A review by twerkingtobeethoven
The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton

4.0

Imagine going through the vilest stuff, and I mean the filthiest, most disgusting gross-out fucked up shit you could think of. Right, this is even beyond that! BUT the writing is MAGNIFICENT, in that Brian McNaughton really knew what he was doing when he sat at his desk to put down the ordure going through his head. I mean, this book reads like a cross between Edgar Allan Poe's [b:The Complete Stories and Poems|23919|The Complete Stories and Poems|Edgar Allan Poe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327942676l/23919._SY75_.jpg|30431], Jack Vance's [b:Tales of the Dying Earth|40866|Tales of the Dying Earth|Jack Vance|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432253533l/40866._SX50_.jpg|743153], and H.P. Lovecraft's [b:Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales|1335019|Necronomicon The Best Weird Tales|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526671860l/1335019._SY75_.jpg|1324548] of course...only on steroids. Oh, and Cliver Barker's [b:Coldheart Canyon|108051|Coldheart Canyon|Clive Barker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347262524l/108051._SY75_.jpg|51342] & [b:Cabal|103035|Cabal|Clive Barker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405259936l/103035._SY75_.jpg|530471] with which "The Throne of Bones" shares the same sort of atmosphere.

This book is like a jazz rendition of Cannibal Corpe's I Cum Blood.