Hardcover
English language
Published May 28, 1996 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.
Jeff Smith's New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the first book in this thrilling adventure!
After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins -- Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone -- are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.
Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran'ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!
It’s a little dull in the middle, but it’s a good book overall.
I expected more from the end though! I’m left longing for more.
The perfect finish, really.
I'm so glad this was in all issues bound in a single volume. I wouldn't have gone back for later issues after books one and two, I don't think. But it got so much better.
Bone is a great epic fantasy. What makes it work so well is Jeff Smith's superb balance between the intimate, personal stories of the characters and the grand scale of defeating evil. Because of this, we engage with the story lines and are pulled along into the grand story arc and feel the victories and defeats much more strongly than we otherwise would have.
Absolutely amazing...hilarious, sad, entertaining, great illustrations, amazing story. Well, okay, the story sometimes dips into the absurd, but that only makes it more enjoyable. Highly recommended for any age, really. LOVED IT.
