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He builds a reputation for himself as an enchanted treasure hunter, discovering fairytale riches to be sold to the highest bidder.Īs the inked letters build the story, the reader learns that Jacob’s brother, Will, was cursed by a Fairy with the slow process of turning into a Goyl with stone skin. The story opens on Jacob Reckless, a man who ventures from our world into the world beyond the mirror. Rather than filling it with prologues, backstories, and character descriptions, Funke invites all who open this dark fairytale to dive down the rabbit hole and right into the action.

Reckless: The Petrified Flesh begins similar to one entering a dream. “The mirror will open only for he who cannot see himself”