Bone: One Volume Edition [unknown later printing]

Cartoon Books, 2004 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
39.95 USD; 46.00 CAD
Pages
1348
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Cartoon Books
Brand
Cartoon Books CB
ISBN
1-888963-14-X; 978-1-888963-14-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781888963144 53995
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
6.5 in. x 9 in.
Binding
squarebound trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bone / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Smith
Inks
Jeff Smith
Colors
Steve Hamaker

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Indexer Notes

Includes one page of "other books by Jeff Smith", and an indicia page.

[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Synopsis
Dedication for this volume: "This book is for Vijaya".

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Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

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Synopsis
Table of contents for this volume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Synopsis
Title page for the section entitled "The Valley".

Book One Out From Boneville (Table of Contents: 5)

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Synopsis
Title page for the first "book" in this volume.

Chapter One: The Map (Table of Contents: 6)

Bone / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone (Intro); Smiley Bone (Intro); Phoney Bone (Intro); Red Dragon (Intro); Rat Creatures (Intro); Ted the Bug (Intro); Ted's Older Brother (Intro)
Synopsis
Fone Bone, Smiley Bone and Phoney Bone are run out of Boneville and get separated in the desert. Fone Bone finds his way to the valley.
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Chapter Two: Thorn (Table of Contents: 7)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Miz' Possum; Rat Creatures; Red Dragon; Thorn
Synopsis
While babysitting Miz Possum's children, Bone is chased by Rat Creatures, is saved by the Dragon and finally finds Thorn.
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Chapter Three: Phoney Bone (Table of Contents: 8)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Thorn; Phoney Bone; Red Dragon; Ted the Bug; Gran'ma Ben
Synopsis
Grandma Ben returns from Barrelhaven and Phoney Bone and Bone reunite.
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Chapter Four: Kingdok (Table of Contents: 9)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Hooded One
Synopsis
Phoney Bone leaves Gran'ma's farm to go to the village. Kingdok and the Hooded One formulate an attack plan against the farm and the Red Dragon.
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Chapter Five: Barrelhaven (Table of Contents: 10)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Gran'ma Ben; Fone Bone; Thorn; Rat Creatures; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Lucius; Red Dragon; Ted the Bug
Synopsis
Rat Creatures attack the farm but Thorn and Bone narrowly escape. Phoney Bone makes it to Barrelhaven and finds Smiley Bone.
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Chapter Six: Phoney's Inferno (Table of Contents: 11)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Red Dragon; Thorn; Fone Bone; Ted the Bug; Gran'ma Ben; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Hooded One; Lucius
Synopsis
The story of why Phoney Bone and his friends were run out of Boneville is told. Gran'ma, Thorn and Fone Bone travel to town and locate Smiley Bone and Phoney Bone.
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Book Two The Great Cow Race (Table of Contents: 12)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Chapter One: The Spring Fair (Table of Contents: 13)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Lucius; Gran'ma Ben
Synopsis
Bone and Thorn get in an argument at the Spring Fair. Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone put their scam for betting on the Cow Race into action.
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Chapter Two: The Cave (Table of Contents: 14)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Red Dragon; Thorn
Synopsis
Bone confronts Phoney Bone on why the Rat Creatures are looking for him but no answers are revealed. Thorn begins to remember some of her past.
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Chapter Three: The Mystery Cow (Table of Contents: 15)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Lucius; Ted the Bug; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Phoney Bone's scheme to get folks to bet on the Mystery Cow in the race is in full swing. Fone Bone is attacked by Rat Creatures.
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Chapter Four: The Great Cow Race (Table of Contents: 16)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Lucius; Thorn; Fone Bone
Synopsis
The Great Cow Race is run, but Rat Creatures interfere with the race.
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Chapter Five: Lonesome Road (Table of Contents: 17)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Fone Bone; Lucius; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Smiley Bone; Red Dragon; Hooded One; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben and Lucius take the Thorn and the Bones back to Gran'ma's house after the attack on the Cow Race.
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Chapter Six: Up on the Roof (Table of Contents: 18)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius; Smiley Bone
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Book Three: Eyes of the Storm (Table of Contents: 19)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Chapter One: Watch Duty (Table of Contents: 20)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Inks
Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Thorn; Miz Possum; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Rat Creatures; Kingdok
Synopsis
Work continues on fixing up Gran'ma Ben's house while Bone reads Moby Dick to Thorn. Thorn has another prophetic dream while on guard duty.
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Chapter Two: Moby Bone (Table of Contents: 21)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Red Dragon; Ted the Bug; Thorn; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben
Synopsis
Both Thorn and Fone Bone have troubling dreams. Fone Bone learns that both have had intruders into their dreams.
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Chapter Three: Road Trip (Table of Contents: 22)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius; Thorn; Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone leave the farm with Lucius to return to the tavern but are attacked by Rat Creatures.
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Indexer Notes

