The Thread That Binds the Bones
core novel 1993 Chapel Hollow
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (1,296 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380772537 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Tom Renfield can see ghosts and work small magic, and he has learned that being noticed is dangerous. Drifting through Oregon, he ends up in the town of Arcadia, where he meets Laura Bolte. Within hours the two are married, and Tom is pulled into her family, a clan of magic users who live at Chapel Hollow and keep to themselves. The Boltes' old quarrel with the townspeople, and the ghost of an ancestor named Peregrine, shape what Tom finds there. As he learns the family's habits and its hidden harm, he has to decide whether to fit in with its ways or work to change them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chapel Hollow
- Series: Chapel Hollow core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Notes
- First novel of the Chapel Hollow series.
- From the series record (Chapel Hollow): Three novels about the magical Bolte Family in Oregon, loosely connected rather than sequential.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Chapel Hollow: position 1 of 3: next The Silent Strength of Stones (1995)
Sources
← Chapel Hollow dossier · All universes
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