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Praise for Quest for the Spark, Book One
"A cheery jaunt back through a beloved world." —Booklist
"One of those very rare creatures: a successful graphic series-to-novel translation." —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the BONE series
Named one of the top ten graphic novels of all time by Time
"Spectacular." — Spin magazine
"One of the best kids' comics ever." — VIBE magazine
"Jeff Smith's BONE series...is a true accomplishment. Not only is it a terrific graphic-novel series, but it's a superb example of storytelling." — School Library Journal
"BONE is storytelling at its best, full of endearing, flawed characters whose adventures run the gamut from hilarious whimsy to thrilling drama." — Entertainment Weekly
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Return to the enthralling world of BONE with a new trilogy of novels, illustrated in full-color!
Twelve-year-old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he's always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village is asleep and plagued by nightmares, he assembles a band of unlikely heroes. They must fight to preserve the Spark—a divine light born at the core of a vast, dark nothingness called the Nacht. The Nacht is trying to permeate the Waking World with nightmares of the Dreaming, and it's Tom's mission to defeat the Nacht and its most loyal follower, the Constable. If he fails, his family—and everyone—might never wake up again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantasy Quest with a motley crew of creatures,
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This review is from: Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: I plan on reading "Bone" the graphic series this year, I've read one, just received the first 3 in the mail. And the idea of a new Bone story in chapter book form was intriguing. Plus I love Jeff Smith's illustrations.So, as I've said I'm new to the Bone universe only having read one book at the time of this review, "Tall Tales". I loved it and I know for purest of the series it's not exactly known for being one of the best of the series. So I know I'm in for a treat. That said, no previous knowledge of Bone is needed for this knew chapter book series. The very little background info I had was explained anyway, such as "what is a rat creature?" Tom Elm, is a turnip farmer's son who one day found a bit of interesting rock in the biggest turnip they ever grew. He has kept it hung around his neck as a good luck charm ever since, not that it's brought him any luck. Tom has lately been having horrible nightmares filled with darkness and shadows in which he is being smothered and drowned and one night the stone shines and saves his life. This is when he and his adopted brother Roderick the Raccoon are told about the terrible evil going on which is invading both the Dreaming and the Waking World, which will continue until it has squelched out the entire world in evil blackness. Tom has been chosen to find other fragments of the Spark (one of which he already has around his neck) and defeat the evil. In this particular book Tom has visions of him being in a group of eight people setting off for this quest. So following the Sparks visions he and Roderick set off to collect the other six. In the meantime the whole book follows the exploits of all the members of the soon-to-be group of questers as they go about there business. Other than Tom & Randolph, we have a Bone family of Percival F. Bone Explorer Extraordinaire and his two charges Abbey & Barclay who are setting off to find this valley that the Bone cousins have talked about. Then there is a former Veni Yan warrior who is a shell of his former self since his adventures left his wife and children home alone to be killed and now he is a drunk who tells tales of the glory days in exchange for drinks. Finally, and shocking to all other members, the Dreaming insists that two Rat Creatures who are being hunted down by their king for waking him up while stealing his dinner, have also been chosen to be a part of this quest. The book was a lot of fun. Typical quest fantasy, with a motley crew of creatures found in the world. Tom Elm is a good leader/hero for the group. He doesn't want to be a leader and though he's always dreamt of being a hero one day, the reality of it isn't so much fun. But he's been given the power of the Visions and at first reluctantly and later accepts that he has been given an important job to do and he'd better do it right. He's a humble fellow, but when following the Visions, the others mostly older than him follow quietly as they all know the wisdom of the Dreaming. A fun story with lots of humour, but also quite a dark story, hence my 10+ age recommendation. Intense and scary scenes may frighten some younger children. I know my sensitive son is going to be covering his eyes at the intense bits but I think he'll get through OK and will really enjoy it. There is one Smith illustration per chapter, but some chapters are longish so it made me wish there were more illustrations. There were certain scenes I would have loved to have seen illustrated but it must be tough to pick only one scene to illustrate from a whole chapter. I did catch a blooper in one illustration though. On page 159, when the tree grows out through the middle of the building all of our good guys are watching on one side, but wait a minute Abbey and Barclay are there too. They are not supposed to be, because at that exact moment in time they are up in the sky driving the airship "Queen of the Sky" hopefully coming to the others rescue! Oops. Looking forward to the next book in the series as the Quest really gets going, now that we have all the members gathered together.
