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Children of the Red King Books in Order

Jenny Nimmo has written 12 Children of the Red King books, 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.

See all 12 books in order Printable Children of the Red King checklist

Children of the Red King groups 12 books by Jenny Nimmo, published between 2002 and 2013 and tied to the Chronicles of the Red King series. Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002) opens the run, followed by Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (2003) and Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (2005). Charlie Bone is named as a character. Subject headings include magic, boarding schools, orphans, castles and time travel, filed under children's fiction and fantasy fiction. Leopards' Gold (2013) is the newest title, and the run is likely complete.

How many Children of the Red King books are there?

Children of the Red King has 12 books, released between 2002 and 2013.

Children of the Red King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Children of the Red King 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.

  1. Cover of Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo, book 1 of the Children of the Red King series (2002)
  2. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo, book 2 of the Children of the Red King series (2003)
  3. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy / Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa by Jenny Nimmo (2004)
  4. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo, book 4 of the Children of the Red King series (2005)
  5. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo, book 5 of the Children of the Red King series (2006)
  6. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Beast / Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf by Jenny Nimmo (2007)
  7. Cover of Charlie Bone and the Red Knight by Jenny Nimmo, book 8 of the Children of the Red King series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Secret Kingdom by Jenny Nimmo, book 1 of the Chronicles of the Red King series (2011)
  9. Cover of The Stones of Ravenglass by Jenny Nimmo, book 2 of the Chronicles of the Red King series (2012)
  10. Cover of Leopards' Gold by Jenny Nimmo, book 3 of the Chronicles of the Red King series (2013)
  1. 1
    Midnight for Charlie BoneChildren of the Red King #12002 · 401 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002401
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  2. 2
    Charlie Bone and the Time TwisterChildren of the Red King #22003 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003402
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  3. 3
    Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy / Charlie Bone and the Blue BoaChildren of the Red King #32004 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004408
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  4. 4
    Charlie Bone and the Castle of MirrorsChildren of the Red King #42005 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005384
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  5. 5
    Charlie Bone and the Hidden KingChildren of the Red King #52006 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006368
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  6. 6
    Charlie Bone and the Beast / Charlie Bone and the Wilderness WolfChildren of the Red King #62007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    Charlie Bone and the Shadow / Charlie Bone and the Shadow of BadlockChildren of the Red King #72008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  8. 8
    Charlie Bone and the Red KnightChildren of the Red King #82009 · 467 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009467
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  9. 9
    The Secret KingdomChronicles of the Red King #12011 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011224
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  10. 10
    The Stones of RavenglassChronicles of the Red King #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Charlie Bone and the Invisible BoyChildren of the Red King #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Leopards' GoldChronicles of the Red King #32013 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013336
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Do you have to read Children of the Red King books in order?

You should read the Children of the Red King books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Children of the Red King book also stands alone.

Where to start with Children of the Red King

Start with Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Children of the Red King book?

Leopards' Gold (2013) is the newest Children of the Red King book released so far.

Is there a new Children of the Red King book coming?

No next Children of the Red King book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Children of the Red King at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Children of the Red King title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Children of the Red King 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 Children of the Red King books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Children of the Red King books are about

11 of the 12 Children of the Red King 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.

More books by Jenny Nimmo

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.