The Mysteries

Written by Bill Watterson · Illustrated by Bill Watterson and John Kascht

A kingdom plagued by mysteries sends knights; only one returns with secrets untold.

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72 pages· ~460L

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In a distant kingdom beset by inexplicable disasters, the king sends his bravest knights to uncover the truth. Years pass, and only one knight returns, battered and silent. What secrets does he hold? This beautifully illustrated fable by Bill Watterson and John Kascht explores the unknown, blending art and mystery in a tale that challenges the boundaries of understanding. As the kingdom's fate hangs in the balance, the knight's journey reveals more than just the source of calamity—it questions the very nature of discovery itself.

From the publisher

From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America’s most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and beautifully illustrated fable about what lies beyond human understanding. In a fable for grown-ups by cartoonist Bill Watterson, a long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities. Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a single battered knight returns. For the book’s illustrations, Watterson and caricaturist John Kascht worked together for several years in unusually close collaboration. Both artists abandoned their past ways of working, inventing images together that neither could anticipate–a mysterious process in its own right.

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