Aided only by a trained bear and a monkey, a magician and an acrobat challenge the power of the evil Red King who rules the Forest Lands by spreading the red fever to those who refuse to pay him tribute.
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The Red King rules the Forest Lands with an iron hand, unleashing a terrible plague when his subjects disobey him. Petie, a trickster, showman and thief, dreams of stealing the Red King's gold. Timkin, an acrobat and Petie's slave, dreams of destroying the Red King because he killed her parents. Kelleher's tale of Petie and Timkin's uneasy alliance and desperate quest is a violent, harrowing adventure story and a convoluted allegory of freedom and slavery. The Red King is filled with images of disease, deformity, destruction, bloodshed and senseless cruelty that may disturb some readers. While Petie and Timkin's experiences are highly suspenseful, the novel's allegorical aspects make Petie's behavior seem arbitrary and insufficiently motivated. Ages 11-up.
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Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 6-9-- Timkin, a skilled female acrobat, belongs to a traveling troupe of entertainers enslaved to a kindly master. When they innocently perform in a village that does not pay tribute to the feared Red King, they suffer the villagers' punishment; soldiers unleash an infectious red mist, inflicting everyone with the fatal fever that has given the Red King his name. Timkin alone survives, awakening cured in the care of an enigmatic magician, Petie, whose companions are a monkey and a bear. He tells her of his plan to penetrate the Red King's stronghold and steal the ruler's legendary treasures. Approximately half of the book takes place within the King's gates. Timkin, Petie, and the animals' journey into the Earth is reminiscent of Bilbo and Gandalf's trip to claim the dragon's treasure in The Hobbit. They encounter monstrous creatures and endure terrible hardships, including Petie's infection with the red fever. Excitement and suspense are maintained throughout the story; readers will anxiously turn the pages, eager to discover the outcome. Timkin is a nicely developed, likable character, a brave young girl whose courage and goodness overcome her desires for revenge. Petie remains an unfathomable personality, perhaps symbolic of the good and evil impulses that lie within everyone. However, he shows love and compassion for his companions, and never claims to be other than a trickster and a thief, albeit a charming one. Fantasy lovers will find this to be an intriguing tale that provides not only high adventure but also some challenging food for thought about the nature of good and evil. --Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I loved the "Red King" by Victor Kelleher so much I have framed a copy of his book and pray to it every night! I have started a new cult religion that honours the "Red King" and the "Creator" (most holy) Victor Kelleher. The religion is based on the moral teachings of the "Red King" and we pray to our framed copies every night!!
Victor I LUUUVE You!
Victor I LUUUVE You!
By ben
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The red king. A review.
The red king revolves around a young girl who has been given the red fever. Red fever is a fatal disease unless a certain fruit is used to cure it. The red king creates the red fever and sends his soldiers who are immune to it to spread it amongst those who defy his authority by not paying the heavy tribute he demands. Timkin the acrobat meets with Petie a magician/thief who has 2 companions Bruno a large 10 year old bear and Crystal a tiny agile monkey with an independent mind frame. These 4 unlikely friends set out to stop the red kings tyranny. I liked the fantasy adventure style of this book.
thanks for reading.
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This ill-prepared and boring book is a mockery of all authors. The publisher, Puffin, must of been in a desperate bid for money when they decided to sign on this book to be printed.
The story which starts with a girl called Timkin, an acrobat in a traveling circus,who is emidiattly thrown into an unrealistic and uninteresting plot. She later meets a man called Petie, arogaant and ignorant, who is bent on gaining more gold and riches. The end was over so quickly and fast it was like Kelleher was busting to go to the loo when he came to write the last few pages. Over all this book was a discrace, both to the author (yes, i will admit I liked some of his books) and to the publisher. When i think about it even metioning this book is a waste of breath.
The story which starts with a girl called Timkin, an acrobat in a traveling circus,who is emidiattly thrown into an unrealistic and uninteresting plot. She later meets a man called Petie, arogaant and ignorant, who is bent on gaining more gold and riches. The end was over so quickly and fast it was like Kelleher was busting to go to the loo when he came to write the last few pages. Over all this book was a discrace, both to the author (yes, i will admit I liked some of his books) and to the publisher. When i think about it even metioning this book is a waste of breath.
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The Red King,good.....or not?
This book was... how would you say it...boring! Although the strange and arogant Petie, his monkey, his bought slave Timkin, and... his bear? Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by Angus Scott
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Another Predictable Story
People may have enjoyed this book because of its Adventure and fantasy topic, but to me, this story was to predictable. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001
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The Red King, Victor Kelleher - An addictive novel
The Red King is a great fantasy adventure book that puts you behind the eyes of a young acrobat Timkin, in a world dominated by the ruthless ruler the Red King. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001
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The Red King, a brilliant book from kelleher
The Red King controlls his forest with the threat of disease and death, and there are three unlikley heros that stand in his way. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by Jamie Parker
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The Red King, an entertaining fantasy adventure novel.
The Red King is a great novel, which keeps the reader on the edge of the seat right through out. Although with a dull ending this fantasy adventure novel, with its mixture of... Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by Jeff
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The Red King; A Joke
This book is a Joke within its own right. The unreliable information and facts in the book are all incorrect, this scares a reader and I myself spent a week hiding in th closet out... Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by Anne Sanders
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The Red King - Uncovered
The Red King is yet another unreal, fantasy adventure from Victor Kelleher, with unreal characters in an unreal world, and an amazingly pridictable ending. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by The Dark Assasin
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'The Red King' Not-Rage Review
A twisting tale of an acrobat, trickster, loyal bear and monkey, that take on the infamous deadly Red King. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001
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This is the best book I have ever read!!
Oh my goodness this is a great book. I liked it so much that my entire life now revolves around it.We pray to it every night. We believe in the religous teachings of the Red King. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by dudical is my name
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The Red King
Shocking, I was bored to death with this basic fairy tale. The book had good characters in Bruno a big friendly and hairy bear and Crystal a small but powerful monkey. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001
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