The Great Cow Race


by Jeff Smith (Author/Cartoonist)

Book Cover for The Great Cow Race

   Book 2   
Pages: 134
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Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race.

As usual, Phoney's plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems further away than ever. Meanwhile, ominous signs indicate that a war is brewing, and Fone finds himself helping his friends defend their valley from a formidable enemy.

Recognition: Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story (1994)

Bone Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Bone
Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 14
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Website: boneville.com
Tags: graphic novel  epic fantasy  adventure  comedy & humour  mystery 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

+   Rose  (2002)
1.   Out from Boneville  (1993)
2.   The Great Cow Race  (1994)
3.   Eyes of the Storm  (1995)
4.   The Dragonslayer  (1997)
5.   Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border  (1998)
6.   Old Man's Cave  (1999)
7.   Ghost Circles  (2001)
8.   Treasure Hunters  (2002)
9.   Crown of Horns  (2004)
+   Bone Handbook  (2010)
+   Bone: Coda  (2016)
+   Bone: Tall Tales  (2010)
+   Bone: More Tall Tales  (2023)