Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
Bone Sharps is a 2005 graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic. The book tells a fictionalized account of the Bone Wars, a period of intense excavation, speculation, and rivalry which led to a greater understanding of dinosaurs. The novel received praise from critics for its exceptional historical content, although some reviewers wished more fiction had been woven into the story.
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Bone Sharps is a 2005 graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic. The book tells a fictionalized account of the Bone Wars, a period of intense excavation, speculation, and rivalry which led to a greater understanding of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life in the western United States during the late 19th century. It follows the two scientists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Marsh as they engage in an intense competition for prestige and discoveries. Along the way, the scientists interact with historical figures of the Gilded Age, including P. T. Barnum and Ulysses S. Grant. The novel received praise from critics for its exceptional historical content, although some reviewers wished more fiction had been woven into the story. It was the first work of historical fiction Ottaviano had written; previously he had taken no creative license with the characters depicted. It has been described as the “greatest graphic novel of all time” by the New York Times Book Critics’ Association. It is available in hardback, paperback, and e-book versions for $24.99 (with a PDF version for $16.99).
It was released in the U.S. on November 14, 2005. It can be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com for $12.99, with a free download of the book for $9.99. It will be released in Australia on November 15, 2006. It goes on sale in the UK on November 16, 2006, and in Europe on November 17, 2007 for $14.99 ($15.99 with a 2-year-old copy). It is published in the United States on November 18, 2008, and the UK release date is November 19, 2008. The U.K. release date for the book is November 21, 2008 (the UK release day of the first edition of Bone Sharps). It will also be available in the US on November 20, 2008 for $15 (the U.N. release day for the second edition is November 23, 2008). It can also be ordered online at http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Sharps-A-Tales-A Tale-of-The-Gilded-Age-Paleontology-and-the-Bone-Wars-The Bone Wars-TheBone-War-Thebone-War The Bone-Wars TheBone War “The Bone War’s” title is a reference to the Bone War.
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