Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a g...(展开全部)

斯科特•维斯特菲尔德，美国畅销书作家，科幻奇幻作家。 维斯特菲尔德的父亲作为计算机工程师参与了飞机及多种交通工具的设计工作，并且曾参与阿波罗登月计划；这使他从少年时起便对对于各类交通工具充满浓厚的兴趣。 维斯特菲尔德已创作18部长篇小说，其中14部是专为青少年读者而作。其作品《进化的宠儿》获2000年菲利普•迪克奖提名。《午夜人：神秘时刻》获2004年澳洲“奥瑞丽斯”最佳青少年小说奖。《偷窥者》和《丑人》均在2006年获美国图书馆协会最佳青少年图书奖，《丑人》的法语版上市后成为当年度仅次于《暮光之城》的畅销书。 《利维坦号战记》系列是他的最新系列小说，在国外备受好评，粉丝如云。

斯科特•维斯特菲尔德，美国畅销书作家，科幻奇幻作家。 维斯特菲尔德的父亲作为计算机工程师参与了飞机及多种交通工具的设计工作，并且曾参与阿波罗登月计划；这使他从少年时起便对对于各类交通工具充满浓厚的兴趣。 维斯特菲尔德已创作18部长篇小说，其中14部是专为青少年读者而作。其作品《进化的宠儿》获2000年菲利普•迪克奖提名。《午夜人：神秘时刻》获2004年澳洲“奥瑞丽斯”最佳青少年小说奖。《偷窥者》和《丑人》均在2006年获美国图书馆协会最佳青少年图书奖，《丑人》的法语版上市后成为当年度仅次于《暮光之城》的畅销书。 《利维坦号战记》系列是他的最新系列小说，在国外备受好评，粉丝如云。

Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a g...(展开全部)

👨‍🎨[英] 汤姆•高尔德（Tom Gauld） 1976 年生于苏格兰阿伯丁郡，曾在爱丁堡艺术学院和皇家艺术学院学习插画。他之前的作品包括《王国守卫者》《猎人与画家》《巨型机器人》等。他从2005 年开始为《卫报》创作卡通，每周连载更新。

A MASTER OF STRIPPED-DOWN, POWERFUL STORYTELLING REWORKS THE DAVID AND GOLIATH MYTH. Goliath of Gath isn’t much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he’d pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Le...(展开全部)

"A Scheherazade for our time". (Daily Telegraph). What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This thought sets Malcolm Gladwell on an extraordinary journey that takes him from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the way weaving unforgettable stories ...(展开全部)

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. http://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits-Battl...(展开全部)

"A Scheherazade for our time". (Daily Telegraph). What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This thought sets Malcolm Gladwell on an extraordinary journey that takes him from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the way weaving unforgettable stories ...(展开全部)

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. http://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits-Battl...(展开全部)