Henry and the Guardians of the Lost
core novel 2016 Children of the Red King
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.74 (124 ratings, collected 2026-09-21) |
| Page count | 256 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781405280877 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Henry -- the same boy pulled from 1916 in book two -- hasn't aged since arriving in the present. When a mysterious letter arrives, he must flee with his Auntie Pearl, his secret placing him in danger and leaving him reliant on magical protectors called the Guardians of the Lost.
Where it sits
- Universe: Children of the Red King
- Series: Children of the Red King core; position 9 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 9 of 10: previous Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (2009) · next Gabriel and the Phantom Sleepers (2018)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Children of the Red King
- https://www.farshore.co.uk/products/henry-and-the-guardians-of-the-lost-jenny-nimmo-9781780317403/
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