"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. It is a series of stories linked by their taking place in the same necro-metropolis (an inhabited. 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?" The Throne of Bones is an anthology by Brian McNaughton. "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. Theres a reason this book won the World Fantasy Award. You've got just a hint of the wondrous and original visions in the dark fantasy world of Brian McNaughton. 'You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write.
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. The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton Write The First Customer Review Filter Results Shipping Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available Item Condition Seller Rating Other Options Change Currency + Add to Wishlist Browse related Subjects + Browse All Subjects Fiction > Fantasy Horror tales, American Award Winners All from 9.
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