Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
Forget the huge belly and the jolly old elf stuff because before Santa grew out the beard and shimmied his way down your chimney, he was a swashbuckling young man with a bit of a wild streak - and a talent for wizardry - known as Nicholas St. North.
When St. North's latest invention, The Robot Genie, falls under the spell of The Nightmare King, Santa pays a terrible price. He is shrunken, frozen in place and trapped in a metallic shell and turned into a toy which means he is powerless to stop The Robot Genie from enacting The Nightmare King's evil plot to terrorise children.
But toys are magical things. Without being able to speak or interact, they can form powerful and lasting bonds with young children, children who care for them and love them with all of their hearts - and when St. North the toy falls into the hands of a little girl who needs a toy more than most, they unlock the spell and set off a chain of events that send St. North on a sleigh ride through a starry, starry night...
About the Guardians Series
Books in series order
- 1.Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King(2011)
- 2.E. Aster Bunnymund and the Battle of the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core(2012)
- 3.Toothiana: Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies(2012)
- 4.The Sandman and the War of Dreams(2013)
- 5.Jack Frost: The End Becomes the Beginning(2018)
Reading age: 7+ years
This series should be read in order.
Of course you know the Guardians of Childhood. You've known them since before you can remember: Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, the Man in the Moon and the all the rest. But where did they come from? How did they became beloved, and worthy of their own special holiday celebrations?
In this enchanting, beautifully illustrated series which comprises both picture books and chapter story-books, creative luminary William Joyce explores the mythology and wonder behind our best-loved childhood icons. Read the stories and meet the characters before you see the Rise of the Guardians film, also produced by William Joyce.