The throne of bones (1997 edition) Open Library It looks like youre offline. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton, 1997, Terminal Fright edition, in English - 1st ed.

It vaporizes delicacy and leaves behind only a slag of anger and lust. Hunger is the fire in which they burn, and it burns hotter than the hunger for power over men or for knowledge of the gods in a crazed mortal. 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?' Brian McNaughton, The Throne of Bones 1 likes Like For all their laughter, ghouls are a dull lot. '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. 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. Joshi, in the afterword to this collection of stories, notes the strong influence of Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, H. I bought THE THRONE OF BONES through a book club. 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. 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. 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