The pages numbered 316 and 317 (pages 8 and 9 of story) are new.

Chapter Four: Double or Nothing (Table of Contents: 23)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Fone Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Lucius; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben find out about the Dreams that Thorn and Fone Bone are having. Lucius, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone return to the tavern.
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Chapter Five: Eyes of the Storm (Table of Contents: 24)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Fone Bone; Rat Creatures; Red Dragon
Synopsis
The Dragon saves Fone Bone, Thorn and Gran'ma Ben from the Rat Creatures.
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Chapter Six: Mending Fences (Table of Contents: 25)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Fone Bone; Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Hooded One; Lord of the Locusts
Synopsis
Thorn learns of her heritage when Gran'ma Ben tells her the truth about the Red Dragon.
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Indexer Notes

The original pages 8-10 have been redrawn and expanded to pages 8-12 with dialogue changed in panel 1 page 13.

Chapter Seven: Dreams (Table of Contents: 26)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Fone Bone; Thorn
Synopsis
Lucius and Phoney Bone begin their bet on who can run the bar better. Thorn begins to deal with the fact that what she thought were dreams really happened.
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Chapter Eight: Things that go Bump in the Night (Table of Contents: 27)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Fone Bone; Ted the Bug; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn
Synopsis
Phoney Bone reveals to the townspeople that the Red Dragon still exists. Gran'Ma Ben, Thorn and Fone Bone flee the farm.
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Phoney Strikes Back (Table of Contents: 28)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Book Four The Dragonslayer (Table of Contents: 29)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Prologue: Stickeater (Table of Contents: 30)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius
Synopsis
Lucius serves a strange hooded figure at the bar.
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Chapter One: Business (Table of Contents: 31)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Thorn; Gran'ma Ben; Lucius; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Kingdok
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and Bone begin their trek to Barrelhaven. In Barrelhaven Lucius is losing his bet to Phoney Bone. Lucius tells Phoney that he should not be talking about the Dragons.
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Indexer Notes

Unknown why the reprint here is 2 pages less than the original printing.

Chapter Two: Earth & Sky (Table of Contents: 32)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Gran'ma Ben; Fone Bone; Rat Creatures; Thorn; Kingdok; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Lucius
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and Fone Bone fight Kingdok and two Rat Creatures in the forest. Thorn cuts off one of Kingdok's arms.
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Chapter Three: Council in the Dark (Table of Contents: 33)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Fone Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone
Synopsis
Kingdok is dead from the injuries infliced by Thorn. Thorn learns even more of her past from Gran'ma Ben.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 9 and 10 of original story are omitted. Dialogue of original page 11 completely redone. Original page 12 omitted. Dialogue redone on panels 1, 5 and 6 of original page 13. Original page 14 omitted.

