buy
01 Hello, Two-Wheeler!(By: Jane B. Mason) 1995 Buy
02 Animaniacs Adventures: Two Wacky Tales in One Cool Book(By: Jane B. Mason) 1995 Buy
03 Star Trek, First Contact: The Movie Storybook(By: Jane B. Mason) 1996 Buy
04 Monstrous Opus(By: Jane B. Mason) 1997 Buy
05 Franklin Goes to Day Camp: A Story and Activity Book(By: Jane B. Mason) 1997 Buy
06 Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus(By: Jane B. Mason) 1999 Buy
07 The Nutcracker(By: Jane B. Mason) 2003 Buy
Chapter Books in Reading Order 8 books / 2009-2017
01 Inkheart Movie Novelization(With: Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens) 2009 Buy
02 The Moonshine Dragon 2014 Buy
03 Sea Urchins and Sand Pigs 2014 Buy
04 The Monster From The Blue Planet 2015 Buy
05 Monster Busters 2015 Buy
06 The Pirate Pig 2015 Buy
07 Ruffleclaw 2015 Buy
08 Lilly and Fin 2017 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 8 books / 2000-2025
01 The Thief Lord 2000 Buy
02 When Santa Fell to Earth 2006 Buy
03 Igraine the Brave 2007 Buy
04 Saving Mississippi 2010 Buy
05 Ghost Knight 2011 Buy
06 The New Girl 2012 Buy
07 Young Werewolf 2013 Buy
08 The Green Kingdom(With: Tammi Hartung) 2025 Buy
01 A Princess, A Pirate, And One Wild Brother 2008 Buy
02 Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World 2018 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 7 books / 2001-2017
01 The Princess Knight 2001 Buy
02 Pirate Girl 2005 Buy
03 The Wildest Brother 2005 Buy
04 Princess Pigsty 2007 Buy
05 Gawain Greytail and the Terrible Tab 2015 Buy
06 The Book No One Ever Read 2017 Buy
07 Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl 2017 Buy
01 The Wild Chicks / Die wilden H’hner 1993 Buy
02 Class Trip / Auf Klassenfahrt 1996 Buy
03 Fuchsalarm 2018 Buy
04 Und das Gl’ck der Erde 2019 Buy
05 Und die Liebe 2019 Buy
06 Und das Leben(By: Thomas Schmid) 2019 Buy
01 Emma and the Blue Genie(With: Oliver Latsch,Kerstin Meyer) 2002 Buy
02 Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht(By: David Parkins,Richard Platt) 2005 Buy
03 My Best Friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and Other Great Bodies Standing Between Me and My Life with Giulio(By: Jane Harrington) 2008 Buy
04 Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever(By: Wes Tooke) 2010 Buy
05 Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's(By: Michael O. Tunnell) 2010 Buy
06 Child of the Civil Rights Movement(By: Ra’l Col’n) 2011 Buy
07 Zombie Makers(By: Rebecca L. Johnson) 2012 Buy
08 Zorro Gets an Outfit(By: Carter Goodrich) 2012 Buy
09 Courage Has No Color(By: Tanya Lee Stone) 2013 Buy
10 Chasing Shadows(By: Swati Avasthi) 2013 Buy
11 Journey into the Deep(By: Rebecca L. Johnson) 2013 Buy
12 Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle(By: Cheryl Bardoe) 2014 Buy
13 Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole(By: Chuck Groenink) 2014 Buy
14 Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey(By: Loree Griffin Burns,Ellen Harasimowicz) 2014 Buy
15 Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold(By: Joyce Sidman) 2014 Buy
16 The Hugely-Wugely Spider(By: Ethan T. Berlin) 2018 Buy
01 Reckless/Petrified Flesh 2010 Buy
02 Fearless/Living Shadows 2012 Buy
03 The Golden Yarn 2015 Buy
04 The Glass of Lead and Gold 2018 Buy
05 The Silver Tracks 2020 Buy
01 Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost 1993 Buy
02 Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost! 1994 Buy
03 Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness! 1995 Buy
04 Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom! 1995 Buy
01 Dragon Rider 1997 Buy
02 The Griffin's Feather 2016 Buy
03 The Aurelia Curse 2021 Buy

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What is the best order to read Cornelia Funke books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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