King of Shadows

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King of Shadows is a historical fantasy novel by Susan Cooper that follows a modern boy actor mysteriously transported to Shakespeare’s London to perform with the Bard himself.

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instanceOf historical fantasy novel
novel
author Susan Cooper NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
featuresGenreElement fantastical time travel device
historical detail about Elizabethan theatre
featuresLocation Globe Theatre NERFINISHED
genre children's literature
historical fantasy
hasAgeRange middle grade and up
hasForm prose fiction
hasPageCount approximately 186 pages
hasSubject Elizabethan theatre NERFINISHED
London history
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
acting
stage performance
hasTheme friendship
grief
historical immersion
identity
the power of theatre
time travel
intendedMarket English-language market
isFictionalWork true
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Nat Field NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
originalPublisher Margaret K. McElderry Books NERFINISHED
plotSummary A modern boy actor is transported back to Shakespeare's London to perform with William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre.
protagonist Nat Field NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1999
setting 20th-century United States
Elizabethan London NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
targetAudience children
young adult readers
timeTravelElement yes

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Susan Cooper notableWork King of Shadows