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Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
228 pp.
| Atheneum |
October, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-3048-8$14.99
(3)
4-6Guardians series.
Illustrated by
William Joyce.
Pitch, King of Nightmares, escapes imprisonment. It falls to wizard Ombric and Russian bandit Nicholas St. North to protect the world's children from nightmares wielded by Pitch and his evil troops of Fearlings. A familiar figure is entertainingly redrawn in this fantasy adventure that supposes a disreputable past for jolly St. Nick. Atmospheric black-and-white drawings illustrate key scenes.