Crowbones
core novel 2022 The Others
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.38 (8,990 ratings, collected 2026-08-24) |
| Page count | 353 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780593337349 |
Synopsis
Crowbones is the third novel in Anne Bishop's World of the Others spin-off trilogy, continuing the story of Vicki DeVine and her lakeside resort, the Jumble, in the village of Sproing. When Vicki hosts a Trickster Night gathering meant to bring humans and Others together for a night of harmless seasonal fun, an impostor dressed as the folkloric Crowgard bogeyman known as Crowbones is murdered alongside a shapeshifting Crow, sparking fears among the community that the real Crowbones, a figure of old and genuinely dangerous legend rather than mere seasonal costume, may have come to the Jumble at last to collect a debt of his own.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Others
- Series: The World of the Others core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne Bishop
Notes
- From the series record (The World of the Others): Spin-off sequence set in the same world with new protagonists in other towns; a further volume, Turns of Fate, is announced for October 2026 and is not yet published, so is correctly excluded.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The World of the Others: position 3 of 3: previous Wild Country (2019)
Sources
- Anne Bishop, official site: Novels of Dark Fantasy (The Others)
- https://realmsofmymind.wordpress.com/2023/04/24/review-crowbones-by-anne-bishop/
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