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Ben Greenwood is continuing his apprenticeship at the Royal Institute of Magic, hoping things will be slightly less complicated now that he has advanced to the second grade. Fat chance. Coupled with the sterner challenges that the second grade brings, there is also the small matter of the...

Ben Greenwood’s life turned upside down the day his parents vanished—leaving behind nothing but questions. But when a mysterious letter arrives out of the blue, it changes everything. The letter points Ben toward a strange organisation he’s never heard of: the Royal Institute of Magic. Suddenly, he’s thrown into a realm where spells are bought and sold, magical creatures roam the streets, and danger lurks around every corner.

Spellswords, Wardens, Traders, Scholars, Diplomats–the five departments of the Royal Institute of Magic an apprentice must master to become a full member. Ben Greenwood has no idea what to expect when he begins his apprenticeship, but he quickly realises his family history is going to make life difficult. On his very first day, a Shadowseeker–a mysterious and dangerous dark elf–surfaces, and Ben suspects the dark elves might be trying to capture him again in an effort to flush out his parents.

H.I.V.E. is a top-secret school of villainy, where children with a precocious talent for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents and become criminal masterminds. After all, "Villains have the best lines and wear the best costumes."

Tension is high at the Royal Institute of Magic, as the Directors of each of the Departments – Spellswords, Wardens, Traders, Scholars and Diplomats – work together with their allies to push back the dark elf invasion, led by King Suktar. But Ben Greenwood knows the truth: the only real way...

King of Shadows carries us to London along with a troupe of young American actors to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in the new Globe Theatre. But through the magic of Susan Cooper's imagination, the journey takes us through time, where one of the young actors discovers he has become a friend of, and actor alongside, none other than William Shakespeare.

Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit: Als Ben seine Ausbildung am Royal Institute of Magic beginnt, hat er keine Ahnung, was ihn erwartet. Dass schon am ersten Tag ein Schattensucher auftaucht - ein gefährlicher Dunkelelf -, damit hat er jedenfalls nicht gerechnet. Hat es der Schattensucher auf Elizabeths magische Rüstung abgesehen? Ben muss ihm unbedingt zuvorkommen! Dabei soll er doch eigentlich Zauberkampf trainieren, die Ställe der Drachen und Greifen ausmisten und Benimmregeln zum Umgang mit Trollen büffeln ... Können Ben, Charlie und Natalie die Bedrohung durch die Dunkelelfen aufhalten?

Dunkle Familiengeheimnisse und verschollene Wahrheiten: Wie die meisten Menschen hat Ben Greenwood keine Ahnung, dass es eine Behörde gibt, die sich mit magischen Belangen jeglicher Art beschäftigt und Beziehungen zu den verborgenen Königreichen dieser Welt pflegt - das Royal Institute of Magic. Als Ben einen Brief des Instituts erhält, landet er plötzlich inmitten fantastischer Wesen und magischer Abenteuer.