Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (Charlie Bone, Book 8) [Paperback]

Jenny Nimmo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405249609
• ISBN-13: 978-1405249607
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charlie Bone and the Red Knight, October 9, 2009

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Debra A. Arreguin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (Hardcover)

I have read this series, because I am giving them to my Grandson for Christmas. I found the ALL very entertaining and I think any child to adult would love them. This one is the final book in the series of the Red King. It needed to wrap-up the story line and did a very excellent job.

I would recommend this book for everyone .... boys and girls children to adults. (easy reading)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice!! :D, March 16, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (Hardcover)

I have loved this series for a very long time, and I continue to do so! I am a bit upset that this series has ended, because these books mean a lot to me. In the final installment of the Children of the Red King series, Count Harken returns. I don't want to give it all away; you have to read it! The only thing was that I felt the ending was a little bit rushed. When I got to the end (in like 1 1/2 hours or so...I was excited), I was like "Oh, that's it?" I guess I was just expecting a bit more in the end. Otherwise, this book is great!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat padded, June 7, 2010

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Jim Davis (St. Charles, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children of the Red King #8: Charlie Bone and the Red Knight (Hardcover)

The Charlie Bone series comes to its second conclusion in this book. The Bone series was originally intended to end after book 5 and indeed that book has a completely satisfying ending to the series. After book 5 the focus was intended to shift away from Charlie to other characters. Plans were changed and Charlie remained the focus. It was then intended that there be three additional books. The present book is the last and I regret to report somewhat of a disappointment.

Unlike other books in the series Charlie Bone and the Red Knight can't really be read as a stand alone book; it is actually the second part of Charlie Bone and the Shadow, the previous book in the series. One gets the impression that the story was expanded to fill two books and as a consequence feels somewhat padded. This is especially true of Charlie Bone and the Red Knight. Unlike other books in the series the various subplots don't really seem to gel together. Author Nimmo appears to be just tying up plot threads or introducing other twists just to fill pages. The most egregious example is the Olivia subplot. It just doesn't add much to the overall story.

The big climax itself had too much in common with the climax of book 5 to really be completely satisfying. Saying anything more would give too much away. One thing that can be said is that Nimmo has left much less to pick up on if she decides to continue the series than she did after book 5.

All that said I don't want to leave the impression that this is a bad book. It's not. I recommend it to kids of all ages as they say. If you're new to the series please start with the first book and work forward.