Chapter Four: The Straggler (Table of Contents: 34)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Hooded One; Lord of the Locust; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Fone Bone; Thorn
Synopsis
The Hooded One meets with the Lord of the Locust. Fone Bone finds a baby Rat Creature.
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Chapter Five: Deliver Us These Laws (Table of Contents: 35)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Lucius; Fone Bone; Thorn; Rat Creatures; Hooded One; Kingdok; Jonathan; Wendell; Euclid; Rory
Synopsis
Lucius returns to town and finds that Fone Bone knows Thorn's secret. The Hooded One and Kindok proclaim the laws and mass their armies to take over the valley.
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Chapter Six: The Mid-Summer's Day Plan (Table of Contents: 36)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Lucius; Fone Bone; Thorn; Kingdok; Hooded One; Rat Creatures; Wendell
Synopsis
Phoney Bone commands the villagers to bring him everything they have of wealth. The Hooded One sends his armies toward the village and gives a very special mission to Kindok.
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Chapter Seven: The Turning (Table of Contents: 37)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Ted the Bug; Red Dragon; Lucius; Thorn; Jonathan
Synopsis
Thorn leaves Barrelhaven and meets the Red Dragon. Fone Bone and Smiley Bone help the baby Rat Creature escape Barrelhaven. Phoney Bone leaves Barrelhaven with as much loot as he can get the villagers to carry.
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Chapter Eight: On The Dragon's Stair (Table of Contents: 38)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Phoney Bone; Ted the Bug; Red Dragon; Thorn; Rat Creatures; Wendell
Synopsis
Instead of stealing the townspeople's treasure, Phoney Bone accidentally captures the Red Dragon.
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Book Five Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border (Table of Contents: 39)

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Chapter One: Roque Ja (Table of Contents: 40)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Roque Ja; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Fone Bone and Smiley Bone meet Roque Ja.
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Chapter Two: The Orphans (Table of Contents: 41)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Roque Ja; Rat Creatures; Roderick; The Possum Kids
Synopsis
The Possum kids meet Roderick and trick two Rat Creatures into attacking Roque Ja.
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Chapter Three: Rat Creature Temple (Table of Contents: 42)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Roque Ja; Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Roderick
Synopsis
While escaping from Roque Ja, Fone Bone and Smiley Bone discover an abandoned temple in the mountains.
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Chapter Four: Ghost Circles (Table of Contents: 43)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Roque Ja; Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Roderick
Synopsis
Fone Bone, Smiley Bone and the animal children escape down the mountain frmo Kingdok.
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Chapter Five: Call of the Wild (Table of Contents: 44)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Roque Ja; Rat Creatures; Kingdok; Roderick
Synopsis
Fone Bone and Smiley Bone escape from Kingdok and Roque Ja and make it off the mountain. Bartleby is returned to the Rat Creatures.
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Book Six Old Man's Cave (Table of Contents: 45)

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Prologue: Cranky Ground Hog (Table of Contents: 47)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Ted the Bug
Synopsis
Ted the Bug finds the lost Fone Bone and Smiley Bone in the forest.
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Chapter One: The Hollow Tree (Table of Contents: 48)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Phoney Bone; Rat Creatures; Tanner Family; Wendell; Sam; Jon; Euclid
Synopsis
Thorn leads a group back to Barrelhaven only to discover it has been destroyed.
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Chapter Two: Dragons in the Earth (Table of Contents: 49)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Phoney Bone; Euclid; Wendell; Gran'ma Ben; Lucius; Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Ted the Bug; Rat Creatures; Thorn; The Hooded One
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben and Lucius save Phoney Bone, Euclid and Wendell who are lost in the woods. Thorn rescues Fone Bone and Smiley Bone from Rat Creatures.
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Chapter Three: Protection Spell (Table of Contents: 50)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Ted the Bug; Roque Ja; The Hooded One; Kingdok; Phoney Bone; Jon; Gran'ma Ben; Lucius
Synopsis
Roque Ja and the Hooded One come to an agreement. Gran'ma Ben tells Phoney Bone about his role in the upcoming battle.
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Chapter Four: Wolf Call (Table of Contents: 51)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Lucius; Rat Creatures; Gran'ma Ben; Roque Ja; Wendell; Captain Knott; Jonathan; Phoney Bone
Synopsis
Thorn, Fone Bone and Smiley Bone decide to join Gran'ma Ben and Lucius at Old Man's Cave. At Old Man's Cave the Rat Creatures have the villagers surrounded.
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Chapter Five: Blood Moon (Table of Contents: 52)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Gran'ma Ben; Lucius; Wendell; Phoney Bone; Rat Creatures; Roque Ja; Fone Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Red Dragon; Kingdok; The Hooded One
Synopsis
The Hooded One captures Thorn and Phoney Bone and tries to sacrifice them to free the Lord of the Locusts.
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Friends & Enemies (Table of Contents: 53)

