100% NZ-owned | 80,000+ Books In NZ 📚

Order Today and You Could Win a Year of Free Books! 📚✨

King Of Shadows

By Susan Cooper
0.0 (0 reviews)
3.69 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 3,704 ratings, 374 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
In King of Shadows by Susan Cooper, a young actor named Nat Field travels from the United States to London with his theatre group to perform at the newly reconstructed Globe Theatre. Unexpectedly transported back to 1599, Nat encounters William Shakespeare and discovers a world rich with history and theatrical adventure, revealing mysteries about his own life and the power of art. This young adult novel beautifully intertwines time travel with a deep appreciation of theatre and history.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$1900
Elsewhere:
$2100
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 2-3 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by time travel and historical fiction, particularly with settings that bring Shakespearean England to life. The story weaves the experience of a modern boy transported back to the Elizabethan era, providing an intriguing mix of adventure, theatre, and a touch of magic. Readers who appreciate a blend of past and present with richly drawn characters will find it captivating.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

King Of Shadows

The author traces the journey of boy actor Nat Field, who travels from the States to perform as Puck at the Globe theatre. As the story unfolds Nat comes face to face with Shakespeare who passes a helping hand through time to help Nat

Award-winning author Susan Cooper brings the vivid, magical world of Shakespeare's London to life in this rich and powerful novel.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Award-winning author Susan Cooper brings the vivid, magical world of Shakespeare's London to life in this rich and powerful novel.

I lay very still, with all my senses telling me that I had gone mad. The plague? Nobody's had the plague for centuries . . .

Nathan Field, a talented young actor, arrives at the newly rebuilt Globe Theatre in London to play Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. As rehearsals begin, eerie echoes of the past begin to haunt Nat, and he falls sick with a mysterious illness.

When he wakes, Nat finds himself in 1599, an actor at the original Globe—and his co-star is none other than the King of Shadows himself, William Shakespeare.

Nat's new life is full of excitement, danger, and the passionate friendship that he has longed for since the tragic death of his parents. But why has he been sent to the past—and is he trapped there forever?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849412742

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Fox

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 256

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Penguin Books Susan Cooper Young Adult

About the Author

Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children's books. Born and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives. Her fabulous The Dark Is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her Boggart titles have won the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Prize. King of Shadows was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper writes successful plays, and screenplays for film and television.

Also by Susan Cooper

View all

More from Young Adult

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.