Children of the Red King

The Children of the Red King (English Children of the Red King ) is a children's book series by British author Jenny Nimmo. The translations are from Cornelia Holfelder - von der Tann. Hero of the story, of the eight volumes have been published so far, Charlie Bone is.

Action

As the plot of the first volume begins, Charlie Bone is still a very average boy. He lives opposite his best friend Benjamin and his dog Runner Bean. Charlie Bones life changes abruptly when he finds out that he is a descendant of a mage, that coming from Africa Red King. He, like many inherited in his family, a special gift from him. As soon as he looks at a photo or painting, he can hear the conversations of the people pictured there as well as the surrounding noise. He later discovers that he is into traveling in the pictures or can take items from it. His grandmother and her sisters, who are different from his mother also descendants of the Red King, have been waiting for the appearance of his gift and send it immediately to Bloor Academy. At this boarding school students are taught with special skills in art, music and theater, but also " special gifted " like Charlie.

There he finds more and more about his missing father out and experienced with his old and new friends, some of which also have a special talent, dangerous adventure. He finds true friends and enemies, such as the director of the Academy, his son and his great-grandfather Ezekiel Bloor.

Characters

Charlie Bone ( * 1992) is the main character of the series. His gift, which he discovered at the beginning of the first volume, is to hear voices in photos and paintings is. By the time he developed this gift further and may even enter pictures and talk to the person depicted on it. As Darkwood he is a descendant of the Red King, the mother he is descended from a Welsh magician and can therefore use his powerful wand. When he is sent by his grandmother Grizelda Bone on the Bloor Academy, you put it in the music branch, as his missing father was a gifted pianist. In the fight against Bloors and his great-aunts, he sets off in danger, but is supported by his friends. His family comes from the Amoret. She was the daughter of the tenth Red King and his wife Queen Berenice.

Paton Dark Wood ( born 1957 ) is Charlie's great-uncle. He is hated by his four older sisters and support Charlie with his knowledge of the Red King in his plans. He has to leave the splinter rather unfortunate gift of being able to span electrical wiring and windows. As he often brings bulbs to burst, he avoids the day to go out of the house. Almost all his life he has been working on a book about his ancestors and the Red King. He is in love with the bookseller Julia Ingledew and is therefore often be found in the bookstore. At the end of the last volume, he married Miss Ingledew eventually.

Amy ( b. 1967 ) and Maisie Jones ( born 1935 ) is Charlie's mother and grandmother and live with him, Paton Darkwood and Grizelda Bone in the Filbert Street number nine. Amy 's vegetable and fruit seller, Maisie cooks and cleans at home and fight constantly with Charlie's other grandmother.

Lyell Bone ( b. 1962 ) is Charlie's father, a gifted pianist and organist, but disappeared since Charlie's second birthday. He reportedly died in a car accident. In reality, he was hypnotized by Manfred Bloor and disguised as strange piano teacher at the Bloor Academy. Later, Charlie save his father.

Grizelda Bone ( b. 1937 ) is Charlie's vulgar and opinionated grandmother. They monitored her grandson and she is to send him to Bloor 's Academy when he discovered his gift.

Lucretia ( b. 1942 ), Eustacia (* 1947) and Venetia (* 1952) Darkwood are Charlie's great-aunts. Like its sister Grizelda they are evil and will stop at no evil deed. Lucretia is not special gifted and housemother at the Bloor Academy. Eustacia is clairvoyant. Venetia, the most cunning, is a seamstress magical garments. Later she marries, only to the special gifted son of the groom, Eric Shell Horn, to win for themselves.

Benjamin Brown is Charlie's neighbor and best friend. He is very shy and whiny and has a dog named Runnerbean. Since his parents detectives are very busy, Benjamin is often home alone. He does not go to the Bloor Academy.

Fidelio Gunn goes like Charlie on the Bloor Academy. Unlike Charlie, he is gifted musically and mastered several instruments. His huge musical family also does not come from the Red King. He is Charlie's first friend at the Academy, helping Charlie with his projects through his clear mind. He has his ears everywhere.

Emma Tolly (Emilia Moon ) is a special talented girl, Charlie and his friends from a trance free. Even as a baby she was stolen by the Bloors, hypnotized by Manfred and pass under the name of Emilia in the custody of the Moons. She is a gifted artist and lives after their liberation with her ​​aunt Julia Ingledew who owns a bookstore. You can fly and transform into a bird. She is in love with Tancred Torsson.

Lysander Sage is a year older than Charlie, grown tall and of African descent. He is a gifted sculptor and can summon the powerful spirits of his ancestors, which he and most of all help Charlie always out of trouble.

Tancred Torsson is the best friend of Lysander and also on the art branch of Bloors. He is very short tempered and has to be able to conjure up the gift, rain, storm, wind and snow. He is in love with Emma Tolly. He had a brief relationship with Tracy Morsell.

Olivia Vertigo is as old as Charlie and a gifted actress. It falls on mainly through their colorful creations hair and high heels. Initially, it is not special talented, but discovered over time that they can conjure up illusions.