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Book Seven Ghost Circles (Table of Contents: 55)

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Prologue: Jonathan (Table of Contents: 57)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Jonathan; Ted the Bug
Synopsis
Ted the Bug finds out what has been happening with Lucius and Gran'ma Ben from Jonathan.
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Chapter One: End Times (Table of Contents: 58)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Wendell; Headmaster; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Kingdok; Rat Creatures; Briar
Synopsis
The battle for Old Man's Cave begins. Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones venture deep into the mountain and have hallucinations.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59)

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Jeff Smith (credited)

Indexer Notes

Drawing of the mountain exploding. Used to force the next chapter to begin printing on the right-hand page.

Chapter Two: The Promise (Table of Contents: 60)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Red Dragon
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones travel down the mountain.
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Chapter Three: Darker Truths (Table of Contents: 61)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Gran'ma Ben; Rat Creatures; The Hooded One; Bartleby
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones are attacked by Rat Creatures, but are saved by Bartleby.
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Chapter Four: Snap! Crackle! Pop! (Table of Contents: 62)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Gran'ma Ben; Bartleby; Rat Creatures; Wendell; Lucius; Ted the Bug; Headmaster; Kingdok
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones begin their trek south to Atheia. Lucius is rescued but accused of being a traitor by the Headmaster.
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Chapter Five: The Root Cellar (Table of Contents: 63)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Bartleby; The Hooded One; Wendell; Lucius
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones reach Tanen Gard.
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Chapter Six: Prayer Stones (Table of Contents: 64)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Bartleby; Wendell; Lucius; Headmaster; Kingdok
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones cross Tanen Gard and approach Atheia. Lucius and the survivors at Old Man's Cave begin their trek to Atheia.
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Book Eight Treasure Hunters (Table of Contents: 65)

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Prologue: Lucius (Table of Contents: 67)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Wendell; Headmaster; Lucius; Ted the Bug; Jonathan
Synopsis
Headmaster reveals to Wendell that he believes Lucius to be the traitor who fifty years before started the war with the Rat Creatures.
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Chapter One: The Gate of Atheia (Table of Contents: 68)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Thorn; Gran'ma Ben; Taneal
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones find a way into Atheia with the help of Taneal and her brother.
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Chapter Two: The Cold Spot (Table of Contents: 69)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; The Hooded One; Rat Creatures; Kingdok
Synopsis
The Hooded One tries to steal Thorn. When that fails she amasses her army to attack Atheia.
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Chapter Three: Pals (Table of Contents: 70)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby
Synopsis
Smiley Bone brings food to Bartleby
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Chapter Four: To Be or Not to Bee (Table of Contents: 71)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Roughneck Bee; Gran'ma Ben; Mermie; Thorn
Synopsis
After an altercation in the town market, Fone Bone and Phoney Bone find out that the soldiers know that Thorn is inside the city.
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Chapter Five: Moonwort (Table of Contents: 72)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Thorn; Gran'ma Ben; Ted the Bug; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Tarsil; Mermie
Synopsis
Fone Bone warns Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the rest of the underground that Tarsil knows they are in the city.
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Chapter Six: The Crown of Horns (Table of Contents: 73)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Bartleby; Taneal; Tarsil
Synopsis
Thorn and the Bones are captured by Tarsil and his soldiers.
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Book Nine Crown of Horns (Table of Contents: 74)

