There are also plenty of interesting support characters too, not least Basta. The character of Capricorn is as chilling as you would expect from someone with such a dark as ink heart and you feel both anger and pity in equal measure for Dustfinger the wandering fire eating performer. Dustfinger, also summoned from the book warns Mo that Capricorn is on his tail, but Dustfinger longs to be put back into the story from whence he came and he will do almost anything to get back so can Mo and Meggie truly trust him and how can Mo keep the book, his last link to Meggie’s mother, safe? A tale of kidnap, deceit, magic and murder, this is not a tale for the faint hearted!Ī wonderfully written and original story the characters of Meggie and Mo are warm and you truly care for them, as you do for Meggie’s feisty great-aunt Elinor. Capricorn wants the book for himself and the will go to any lengths to get it. He has also not told her that whenever his magical reading voice summons someone out of a book that someone from this world disappears, like her mother disappeared nine years ago at the same time that Capricorn and his cruel henchmen appeared. Mo, as he is known to his daughter, has not told Meggie about his ‘gift’, that he can read characters out of books and that is why he never reads to her aloud. There is also a prequel series by Jenny Nimmo that tells the story of the Red King - Secret Kingdom.A story within a story, Inkheart tells the tale of a book of the same name owned by Mortimer Folchart who is a book restorer who lives in a remote farmhouse with his 12-year-old daughter Meggie. It’s best to read the Charlie Bone books in order, starting with book one Midnight for Charlie Bone.
As a descendent of the ancient magician, the Red King, a destiny awaits Charlie that he never could have imagined.įans of the books have been clamouring for a Charlie Bone movie, but although rights have been acquired nothing is in development yet. Despite its strict rules, Charlie quickly makes friends who also have gifts and together they use their powers to fight evil and solve the many mysteries within the school. He can’t hide his strange gift and when his Grandma Bone discovers it she ships him off to the sinister-seeming Bloor’s Academy for Magic. One day at home, staring at a picture of a couple with a baby and a cat, Charlie suddenly discovers he can hear the voices of the people in the picture. Also known as the Children of the Red King series, the books are ideal for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson and Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart.Ĭharlie Bone is a boy with a special talent. The Charlie Bone books are gripping fantasy reads for children 9+ written by award-winning author Jenny Nimmo.
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