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The Seeing Stone

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Simon goes missing, and Jared has to learn to see what's hidden

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

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Quick recap

Simon goes missing, taken by goblins. To see the creatures nobody else can, Jared uses a seeing stone that grants the Sight to anyone who looks through its hole. With Mallory, he heads into the woods after his brother, faces the goblins and frees their prisoners, with help from the hobgoblin Hogsqueal, who has his own reasons. Simon makes it home safe. But the win has a cost: because Jared took the stone, Thimbletack turns back into a boggart, and the peace in the house is over. The book ends with the siblings knowing the danger is closer than they thought.

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What changed on screen

  1. ChangeHogsqueal gets more room here

    In the books, Hogsqueal has a much bigger role and sits somewhere between good and bad. The movie uses him far less.

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  2. ChangeRedcap grows on screen

    Redcap, the goblin who takes Simon in the movie, gets far more screen time than he gets on the page.

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  3. ChangeFewer birds on the menu

    In the movie, Hogsqueal keeps snacking on birds. In the books, he does it much less.

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  4. Behind the scenesDiTerlizzi's favorite

    In an early draft, Hogsqueal's first name was Horace. Tony DiTerlizzi says he's his favorite character in the series.

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