“The skeleton that dismounted was neither the tallest nor the most stout of those pale white specters that were arrayed against the travelers, but it strode forward with a stiff-jointed dignity none of its demised confederates could match. With plucked feathers streaming from the gilded helmet that rocked atop its bleached skull, it approached the living. Halting barely a spear length away, the skeleton placed one bony arm across its splayed rib cage—and bowed …”
PRAISE FOR ALAN DEAN FOSTER’S JOURNEYS OF THE CATECHIST
“Top-drawer Foster, featuring a fast-paced mix of wry humor, high fantasy, and amazing new places and creatures.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Alan Dean Foster is a master storyteller.”
—SF Site
“Odd and engaging…a wondrous journey.”
—Locks
“The effect of this book is that of tales within tales, like those of Sinbad and his many voyages; a thousand dissimilar elements somehow fit together seamlessly. This is Foster at his best, thoughtful and fun.”
—Booklist
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