In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to s...(展开全部)

Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is one of the most dramatic and bloody events in English history. Starting with village riots in the Essex countryside, chaos rapidly spread across mu...(展开全部)

"Last Days of Summer" is the story of Joey Margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third baseman for the New York Giants. But Joey's chosen champion doesn't exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an o...(展开全部)

Moments of humour, surreal fantasy, and the sometimes devastating ways we interact with the people we love the most, are presented in Shaun Tan’s typical thought-provoking style. RULES OF SUMMER, is a deceptively simple story about two boys, one older and one younger, and the kind of ‘rules’ that might govern any relationship between close friends or siblings. Rules that are of...(展开全部)

陈志勇（Shaun Tan）,1974年生于西澳大利亚的首府珀斯，在郊区长大。父亲是马来西亚华侨，母亲是澳大利亚人。从小，班里个子最小的他就是全校知名的画画高手，十几岁时即开始为科幻小说和恐怖故事绘制插图。1995年从西澳大利亚大学毕业，获得美术与英语语言文学双学位。后成为自由插画师，并在电影《霍顿与无名氏》和《机器人瓦力》中出任过造型设计。曾两次获得世界科幻协会颁发的“雨果奖最佳美术奖”，四度获得“世界奇幻奖最佳艺术家”称号。2011年，荣获由瑞典政府颁发的林格伦儿童文学奖。同年3月，改编自他的同名绘本并由他导演的动画《失物招领》也获得第83届奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖。绘本作品有《抵岸》（获2007年博洛尼亚书展特别评审奖）《绯红树》《别的国家都没有》《夏天守则》《蝉》等十几部。现居墨尔本。

Moments of humour, surreal fantasy, and the sometimes devastating ways we interact with the people we love the most, are presented in Shaun Tan’s typical thought-provoking style. RULES OF SUMMER, is a deceptively simple story about two boys, one older and one younger, and the kind of ‘rules’ that might govern any relationship between close friends or siblings. Rules that are of...(展开全部)

Darren Shan and Evra Von follow a trail of corpses and confront a foul creature of the night. A new enemy or Mr Crepsley? When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals, Darren and the snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak and travel with him to the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie and his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background - until ...(展开全部)

罗宾·霍布（Robin Hobb），纽约时报畅销书作家，亚马逊畅销书作家。 生于美国加州，在阿拉斯加的费尔班克斯度过大部分的成长岁月。在那里，她爱上了森林和原野，并形成了毕生对奇幻与科幻文学的热爱，这引导她步入这个领域开始创作。在男性主导的奇幻写作界，罗宾·霍布成功地走出了自己的一条道路。 她的短篇小说写作使她获得阿西莫夫读者大奖。她还曾获幻想小说最高奖项星云奖和雨果奖提名。代表作有：《刺客正传》《刺客后传》《魔法活船》《士兵之子》《雨野原传奇》等。

罗宾·霍布（Robin Hobb），纽约时报畅销书作家，亚马逊畅销书作家。 生于美国加州，在阿拉斯加的费尔班克斯度过大部分的成长岁月。在那里，她爱上了森林和原野，并形成了毕生对奇幻与科幻文学的热爱，这引导她步入这个领域开始创作。在男性主导的奇幻写作界，罗宾·霍布成功地走出了自己的一条道路。 她的短篇小说写作使她获得阿西莫夫读者大奖。她还曾获幻想小说最高奖项星云奖和雨果奖提名。代表作有：《刺客正传》《刺客后传》《魔法活船》《士兵之子》《雨野原传奇》等。

罗宾·霍布（Robin Hobb），纽约时报畅销书作家，亚马逊畅销书作家。 生于美国加州，在阿拉斯加的费尔班克斯度过大部分的成长岁月。在那里，她爱上了森林和原野，并形成了毕生对奇幻与科幻文学的热爱，这引导她步入这个领域开始创作。在男性主导的奇幻写作界，罗宾·霍布成功地走出了自己的一条道路。 她的短篇小说写作使她获得阿西莫夫读者大奖。她还曾获幻想小说最高奖项星云奖和雨果奖提名。代表作有：《刺客正传》《刺客后传》《魔法活船》《士兵之子》《雨野原传奇》等。