Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock
core novel 2008 Children of the Red King
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (16,750 ratings, collected 2026-09-21) |
| Page count | 429 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781405245869 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
The vengeful enchanter Count Harken drags Charlie's ancestors into the dark realm of Badlock. Charlie must travel there through an enchanted painting to rescue them, aided by a mysterious armored figure known as the Red Knight.
Where it sits
- Universe: Children of the Red King
- Series: Children of the Red King core; position 7 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jenny Nimmo
Notes
- From the series record (Children of the Red King): Also marketed as the 'Charlie Bone' series (US title convention). A separate prequel trilogy, Chronicles of the Red King (2011-2013), covers Red King backstory and is not included here.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Children of the Red King: position 7 of 10: previous Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf (2007) · next Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (2009)
Sources
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