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Chapter One: The Dungeon & The Parapet (Table of Contents: 76)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Thorn; Fone Bone; Rat Creatures; Lord Tarsil; Gran'ma Ben; The Hooded One; Taneal; Smiley Bone; Phoney Bone; Mermie
Synopsis
Briar and her forces begin the attack on Atheia.
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Chapter Two: Mim (Table of Contents: 77)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Mim (Flashback); The Locust (Flashback); Red Dragon (Flashback)
Synopsis
The Locust takes over Mim, the first dragon, and the rest of the dragons are forced to imprison her.
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Chapter Three: Gaps (Table of Contents: 78)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
Letters
Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Gran'ma Ben; Thorn; Mermie
Synopsis
Phoney Bone finds the treasure, and tells Thorn where she can find the Crown of Horns. The attack on Atheia continues.
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Chapter Four: Escape from the City (Table of Contents: 79)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Thorn; Bartleby; Rat Creatures; Tear Rahjan; Gran'ma Ben; Mermie; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Roque Ja
Synopsis
Thorn, Fone Bone and Bartleby sneak out of the city and into Tanen Gard. Gran'ma Ben and Phoney Bone help stop another attack on Atheia.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 80)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

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Filler page to get the next story to begin in the correct location.

Chapter Five: Chamber of Horns (Table of Contents: 81)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Smiley Bone; Rat Creatures; Phoney Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Fone Bone; The Hooded One; Kingdok; Lucius; The Red Dragon; Bartleby
Synopsis
Thorn and Fone Bone reach the Crown of Horns. Gran'ma Ben and Phoney Bone confront Briar, with the help of Lucius.
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Chapter Six: Homecoming (Table of Contents: 82)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Lucius; Gran'ma Ben; Ted the Bug; The Red Dragon; Fone Bone; Thorn; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Bartleby; Taneal; Mermie; Wendell; Euclid
Synopsis
Gran'ma Ben, Thorn and the Bones travel back to Barrelhaven to bury Lucius.
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Chapter Seven: Solstice (Table of Contents: 83)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Rat Creatures
Synopsis
Christmas at Gran'ma Ben's house.
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Chapter Eight: River Crossing (Table of Contents: 84)

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Script
Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Gran'ma Ben; Thorne; Bartleby; Ted the Bug; The Red Dragon
Synopsis
The Bones begin their journey back home.
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Taneal's Sculpture, Queen's Square; Atheia (Table of Contents: 86)

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Jeff Smith (credited)
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Jeff Smith (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure
Characters
Bone; Bartleby
Synopsis
The statue that Taneal sculpted after Bone helped save the city.

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Map of the Valley (Table of Contents: 88)

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Mark Crilley (credited)
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Map of the valley where the stories take place.

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Acknowledgements (Table of Contents: 90)

