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Joyce, William, 1957-

Nicholas St. North and the battle of the Nightmare King / by William Joyce & Laura Geringer ; with illuminations by William Joyce.

First edition.

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2011]

©2011

228 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

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Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman seeking treasure in the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen finds, instead, the great wizard Ombric Shalazar and a battle against the Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings--a battle Nicholas can win only if he finds five other Guardians in time.

Ages 7-11.

The Guardians ; 1

Joyce, William, 1957- Guardians ; bk. 1.

Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction.

Nightmares -- Juvenile fiction.

Wizards -- Juvenile fiction.

Heroes -- Juvenile fiction.

Santa Claus (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Moon -- Juvenile fiction.

Geringer, Laura, 1948-

In which the Great War is renewed -- Wherein speaking insect languages proves to be of value -- A terrifying walk in the woods -- Out of the shadows come deeper mysteries -- The golden age -- Nicholas St. North (A most unlikely source of help) -- Is not really a chapter at all -- just a piece of the greater puzzle -- Where the impossible occurs with surprising regularity -- The battle of the bear -- In which a great many things occur swiftly -- In which wisdom is proven to be a tricky customer indeed -- Another short but Intriguing episode -- The warrior apprentice proves to be clever -- Wherein Wizard and apprentice make discoveries that prove to be momentous -- Partly cloudy and most unfair -- Anger, age, and fear make an unwanted appearance -- A twist and turn -- Sly is the evil that travels unknown -- The telltale hoot -- In which a twist of fate begets a knot in the plan -- Laughter is a bitter pill -- The oddest reunion -- The longest night -- The journey's end.

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