Charlie Bone Books in Order
Jenny Nimmo has written 12 books featuring Charlie Bone, published between 2002 and 2013. The first book is Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002) and the newest is Leopards' Gold (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2002–2013
- Pages on record
- 2,990 in 8 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 50–75 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,990 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Charlie Bone is the boy at the centre of Jenny Nimmo's fantasy series, sent to a boarding school for children with inherited magical gifts. Castles, orphans and travel between worlds fill out the stories. 12 catalogued books run from Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002) through Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (2003), the Invisible Boy (2004), the Castle of Mirrors (2005), the Hidden King (2006) and the Beast (2007), ending with Leopards' Gold. The Chronicles of the Red King extend the setting.
How many Charlie Bone books are there?
Charlie Bone appears in 12 books, released between 2002 and 2013.
Charlie Bone Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Charlie Bone books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120024012/4
- 220034022/4
- 3Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy / Charlie Bone and the Blue BoaChildren of the Red King #32004 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/420044082/4
- 420053842/4
- 6Charlie Bone and the Beast / Charlie Bone and the Wilderness WolfChildren of the Red King #62007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 7Charlie Bone and the Shadow / Charlie Bone and the Shadow of BadlockChildren of the Red King #72008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 820094672/4
- 920112242/4
- 102012–2/4
- 112012–2/4
- 1220133362/4
Do you have to read Charlie Bone books in order?
You should read the Charlie Bone books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Charlie Bone book also stands alone.
Where to start with Charlie Bone
Start with Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charlie Bone book?
Leopards' Gold (2013) is the newest Charlie Bone book released so far.
Is there a new Charlie Bone book coming?
No next Charlie Bone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlie Bone at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Charlie Bone title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Charlie Bone books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,990 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlie Bone books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Charlie Bone books are about
11 of the 12 Charlie Bone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 11 of 11 books
- Magic 11 of 11 books
- Boarding schools 7 of 11 books
- Schools 7 of 11 books
- Castles 4 of 11 books
- Brothers and sisters 3 of 11 books
- Fantasy 3 of 11 books
- Orphans 3 of 11 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 11 books
- Camels 2 of 11 books
- Travel 2 of 11 books
More books by Jenny Nimmo
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jenny Nimmo books in order 65 books