Charlie Bone and the Shadow (The Children of the Red King, Book 7) Part 1 pdf

Charlie Bone and the

Shadow

(The Children of the

Red King, Book 7)

Jenny Nimmo

The enchanter Count Harken is back to take

his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting

with Charlie Bone's family!

Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and

imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of

Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him.

Traveling through a painting to the terrifying

countryside, Charlie and his best friend's

dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest.

But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie

needs the help of his friends.

Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue

Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get

out before it's too late?

Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his

sinister troops, or will the prisoners be

doomed to being held captive in Badlock

forever?

Prologue

THE CHILDREN OF THE RED KING,

CALLED THE ENDOWED

THE ENDOWED ARE ALL DESCENDED

FROM THE TEN CHILDREN OF THE RED

KING.

manfred bloorTeaching assistant at Bloor's

Academy. A hypnotist. He is descended from

Borlath, elder son of the Red King. Borlath

was a brutal and sadistic tyrant.

naren bloorAdopted daughter of

Bartholomew

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Bloor. Naren can send shadow words over

great distances. She is descended from the

Red King's grandson who was abducted by

pirates and taken to China.

Charlie boneCharlie can travel into photo￾graphs and

pictures. Through his father, he is descended

from the Red King and through his mother,

from Mathonwy, a Welsh magician and

friend of the Red King.

Idith and Inez Telekinetic twins, distantly re￾lated to Zelda

INEZ BRANKO

Dobinski, who has left Bloor's Academy.

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dagbert endlessDagbert is the son of Lord

Grimwald, who can control the oceans. His

mother took the gold from drowned men's

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teeth and made them into charms to protect

her son. Dagbert is a drowner.

dorcas loomAn endowed girl whose gift is

the ability

to bewitch clothes.

una onimousMr. Onimous's niece. Una is

five years

old and her endowment is being kept secret

until it has fully developed.

asa pikeA were-beast. He is descended from

a

tribe who lived in the northern forests and

kept strange beasts. Asa can change shape at

dusk.

billy ravenBilly can communicate with

animals.

One of his ancestors conversed with ravens

that sat on a gallows where dead men hung.

For this talent he was banished from his

village.

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