Billy Raven is an orphan boy who lives on the Bloor for several years. He is an albino, and can talk to animals. His greatest desire is to be adopted, for which he even spied Charlie and his friends. He is descended from Amadis, which belonged to the mirror lock. Thus Billy is the rightful owner of the mirror lock.

Gabriel Silk is a gifted piano player and special talent to do so. He can perceive others thoughts and feelings when he puts on the garments. His family for centuries guards the Cloak of the Red King.

Orvil Onimous is a small rodent -like man. He is a special talent and, with its huge woman Onoria a small cafe called to happy pet, a cafe for humans and animals. To this end, he helps the " flame ", three magical cats with things that you can do just as a human being.

Julia Ingledew owns an old bookstore near the Cathedral and is the aunt Emma Tolly, who lives with her. She has read all the books of their bookstore, so I know a lot about the city. She is in love Paton Darkwood.

Ezekiel ( Zeki ) Bloor (* 1902) is the grandfather of the Headmaster Harald Bloor and thus great-grandfather Manfred. He is a lousy magician and usually sits in a room in the west wing of the Academy building, where he continues to attempt his grandfather Bertrams to produce an artificial man. He's been over a hundred, and his face resembles a skull, in addition he is in a wheelchair, because Charlie's father Lyell Bone once pushed him to the pavement.

Manfred Bloor ( born 1985 ) is the son of the director of the Bloor Academy. He can hypnotize people, but loses this gift and develops his ancestor Borlath, the power over fire. First, he is a student, but remains after graduating at the Bloor 's. He comes from Borlath, the oldest and most cruel son of the Red King, from.

Asa Pike is Manfred Bloor result and performs his commands at every step from. At night, he transforms into a wolf-like monster. First, he is against Charlie but later he helps Charlie to free his father. For this he is imprisoned by the Bloors, but can be freed again.

Dorcas Loom is special talent, her gift to tailor magical garments, but initially remains in the dark. Until she is Yolanda Darkwood encountered, she was happy.

Inez and Idith Branko are twins and have TK.

Joshua Tilpin has magnetic forces, thus encompassing objects and people. He is the son of the witch Titania Tilpin that initially masquerades as nice music teacher, Miss Crystal.

Eric Shell horn stone can bring characters to life.

Dagbert Endless is son of Lord Grimwood, a Ertränker whose gift he has inherited. When he comes new to the school, he sticks like a limpet to Charlie and distributes its friends. As Tancred Torsson Dagbert stolen his Seegoldgeschöpfe, he drowned him almost.

Beth Strong and Zelda Dobinski are former pupils of the Bloors to dominate both the telekinesis.

Bindi Loom was a friend of Olivia's. She leaves the Bloor Academy after the second book.

Works

The German editions of books published by Ravensburger Verlag. Charlie Bone and the Scarlet Knights was published on 1 February 2010. According to Jenny Nimmos homepage this is also the last band. All books published to date on German are also published as an authorized reader version with the Hörcompany, read by Peter Lohmeyer. The original versions ( UK ) appear at Egmont UK. The first to fifth band were Holfelder - translated by Cornelia der Tann, the sixth volume of Caroline spruce and the seventh and eighth of Christa Broer man.

  • Charlie Bone and the mystery of the talking pictures. 2003 ISBN 3-473-34427-3
  • Charlie Bone and the magical time ball. 2004 ISBN 3-473-34443-5
  • Charlie Bone and the mystery of the blue snake. 2005 ISBN 3-473-34470-2
  • Charlie Bone and the castle of a thousand mirrors. 2006 ISBN 3-473-34476-1
  • Charlie Bone and the Red King. 2006 ISBN 3-473-34484-2
  • Charlie Bone and the magic sword. 2008 ISBN 3-473-34723- X
  • Charlie Bone and the Shadow Lord. 2009 ISBN 3-473-34967-4
  • Charlie Bone and the Scarlet Knights. 2010 ISBN 3-473-34784-1
  • Midnight for Charlie Bone. 2002 ISBN 978-1-4052-2543-4
  • Charlie Bone and the Time Twister. 2002 ISBN 978-1-4052-2544-1
  • Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa. 2004 ISBN 978-1-4052-2545-8
  • Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors. 2005 ISBN 978-1-4052-2465-9
  • Charlie Bone and the Hidden King. 2006 ISBN 978-1-4052-2820-6
  • Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf. 2007 ISBN 978-1-4052-3317-0
  • Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock. 2008 ISBN 978-1-4052-4586-9
  • Charlie Bone and the Red Knight. 2009 ISBN 978-1-4052-4823-5

The books published by Orchard Books in the United States. These differ by Cover and partly also by the title of the UK spending. Affected by a change of title, the third, sixth and seventh volume.

  • Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy ISBN 978-0-439-54526-6
  • Charlie Bone and the Beast ISBN 978-0-439-84665-3
  • Charlie Bone and the Shadow ISBN 978-0-439-84669-1

The eighth volume, Charlie Bone and the Red Knight was released in the U.S. until May 4, 2010.

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