In his major new work, Michael Palin – former Monty Python stalwart and much-loved television globe-trotter – brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, to the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to its abandonment during Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition, and to its final rediscovery ...(展开全部)

Ben Okri, winner of the Booker Prize for The Famished Road, now gives us Songs of Enchantment, and it is hard to imagine a more gloriously written novel. Azaro, the spirit-child, is a reluctant traveler in the realities of this world. In this moving story of live and transformation, his adventures begin with the disruption of his family. Under the pressure of poverty and myth, ...(展开全部)

Ben Okri, winner of the Booker Prize for The Famished Road, now gives us Songs of Enchantment, and it is hard to imagine a more gloriously written novel. Azaro, the spirit-child, is a reluctant traveler in the realities of this world. In this moving story of live and transformation, his adventures begin with the disruption of his family. Under the pressure of poverty and myth, ...(展开全部)

[美]唐纳德•斯伯特（Donald Spoto） 好莱坞影视制片人，纽约福坦莫大学博士，畅销书作家，著有21本作品，包括《天才的阴暗面：希区柯克的一生》、《上流社会：格蕾丝•凯利传》，以及劳伦斯•奥利佛、玛丽莲•梦露、英格丽•褒曼、伊丽莎白•泰勒、杰奎琳•肯尼迪等人的传记，多本著作登上畅销榜并被翻译成多国语言，其中数本改编为电影、电视剧、纪录片。 他的作品以严谨、真实、敏锐著称，《时代》杂志称其为“当代最敏锐的传记作家之一”；《卫报》称其“以学院派的严谨作风写八卦故事，风趣幽默又严谨可靠”。

《魔法活船》英国版 Gripping first instalment of a new series from the author of The Farseer Trilogy. Wizardwood -- a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds. But how can one trade with the Rain River Traders when only a liveship, fashioned from wizardwood, can negotiate the perilous waters of the R...(展开全部)

Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships--rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her--a legacy she will risk anything to ...(展开全部)

Demonstrating world-building finesse, Robin Hobb begins the climatic story of a seafaring clan and its tangled destiny.

The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders series. The dragon, Tintaglia, has been released from her wizardwood coffin, only to find that the glories of her kingdom have passed into ancient memory. Meanwhile, Malta Vestrit navigates the acid flow of the Rain Wild River in a decomposing boat, accompanied by the Satrap Cosgo and his Companion Kekki. Against hop...(展开全部)

《魔法活船》英国版 The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders series. The dragon, Tintaglia, has been released from her wizardwood coffin, only to find that the glories of her kingdom have passed into ancient memory. Meanwhile, Malta Vestrit navigates the acid flow of the Rain Wild River in a decomposing boat, accompanied by the Satrap Cosgo and his Companion Kekki. A...(展开全部)

Demonstrating world-building finesse, Robin Hobb begins the climatic story of a seafaring clan and its tangled destiny.