This collection includes three adventures: Ned’s Circus of Marvels, The Gold Thief and The Darkening King.NED’S CIRCUS OF MARVELS Ned Waddlesworth has always considered his world to be exceptionally ordinary. Until the day he discovers it ISN’T. AT ALL. Because on Ned’s thirteenth birthday he discovers that everything magical he’s ever read about or imagined is REAL. And without him, the world will soon be engulfed in monstrous beasts and beings.THE GOLD THIEF Ned and his family are trying to be ordinary except for the small fact that they AREN’T. AT ALL. On the run up to Christmas everything is ruined when all the world’s gold goes missing, along with its leading scientists. Which doesn&apos;t really have anything to do with Ned… until it does. When an oily thief and his pet monster turn up at Ned&apos;s door, Ned finds himself on the run again… and racing to find out what this new villain wants.THE DARKENING KING As the world of the Hidden begins to fall apart, its horde of Demons and Darklings threatens to spill out of the shadows at any moment. With his trusty mouse and Familiar, Lucy and George, Ned must travel from the snow-swept forests of Siberia to the cliffs of Dover in a desperate attempt to rally allies for a final stand. Fearsome enemies will become allies and old allies enemies, as Ned prepares himself for the final battle.