Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
By: by William Joyce and Laura Geringer ; illumination by William Joyce
Contributors: Bass, L. G. (Laura Geringer)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Guardians (Book 1)
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781442430488
Subjects: Nightmares; Wizards; Adventure and adventurers; Heroes; Good and evil; Santa Claus; Fiction
Description: 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.
Table of contents: label: Chapter One
title: In Which the Great War Is Renewed
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter Two
title: Wherein Speaking Insect Languages Proves to Be of Value
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter Three
title: A Terrifying Walk in the Woods
pagenum: 28; label: Chapter Four
title: Out of the Shadows Come Deeper Mysteries
pagenum: 36; label: Chapter Five
title: The Golden Age
pagenum: 41; label: Chapter Six
title: Nicholas St. North (A Most Unlikely Source of Help)
pagenum: 61; label: Chapter Seven
title: Is Not Really A Chapter at All - Just a Piece of the Greater Puzzle
pagenum: 68; label: Chapter Eight
title: Where the Impossible Occurs with Surprising Regularity
pagenum: 71; label: Chapter Nine
title: The Battle of the Bear
pagenum: 74; label: Chapter Ten
title: In Which A Great Many Things Occur Swiftly
pagenum: 87; label: Chapter Eleven
title: In Which a Great Wisdom Is Proven to be a Tricky Customer Indeed
pagenum: 96; label: Chapter Twelve
title: Another Short but Intriguing Episode
pagenum: 106; label: Chapter Thirteen
title: The Warrior Apprentice Proves to Be Clever
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter Fourteen
title: Wherein Wizards and Apprentice Make Discoveries That Prove to Be Momentous
pagenum: 122; label: Chapter Fifteen
title: Partly Cloudy and Most Unfair
pagenum: 129; label: Chapter Sixteen
title: Anger, Age, and Fear Make an Unwanted Appearance
pagenum: 136; label: Chapter Seventeen
title: A Twist and Turn
pagenum: 146; label: Chapter Eighteen
title: Sly Is The Evil That Travels Unknown
pagenum: 160; label: Chapter Nineteen
title: The Telltale Hoot
pagenum: 169; label: Chapter Twenty
title: In Which a Twist of Fate Begets a Know in the Plan
pagenum: 172; label: Chapter Twenty-One
title: Laughter is a Bitter Pill
pagenum: 178; label: Chapter Twenty-Two
title: The Oddest Reunion
pagenum: 181; label: Chapter Twenty-Three
title: The Longest Night
pagenum: 186; label: Chapter Twenty-Four
title: The Journey's End
pagenum: 198