

Jacob knows that the stone will soon invade Will's entire body, and Will will become one of the Goyl and he rides off in search of a cure.

As a result of this, Will's skin begins turning to stone. Will is attacked by a Goyl, a humanoid race with stone skin. Twelve years later, Jacob's brother Will follows Jacob into the Mirrorworld. Reckless opens with twelve-year-old Jacob Reckless using a mirror to enter the magical world of Mirrorworld. It was rereleased and retitled as Reckless I: The Petrified Flesh by Pushkin Press on September 29, 2016. Chicken House no longer publishes the book, and there is no information about it on their official website. Reckless was originally released by Chicken House Publishing on September 14, 2010. A sequel, Fearless, was released on September 16, 2012. Reckless was inspired by the tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Originally published on 14 September 2010, it was rereleased 29 September 2016 as Reckless I: The Petrified Flesh. It is the first book in her MirrorWorld series. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by Cornelia Funke and Lionel Wigram.
