Leopards' Gold (Chronicles of the Red King #3)

by Jenny Nimmo

Overview

The final installment in the thrilling Chronicles of the Red King series, from NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author Jenny Nimmo!

Many years have passed since the end of Book Two, and we now meet King Timoken's children, who, with their own magical endowments, stand divided between the forces of good and bad. Young Petrello and Tolomeo must fight to protect their siblings and their kingdom as an evil force invades the once-peaceful Red Castle. Readers will embark on one last adventure in the thrilling finale to Jenny Nimmo's extraordinary Chronicles of the Red King trilogy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545576390
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	10/29/2013
Series:	Chronicles of the Red King , #3
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	553,767
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jenny Nimmo is the author of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Charlie Bone series as well as GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, THE DRAGON'S CHILD, and the award-winning Magician Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. Several of her books have been awarded and shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales.

Read an Excerpt

From LEOPARDS' GOLDA savage battle began. Creatures were wounded. Soldiers died. Queen Berenice wielded her sword so fast and so nimbly, Osbern couldn't get near her. Protected by his wolves Amadis sliced and slashed, working his way closer and closer to the owner of Melyntha. It had become so dark Sir Osbern could only be recognized by his huge bulk. Why has day become night, wondered Amadis. Have we been fighting so long? How could he know that, high above the forest, his brothers needed his help? The demons crowding about the winged boy and the dragon, all at once began to leave the sky. Where they went, the boys couldn't tell. The hovering creatures seemed to vanish into passing clouds of vapor. Tolly flew to Enid's side. "Have we won a battle?" he asked his brother. "Has Tumi reached the king?" was Petrello's answer. Their only thought now was to land somewhere safe, but all they could see beneath the clouded sky was a vast expanse of gray-green water. In the distance, Petrello saw a darkness, greater than the clouds, gather itself into a dense black shape. It was as if the forest canopy had lifted and become a whirling mass of leaves. And then it came at them, its black sleeves flapping, its face more terrible than their darkest nightmares.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Chronicles of the Red King series

"[H]ighly appealing . . ." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"The world is richly developed, and the magical creatures therein are both fascinating and frightening. Timoken is a noble, likable hero." --BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS

"Nimmo pulls out all the stops, creating three main characters with distinct personalities and placing them in an action-packed fantasy with drama, tension, and welcome bits of humor." --BOOKLIST

"Readers will be instantly drawn into the author's captivating and thrilling tale of magic and adventure. . . . [Nimmo] spins her magical web in this well-paced and expertly crafted tale." --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

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