'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. 'You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write. The world that McNaughton has created in this book is the world of the ghoul and who knows but that The Throne of Bones will become the standard textbook for the care and feeding of ghouls just as Dracula has become that for vampires?' Winner of the World Fantasy Award, here is Brian McNaughtons masterpiece-The Throne of Bones. 'McNaughton seems to have mastered one of the most difficult of literary arts: to draw upon the classics of the field without losing his own voice. Howard, and Greco-Roman decadent works such as Petronius's Satyricon. Joshi, in the afterword to this collection of stories, notes the strong influence of Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, H. Brian McNaughtons writing is style is like nothing I have read. When I started reading, I couldnt put it down, and I found myself thinking about the book and the characters when I wasnt reading it. I guess the cover art first attracted me. I had never heard of it or Brian McNaughton before. You've got just a hint of the wondrous and original visions in the dark fantasy world of Brian McNaughton. The Throne of Bones is a collection of short stories by Brian McNaughton in a generally horror genre. I bought THE THRONE OF BONES through a book club. Then throw in star-crossed lovers, crazed zealots, stalwart heroes, bloodthirsty renegade armies, hideous monsters, and likeable misfits. Imagine mephitic gardens where the sarcophage, selenotrope, and necrophilium bloom.

Imagine earthy Tolkienesque characters in a setting full of cemeteries, graverobbers, necromancers, corpse-eaters-even a huge labyrinthine necropolis. Archimage asked began believed body bones Brian McNaughton called Chalcedor childcatcher claws cloak Cludd Cluddites corpse creature cried Crondard Crotalorn dark dead Dendra Dolton door. Brian McNaughton The Throne of Bones Paperback Augby Brian McNaughton (Author) 120 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 29.99 2 Used from 16.00 6 New from 29.99 Paperback 16.95 8 Used from 10.84 6 New from 16.

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