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This review is from: Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One (Paperback)
my son keeps reading this book over and over again so we purchased a whole set for him to enjoy.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Go Quest, Young Man!,
By Little Willow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One (Paperback)
Are you ready to go on the adventure of a lifetime? The first volume in a new trilogy, Bone: Quest for the Spark, Book One follows 12-year-old Tom and his faithful raccoon Roderick on an amazing journey to stop the spread of evil. Along the way, they make some unlikely friends, including three members of the Bone family, two Rat Creatures, a Veni Yan warrior, and a woman who is a cross between Mother Earth and a shapeshifter.Written by Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by Bone creator Jeff Smith, with color by Steve Hamaker, this book is sure to please fans of adventure stories. It has all the elements which make a journey great: friends, foes, unlikely allies, transportation contraptions, food, good intentions, and sheer determination. Really, all that's missing is a mix tape. When surrounded by all types of beings and personalities, our protagonist, Tom, remains unshaken, making him a wise choice to lead this crazy band of travelers. Mal from Firefly would be proud of this young man. Between Roderick's blunt declarations to the bumbling Rat Creatures (who, in my mind, sound an awful lot like Lurky from Rainbow Brite), this may be Sniegoski's funniest book to date. It blends comedy and action effortlessly. It also has great pacing. The different characters' plotlines are balanced, then become interwoven, bringing to mind Neil Gaiman's Stardust. The Bone graphic novels have a large following, and those dedicated readers will love the new stories. Thanks to Smith, Hamaker, and Sniegoski, the first installment of Quest for the Spark wholly captures the spirit of the Bone series in both picture and text. This trilogy will surely spark the interest of new readers as well. While you are waiting for the second volume in the trilogy, you ought to pick up the original Bone graphic novels as well as Bone: Tall Tales, also by Sniegoski & Smith. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A New Bone Novel,
By Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One (Paperback)
I been a fan of the Bone series of books for years. Jeff Smith created a Bone Universe which I savored like relish upon a hot dog.Author Tom Sniegoski is a keeper of the Bone flame. He kept the Jeff Smoth created universe with a new twist, Prose instead of a graphic novel format,,and it works well. Even as an adult, I enjoy this young adult. quest novel series that Sniegoski created. It has that "Lord of the Rings" type feel that the original Bone (or Elfquest) graphic novel series had. Also, in this novel, It has a young a young hero which makes this a better fit. The character of Tom Elm ,a twelve year old Turnip farmer, will draws younger readership in. Tom, who is the epic's hero like Joseph Campbell would describe, and others are trying to save the dreaming and waking worlds from the darkness created by the Nacht. This first novel is a great introduction into the Bone universe who those who have never read the graphic novels. It also gives you a reason to invest in Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume (Vol 1), so you can enjoy continuing into reading the Bone universe I find only two small faults with this book. One is, as a large bone fan, I wish there were more Jeff Smith art peppered through this book. Second point, I wish the second volume was available in my book store, this novel left me hanging and I wanted to continue on this epic quest..and I wanted more Well I hope the second novel comes out soon Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD 8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beware of format!,
By Teresa D. Markham "Shopnmypjs" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One (Paperback)
I purchased this book as a birthday gift for my son, who is deaf/autistic and has a low reading level. He has all the other Bone books--which are graphic novels--and LOVES reading them. Quest for the Spark, however, is more of a typical young adult read. While there are many pictures, there are also consecutive pages throughout the book which have only text. I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing the book; then I would have known what I was getting. He's still excited about the book and hopefully can muddle through the pages of text. But just a warning to Jeff Smith: My son says he wants to call you and tell you to write a "comic" version of this book!
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