Order of Charlie Bone Books
The Charlie Bone series is a series of children’s fantasy/adventure novels by British author Jenny Nimmo. The “Charlie Bone universe” includes both the Children of the Red King series and a prequel series called the Chronicles of the Red King. The characters in the series all possess magical powers. Charlie Bone, the lead character, has the ability of being able to enter photographs. He is able to communicate with the people who are in the photos.
The Charlie Bone/Children of the Red King series began in 2002 with the novel Midnight for Charlie Bone. The series lasted eight books and concluded in 2009 with the novel Charlie Bone and the Red Knight. The prequel series, Chronicles of the Red King, began in 2011 with The Secret Kingdom and is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Jenny Nimmo’s Charlie Bone/Red King books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of The Children of the Red King Books
Midnight for Charlie Bone | (2002) | |
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister | (2003) | |
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy / Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa | (2004) | |
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors | (2005) | |
Charlie Bone and the Hidden King | (2006) | |
Charlie Bone and the Beast / Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf | (2007) | |
Charlie Bone and the Shadow / Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock | (2008) | |
Charlie Bone and the Red Knight | (2009) |
Publication Order of Chronicles of the Red King Books
The Secret Kingdom | (2011) | |
The Stones of Ravenglass | (2012) | |
Leopards’ Gold | (2013) |
Notes: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister was also titled as The Time Twister. Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa was also known as The Blue Boa and also as Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy. Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors was also published under the title of The Castle of Mirrors. Charlie Bone and the Beast was alternatively published as Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf. Charlie Bone and the Shadow was also known as Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock.