
The Castle of Mirrors
core novel 2005 Children of the Red King
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language | |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.93 (24,232 ratings, collected 2026-09-21) |
| Page count | 410 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780439545297 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Charlie and his friends are back in danger, and the balance of power between the Children of the Red King has never been more precarious. Even with the power of Tancred's storms and of Lysander's ancestors, Charlie Bone is running short of allies just when he needs them most. The fourth book of Jenny Nimmo's Children of the Red King, published in the United States as Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors.
Where it sits
- Universe: Children of the Red King
- Series: Children of the Red King core; position 4 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 4 of 10: previous The Blue Boa (2004) · next Charlie Bone and the Hidden King (2006)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Children of the Red King
- Egmont / HarperCollins (publisher description, via Scholastic UK)
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