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Currently available books by Vance Bell
Mon-Ton
The Old Man and His Treasure
The first in the story of Mon-Ton, 'The Old Man and His Treasure' introduces you to a world of magic and fantasy. This book is a perfect read for young and old and is printed in Large Print for easy reading.
- PaperBack & Hardcover Now Available
PaperBack:
Hardcover:
Mon-Ton
The Quest to Misty Island
The second book in the story of Mon-Ton. This book continues the fantasy story of Mon-Ton and is printed in Large Print for easy reading.
- Coming Soon for Public Purchase
Mon-Ton
The Return to Mon-Ton
The third book in the story of Mon-Ton. This book continues the fantasy story of Mon-Ton and is printed in Large Print for easy reading.
- Currently in Editing
The Story
The story of Mon-ton began its life about 14 years ago. It started in response to "Tell me a story." A little more information may be needed.
Almost every night while in bed, my wife or I would tell a short bedtime story. This had been going on for years. The stories would be about almost anything. From the cowboy, named Red Hot Chile, to the Purple Hippo, who got that way from eating Blue Berries. To say we sometimes started to repeat stories would be stating it mildly.
One night, I decided to start Mon-ton, a very long bedtime story, which would end each night of it's telling, with the characters going to sleep. The story was not told in succession, but over the years was revisited. I would tell other stories, but the story of Mon-ton would be added to along.
My wife enjoyed this bedtime story and would tell some of the story to my children and granddaughter. This prompted me to retell parts of the story to them.
After telling my granddaughter a condensed version of the story, she decided it should be a book. Not anything new, my wife had been telling me that I should write it for years. Now with the support of my wife, children, and granddaughter it was decided, it was time to put it on paper.
I have done my best in keeping the story in its original form, but in putting it on paper, I found that I was greatly restricted in my ability to have the characters go to sleep at even intervals. But this is not really unlike the original, because the story time was determined by how tired we were that night. I also felt that I had to give the Old Man a name, in the original story he was always 'the Old Man from Mon-ton'.
One final thing, this is just a story. The story and the characters, which I made up as the story grew, do not represent anyone or anything. There are no hidden meanings, intended or implied. This is just a story, which I hope you enjoy.