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''Children of the Red King'' is a series of fantasy novels by Jenny Nimmo which first began publishing in 2002. They describe the adventures of Charlie Bone.
The series begins with [[Ordinary High School Student|Charlie Bone]] accidentally getting the wrong photograph from the photo developer... and discovering that he can hear people talking in the photo. While he is perturbed at this [[Incredibly Lame Pun|development]], his [[Jerkass|grandmother and great aunts]] inform him he has magical abilities and enroll him in [[Wizarding School|Bloor's Academy]] where he becomes part of the music department (because of his [[Disappeared Dad|supposedly dead father]], [[Chekhov's Gun|who played the piano]]). At Bloor's, Charlie makes [[True Companions|new friends]], encounters strange magic, and learns all about the history of his [[Big Screwed
== The books in the series are: ==
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** Ezekiel Bloor is the [[Big Bad]] of the ''series''.
* [[Big Friendly Dog]]: Runner Bean.
* [[Big Screwed
* [[Body Horror]]: Asa when he changes from human to beast, or vice versa.
* [[Bouncer]]: Norton Cross is a sort-of bouncer for the Pets' Cafe.
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* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: "I think they only put 'FISH' up on that sign to explain the smell, if you catch me. And not because they're selling any."
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Eerie Pale
* [[Everyone Is Related]]: Most of the main characters are related and almost ''everyone'' is descended from the Red King.
* [[Evil Old Folks]]: Quite a few, but Ezekiel Bloor deserves special mention; he's a [[Grumpy Old Man]] taken to [[Up to Eleven|the extreme]].
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* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: With a sufficient light source, Asa is human. But in the dark, he cannot retain that shape, instead automatically transforming into a beast -- the eponymous "Wilderness Wolf" of the sixth book. {{spoiler|Being trapped as an animal for too long can also have a bad effect on his sanity, though luckily he manages to hold himself together enough to not rip apart his rescuers when they come for him}}.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|In addition to the aforementioned Christopher and Mr. Pike, [[Big Bad]] Manfred and his grandfather Ezekiel die at the end of the last book}}.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: The descendents of the Red King have been interbreeding with one another for a ''very'' long time, mostly to "[[Big Screwed
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: Benjamin Brown, Fidelio Gunn and Olivia Vertigo {{spoiler|until she is revealed to be endowed as well}}.
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