A Triumph of Souls, page 35
“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
Alan Dean Foster, A Triumph of Souls
