The throne of bones by brian mcnaughton5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. 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?" "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. 'You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write. You've got just a hint of the wondrous and original visions in the dark fantasy world of Brian McNaughton. The Throne of Bones Kindle Edition by Brian McNaughton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £1.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial This book won a World Fantasy Award. 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. ![]()
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