"Reckless III: The Golden Yarn" is the first paperback edition of the third book in the internationally successful Reckless series by Cornelia Funke. In this captivating story, the worlds beyond the mirror are on the brink of colliding, and Jacob faces an insurmountable challenge. After a dangerous encounter with an Alder Elf, an immortal being to whom he owes a great debt, Jacob must once again travel into the enchanted Mirrorworld. Together with his beautiful, shape-shifting friend Fox, he follows his brother in pursuit of the Dark Fairy, who has fled to a distant land filled with folklore, Cossacks, spies, time-consuming witches, and flying carpets. "The Golden Yarn" tells a gripping tale of courage, fear, jealousy, and forbidden desires, where love can both save and destroy lives.