Brian McNaughton - The Throne of Bones

Pros: Vivid characters; fascinating world; droll sense of humor
Cons: Frequent mild confusions

I hate driving. Driving has nothing to do with this book, of course. But it's why I finished reading it so quickly. Today I drove for the third time in about 8 or 10 years (all within the past week). It was really a bit early to tackle an interstate, all...

Pros: Ghouls featured in most stories! Sex & Violence, not for children, but great for adults!
Cons: Stories jump around a bit and can lose you.

To say that I didn't know what to expect from this novel would be an understatement. I didn't know anything about this novel, least of all that it wasn't even a novel, but more of a collection of short stories all based in the same 'Ghoul-World' that...

Pros: Provides a unique world of interesting characters and dark humor.
Cons: The subject matter maybe offensive to some readers.

I picked up The Throne of Bones because I really enjoy reading horror stories. I had no idea of what a treasure I had stumbled across.

This book is a collection of short stories, many previously published in other publications. The stories...

Pros: Unbelievably riveting. Wonderful from start to finish.
Cons: Sometimes hard to follow but everything does eventually pull together.

This book is wonderfully riveting and very exciting from start to finish. Stories of dark fiendish ghouls and goblins, shadows that appear to think for themselves, and pictures that are as spine tingling and descriptive as the stories.
This book is...