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The Time Twister: Children of the Red King (Red King Quintet)
 
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The Time Twister: Children of the Red King (Red King Quintet) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Jenny Nimmo (Author), Sir Derek Jacobi (Reader)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Collins Audio (7 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000716257X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007162574
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,198,440 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for 'Midnight for Charlie Bone': 'Charlie Bone is dark, funny, crackling with magic. It's a long time since I've been so absorbed in a story, and so keen for the next installment.' Artemis Cooper. 'A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter' Bookseller

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January 1916. On the coldest night in memory, Henry Yewbeam's cousin Zeke tricks him into using the Time Twister, a beautiful marble full of shining colours that draws him into the future. And so the adventures begin...January 2002. A month after the excitement of Christmas, on another cold night, Charlie meets Henry reappearing at Bloor's in the twenty-first century, and realises Henry's cousin is none other than old Ezekiel Bloor. He hides Henry from Ezekiel's spies, Billy Raven and Blessed the dog, while he and Fidelio work out how they can help Henry. Using the freezer to create the right temperature doesn't work, but it does bring Cook and the Flames into the secret. Of the other endowed children, Emma is distant, Lysander and Tancred have fallen out, and then Gabriel tries on a mysterious black glove. Charlie's horrible Yewbeam aunts are trying to make him enter a picture of Skarpo, the magician, while his Uncle Paton has found he can avoid exploding light bulbs if he reads as he walks. The friends meet up at the Pets' Cafe, run by Mr and Mrs Onimous, and the town's dogs chase Asa when he tries to slink in as a werewolf. Uncle Paton's plan to soothe Julia Ingledew's fears about his strange talent fails when he's momentarily distracted from his book. Meanwhile, back at Bloor's, Henry has been captured by Manfred and Ezekiel, and Mrs Bloor has finally been able to escape using the Time Twister. Paton is suddenly run over by the Yewbeam aunts, but asks Julia Ingledew to give Charlie a Welsh dictionary, that will allow him to command the wand of a Welsh wizard. Charlie, with the endowed children and Uncle Paton, sets off to rescue Henry from the Pets' Cafe which has a secret tunnel to where Henry is imprisoned. After releasing Henry from the dungeon with the Welsh wand, Charlie takes him to the home of Henry's brother, James, now an old man, looked after by Cook's sister, Pearl. Everyone thoroughly enjoys Uncle Paton's birthday party, especially when Tancred's father blows the Yewbeam aunts down the street.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Enjoyable, 22 July 2003
By J. B. Bowley "Jo" (England) - See all my reviews
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Having only recently discovered and loved "Midnight for Charlie Bone" I was delighted to find that the next book in the series was already available. "The Time Twister" is even better! It is one of those books that you pick up and can only put down again once you have reached the end.

As you can guess from the title, this book features time travel. It starts with Charlie's great uncle (aged 11) being sent through time by his evil cousin and it is not too hard to guess where he ends up...

Although there are a lot of differences between the Charlie Bone books and those of Harry Potter, if you like Harry you'll love these books too. The plots twist and turn unpredictably and the story is truly magical, fun and very enjoyable. I can't wait for the next...

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars better second time round, 19 July 2003
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i started by reading the first book in this series, "midnight for charlie bone", and although the book was good it was a bit disappointing as it seemed to be rushed towards the end and the lack of use of the endowments, but this second part to the story is much much better it goes deeper into charlies story as well as introducing us to another whole new story, which involves charlies great uncle who vanished nearly a hundred years before arriving in a whirl of mist at bloors academy, and the fight to keep him safe from the bloors who want rid of him.this is a great read , i would recomend anyone of any age to read it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Henry Yewbeam twists through time in the time twister!, 27 May 2005
This book is about a boy who twists through time courtesy of the time twister, the shining glass marble with breathtaking views of the past or future. On January 12th 1916, Henry Yewbeam stumbles upon the time twister and twists through time to 1993, where he has very strange adventures.
Charlie Bone hoped the new term at Bloors Academy would hold no nasty suprises. But then Henry Yewbeam appears, twisted through time from the icy winter of 1916. With malicious Yewbeam aunts on the prowl and the Bloors out to catch him, Henry will need Charlie's help just to stay alive. Bloors Academy can be a very dangerous place.
I think this book is brilliant and full of classic fiction. I would recommend this book for ages 7 and up.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than the First Book - A Grand Adventure For Younger Readers
I read the first Charlie Bone a long time ago - when it was new. At the time I felt it was a poor copy of the Harry Potter concept - too obviously deriviative. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sir Furboy

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Sequel!!
Having read and enjoyed "Midnight for Charlie Bone" I was most happy when I discovered a sequel!! I eagerly anticipated reading it, and I was not disapointed... Read more
Published 17 months ago by brawnybalboa

5.0 out of 5 stars the children of the red king have returned
The 2nd book of charlie bone.charlie meets henry yewbeam from the winter of 1916.
Published on 17 Jan 2006 by A. Reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable but worth reading if you've got nothing to do.
All in all this book is not bad.I would suggest this book to a 8/9 year old because the language is simple , and the character, "Charlie Bone" is about 11,and a 8/9 year old could... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
This book was so good! I loved the first in the series, this book , and I can't wait until the third in the series is released.
Published on 3 Jun 2003

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