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Blank pages. Last page is inside back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bone
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [Dedication]
  4. 3. Contents
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Book One Out From Boneville
  7. 6. Chapter One: The Map
    Bone
  8. 7. Chapter Two: Thorn
    Bone
  9. 8. Chapter Three: Phoney Bone
    Bone
  10. 9. Chapter Four: Kingdok
    Bone
  11. 10. Chapter Five: Barrelhaven
    Bone
  12. 11. Chapter Six: Phoney's Inferno
    Bone
  13. 12. Book Two The Great Cow Race
  14. 13. Chapter One: The Spring Fair
    Bone
  15. 14. Chapter Two: The Cave
    Bone
  16. 15. Chapter Three: The Mystery Cow
    Bone
  17. 16. Chapter Four: The Great Cow Race
    Bone
  18. 17. Chapter Five: Lonesome Road
    Bone
  19. 18. Chapter Six: Up on the Roof
    Bone
  20. 19. Book Three: Eyes of the Storm
  21. 20. Chapter One: Watch Duty
    Bone
  22. 21. Chapter Two: Moby Bone
    Bone
  23. 22. Chapter Three: Road Trip
    Bone
  24. 23. Chapter Four: Double or Nothing
    Bone
  25. 24. Chapter Five: Eyes of the Storm
    Bone
  26. 25. Chapter Six: Mending Fences
    Bone
  27. 26. Chapter Seven: Dreams
    Bone
  28. 27. Chapter Eight: Things that go Bump in the Night
    Bone
  29. 28. Phoney Strikes Back
  30. 29. Book Four The Dragonslayer
  31. 30. Prologue: Stickeater
    Bone
  32. 31. Chapter One: Business
    Bone
  33. 32. Chapter Two: Earth & Sky
    Bone
  34. 33. Chapter Three: Council in the Dark
    Bone
  35. 34. Chapter Four: The Straggler
    Bone
  36. 35. Chapter Five: Deliver Us These Laws
    Bone
  37. 36. Chapter Six: The Mid-Summer's Day Plan
    Bone
  38. 37. Chapter Seven: The Turning
    Bone
  39. 38. Chapter Eight: On The Dragon's Stair
    Bone
  40. 39. Book Five Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border
  41. 40. Chapter One: Roque Ja
    Bone
  42. 41. Chapter Two: The Orphans
    Bone
  43. 42. Chapter Three: Rat Creature Temple
    Bone
  44. 43. Chapter Four: Ghost Circles
    Bone
  45. 44. Chapter Five: Call of the Wild
    Bone
  46. 45. Book Six Old Man's Cave
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
  48. 47. Prologue: Cranky Ground Hog
    Bone
  49. 48. Chapter One: The Hollow Tree
    Bone
  50. 49. Chapter Two: Dragons in the Earth
    Bone
  51. 50. Chapter Three: Protection Spell
    Bone
  52. 51. Chapter Four: Wolf Call
    Bone
  53. 52. Chapter Five: Blood Moon
    Bone
  54. 53. Friends & Enemies
  55. 54. [no title indexed]
  56. 55. Book Seven Ghost Circles
  57. 56. [no title indexed]
  58. 57. Prologue: Jonathan
    Bone
  59. 58. Chapter One: End Times
    Bone
  60. 59. [no title indexed]
  61. 60. Chapter Two: The Promise
    Bone
  62. 61. Chapter Three: Darker Truths
    Bone
  63. 62. Chapter Four: Snap! Crackle! Pop!
    Bone
  64. 63. Chapter Five: The Root Cellar
    Bone
  65. 64. Chapter Six: Prayer Stones
    Bone
  66. 65. Book Eight Treasure Hunters
  67. 66. [no title indexed]
  68. 67. Prologue: Lucius
    Bone
  69. 68. Chapter One: The Gate of Atheia
    Bone
  70. 69. Chapter Two: The Cold Spot
    Bone
  71. 70. Chapter Three: Pals
    Bone
  72. 71. Chapter Four: To Be or Not to Bee
    Bone
  73. 72. Chapter Five: Moonwort
    Bone
  74. 73. Chapter Six: The Crown of Horns
    Bone
  75. 74. Book Nine Crown of Horns
  76. 75. [no title indexed]
  77. 76. Chapter One: The Dungeon & The Parapet
    Bone
  78. 77. Chapter Two: Mim
    Bone
  79. 78. Chapter Three: Gaps
    Bone
  80. 79. Chapter Four: Escape from the City
    Bone
  81. 80. [no title indexed]
  82. 81. Chapter Five: Chamber of Horns
    Bone
  83. 82. Chapter Six: Homecoming
    Bone
  84. 83. Chapter Seven: Solstice
    Bone
  85. 84. Chapter Eight: River Crossing
    Bone
  86. 85. [no title indexed]
  87. 86. Taneal's Sculpture, Queen's Square; Atheia
    Bone
  88. 87. [no title indexed]
  89. 88. Map of the Valley
  90. 89. [no title indexed]
  91. 90. Acknowledgements
  92. 91. [no title indexed]
  93. 92. [no title indexed]
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  • Ken Austin
  • Ralf Haring