'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've got just a hint of the wondrous and original visions in the dark fantasy world of Brian McNaughton. Condition: Very Good Price: US 17.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Breathe easy. Then throw in star-crossed lovers, crazed zealots, stalwart heroes, bloodthirsty renegade armies, hideous monsters, and likeable misfits. The Throne of Bones by McNaughton, Brian Paperback / softback Book The Fast Free FREE US DELIVERY ISBN: 1587151987 Quality Books Be the first to write a review. 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. It is larger and lacks the book club code at lower right rear dust jacket. BUYER BEWARE The book book club edition is marked 'first edition' on copyright page. And when you've finished them you'll find yourself wanting more.Synopsis: Winner 1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. These stories will make the same demands on you that they made on Brian: they will command and compel you, and fill you full of terrible wonder. Imagine what Tolkien's Lord of the Rings would have been like if Tolkien had tried to tell that story sympathetically from the point of view of the human denizens of Mordor and you'll have the slightest sense of what you're about to wade into-but only just a sense. The stories inside it are rich, fascinating stuff-creepy and unsettling and phantasmic. There's a reason this book won the World Fantasy Award. 'You hold in your hands a book of stories that forced Brian McNaughton to write. Biography edit Born at Red Bank, New Jersey, McNaughton attended Harvard and worked for ten years as a reporter for the Newark Evening News. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, here is Brian McNaughton's masterpiece- The Throne of Bones. Brian McNaughton (23 September 1935 ) was an American writer of horror and fantasy fiction who mixed sex, satire and black humour. Imagine what Tolkien's Lord of the Rings would have been like if Tolkien had tried to tell that story sympathetically from the point of view of the human denizens of. Brian McNaughton The Throne of Bones Kindle Edition by Brian McNaughton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 69 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial This book won a World Fantasy Award.

Winner of the World Fantasy Award, here is Brian McNaughton's masterpiece- The Throne of Bones.

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