Das Raumschiff Shepherd-1 ist unterwegs zum sonnennächsten Stern. Auf halbem Weg gelingt es der Besatzung, mithilfe der Gravitationslinsen-Technologie scharfe Bilder vom Ursprung des Universums anzufertigen – und damit die Antwort zu erhalten, die verrät, wie der Kosmos entstanden ist und ob ein Gott dabei seine Hand im Spiel hatte oder nicht. Doch kaum teilt die Crew das der E...(展开全部)

Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel’s fourth novel, explores one of life’s most consequential decisions – whether or not to have children – with her signature charm and intelligence. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilize...(展开全部)

An aging ruler, an oppressive police state, a restless polarized people seething with paranoia: it’s a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—the great Kit Marlowe and the up-and-comer Will Shakespeare—meet in the back room of a pub to collaborate on a history play cycle, navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime, and flirt like young men with everything to lose. On...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·麦克杜格尔（Christopher McDougall） 美国作家。毕业于哈佛大学，后入美联社担任记者，赴安哥拉、刚果和卢旺达报道战事。返美后为《户外》、《纽约时报》、《跑步者世界》等刊物撰稿。曾三度入围全美杂志报道奖。 爱好跑步，但频受脚痛之苦。偶然得知在墨西哥的铜峡谷，隐居着史上最强的长跑族群塔拉乌马拉人。于是穿越峡谷，寻找和族人颇有交情的奇人卡巴洛，一睹这支与世隔绝的部族的真面貌，探得跑步真谛。此间学习塔拉乌马拉人的跑法，脚伤不治自愈，后写下《天生就会跑》一书。 目前在练跑步之余，写下一部作品。

In The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Greg Keyes has crafted a brilliant saga of magic, adventure, and love set against a backdrop of clashing empires and an ancient, reawakened evil. Now, with The Born Queen, Keyes brings his epic to a masterly close, gathering the strands of plot and character into a stunning climax that both completes and transcends all that has gone before. T...(展开全部)