title: The Silk Map: A Gaunt and Bone Novel
author:  Chris Willrich 
description: <i>The Silk Map</i> is an exciting adventure set in a world as lovingly constructed as Frank Herberts <i>Dune</i> or Lovecrafts ghoul-haunted nightmares. Legends from the Mongol and Islamic empires to ancient China hover just below the surface. Xanadu and Shambala appear with slightly different names. Heroes Gaunt and Bone careen from one misadventure to the next, with companions that include a second-rate flying carpet (with murderous tendencies) and a lovelorn zombie. Did I mention that the story is also funny?I loved it.<br />Nancy Farmer, winner of the National Book Award and three Newbery honors, author of <i>The House of the Scorpion</i><br /><br />The perfect sort of sword and sorceryelegant, swift, and as sharp as a blade. Willrich has the light touch of Leiber, the imaginative fecundity of Moorcock, and a wit all his own; thrilling and charming all at once, oh, and bloody good, too. This is sword and sorcery as it should be written. Chris understands the poetry of fantasy, and the wry sense of humor that sustains even the darkest of tales. Adventure lies ahead, and Chris is a sure and delightful guide.<br /> Trent Jamieson, author of the Death Works trilogy<br /><br />"Gaunt and Bone are the Han and Leia of heroic fantasy." <br />Howard Tayler, creator of the Hugo Award-nominated Schlock Mercenary<br /><br />"A vivid, richly imagined world populated by delightfully memorable characters.... Witty narration, well-drawn characters, and a fast-moving plot." <br /><i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />"Reading Chris Willrich feels a bit like playing Dungeons and Dragons with a drunken Will Shakespeare."<br />Saladin Ahmed, Hugo award-nominated author of <i>Throne of the Crescent Moon</i><br /><br />"Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone are just as delightful when pondering poetry or philosophy as when stealing a magic sword."<i><br /></i>Scott H. Andrews, editor of <i>Beneath Ceaseless Skies<br /></i>
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  ALSO BY CHRIS WILLRICH
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Scroll of Years_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Silk Map_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Published 2015 by Pyr®, an imprint of Prometheus Books
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Chart of Tomorrows: A Gaunt and Bone Novel._ Copyright © 2015 by Chris
  Willrich. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
  stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
  digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or
  conveyed via the Internet or a website without prior written permission of the
  publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical
  articles and reviews.
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Characters, organizations, locales, and events
  portrayed in this novel either are products of the author’s imagination or are
  used fictitiously.
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover illustration by © Kerem Beyit  
  
  
  Cover design by Nicole Sommer-Lecht
  
  
  
  
  
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