At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, f...(展开全部)

A "San Francisco Chronicle" Best Book of 2008A "Chicago"" Tribune" Best Book of 2008A "Washington"" Post" Best Book of 2008An "Economist" Best Book of 2008A "New York" Best Book of 2008A "Christian Science Monitor" Best Book of 2008A "Publishers Weekly "Best Book of 2008Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the "Ibis," Its destin...(展开全部)

At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China's vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, fro...(展开全部)

阿来，一九五九年生于四川北部阿坝藏区。履历表上列为籍贯的马尔康县俗称“四土”，即四个土司统辖之地。 八十年代中期开始创作。出版过小说集《旧年的血迹》与诗集《梭磨河》。《尘埃落定》是其第一部长篇 小说。

阿来，一九五九年生于四川北部阿坝藏区。履历表上列为籍贯的马尔康县俗称“四土”，即四个土司统辖之地。 八十年代中期开始创作。出版过小说集《旧年的血迹》与诗集《梭磨河》。《尘埃落定》是其第一部长篇 小说。

法利•莫厄特，加拿大自然文学作家，坚定的环保主义者。一生出版著作44本，有2500多万册远销世界60多个国家。其代表作有《鲸之殇》《与狼共度》《鹿之民》《屠海》等。他透过极具热情和洞察力的写作启发世人，不同的选择对人类和生态会有重大影响：曾经的选择影响当下的生态系统，现在的抉择将左右人类和所有地球生命的未来。

法利•莫厄特，加拿大自然文学作家，坚定的环保主义者。一生出版著作44本，有2500多万册远销世界60多个国家。其代表作有《鲸之殇》《与狼共度》《鹿之民》《屠海》等。他透过极具热情和洞察力的写作启发世人，不同的选择对人类和生态会有重大影响：曾经的选择影响当下的生态系统，现在的抉择将左右人类和所有地球生命的未来。

阿加莎·克里斯蒂原名为阿加莎·玛丽·克拉丽莎·米勒，一八九○年九月十五日生于英国德文郡托基的阿什菲尔德宅邸。她几乎没有接受过正规的教育，但酷爱阅读，尤其痴迷于歇洛克·福尔摩斯的故事。 第一次世界大战期间，阿加莎·克里斯蒂成了一名志愿者。战争结束后，她创作了自己的第一部侦探小说《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》。几经周折，作品于一九二○正式出 版，由此开启了克里斯蒂辉煌的创作生涯。一九二六年，《罗杰疑案》由哈珀柯林斯出版公司出版。这部作品一举奠定了克里斯蒂在侦探文学领域不可撼动的地位。之后，她又陆续出版了《东方快车谋杀案》、《ABC 谋杀案》、《尼罗河上的惨案》、《无人生还》、《阳光下的罪恶》等脍炙人口的作品。时至今日，这些作品依然是世界侦探文学宝库里最宝贵的财富。根据她的小 说改编而成的舞台剧《捕鼠器》，已经成为世界上公演场次最多的剧目；而在影视改编方面，《东方快...(展开全部)

A tetralogy containing "Spring Snow", a love story, "Runaway Horses", with a protagonist a right-wing terrorist, "The Temple of Dawn", where a Thai princess is mystically linked with the heroes of the preceding works and, written under the shadow of the author's death, "The Decay of the Angel".

As a deputy commissioner for the ICC, Alan Decker's job is to make sure the settlements on LV178 follow all the rules, keeping the colonists safe. But the planet known as New Galveston holds secrets, lurking deep beneath the toxic sands dubbed the Sea of Sorrows. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of merce...(展开全部)