“Superb.” —The New York Times on The Journeyer

“Astonishing and titillating.” —The Chicago Tribune on The Journeyer

“Fabulous. . . .Sumptuous and exceedingly bawdy.” —The Washington Post on The Journeyer

“He enlivens his picaresque story with wonderfully detailed descriptions of the landscape, climate, flora and fauna Polo encountered along the way. The real energy of Gary Jennings’s narrative is devoted to those old standbys lust and bloodlust. His zeal for clinical description of sexual practices is matched only by his enthusiasm for the minutiae of Oriental torture. Pound for pound, The Journeyer is a classic.” —Gene Lyons, Newsweek

“A novel of epic proportions.” —Library Journal on The Journeyer

“As Gary Jennings did for pre-Hispanic Mexico in Aztec, he has enriched The Journeyer with an anthropologist’s knowledge of diverse lands and cultures. . . . Jennings combines inexhaustible research with the yarn-spinner’s art, drawing indelible portraits of Marco and his companions on the long journey. Stunning . . . You’ll never want it to end.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Perfect entertainment.” —Philadelphia Inquirer on The Journeyer

“Employing both great sweep and meticulous detail, Gary Jennings has produced an impressively learned gem of the astounding and the titillating.” —Chicago Tribune Book World on The Journeyer

“A first-rate narrative. . .spiced with bawdy tales and bizarre customs . . . Sensual delights. . . Jennings is a superb storyteller.” —Houston Post on The Journeyer

“Wild adventure . . . endlessly intriguing . . . constantly surprising.” —Atlantic Monthly on The Journeyer

“Relentlessly gripping.” —Publishers Weekly on The Journeyer

“Remarkable . . .Extraordinary . . . Recreates a whole lost civilization.” —Miami Herald on The Journeyer