The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States. --------------------------- Central characte...(展开全部)

The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States. --------------------------- Central characte...(展开全部)

斯蒂文•米尔豪瑟（Steven Millhauser，1943－），美国重量级作家，曾获美第契外国文学奖（1975年）、世界奇幻文学奖（1990年）、普利策奖（1997年）等多项大奖。米尔豪瑟的小说极具创新精神，涵盖侦探、哥特、爱情、奇幻等各种题材，故事可读性强，且寓意深刻；他的叙事技巧多变，语言凝练，受到厄普代克尊崇。其短篇小说《魔术师艾森海姆》（Eisenheim the Illusionist）曾被拍成电影《魔术师》（The Illusionist），获得巨大成功。其代表作有：《艾德文•穆尔豪斯》、《马丁•德塞勒：一位美国梦幻家的传说》、《飞刀表演者》、《危险的大笑》等。

作者尼古拉斯·布莱克，1904年生于爱尔兰，英国牛津大学和剑桥大学教授，皇家文学协会副主席。主要作品以英国现代诗歌著称，并于1968年至1972年期间担任英国桂冠诗人。与此同时，还出版有20部侦探小说，是英国黄金时代侦探小说的代表性作家，其中以“奈杰尔·斯特雷奇威”为侦探主角的16部系列小说，囊括了黄金时代侦探小说的所有悬疑探案模式，文笔流畅，人物鲜明，被誉为西方犯罪小说的经典。一版再版，畅销不衰，并多次被改编成电影、电视剧，风靡一时。

保罗•巴奇加卢皮 Paolo Bacigalupi 美国著名科幻作家。1972年出生，大学时主修东亚研究，毕业后曾到中国工作，学过中文，1996年回到美国波士顿工作。 自1999年开始写作以来，巴奇加卢皮已7次获得雨果、星云奖提名。2009年，他的长篇小说处女作《发条女孩》一经问世，便获得雨果奖、星云奖、约翰•坎贝尔纪念奖、康普顿•库克奖等多项国际科幻大奖。 《水刀子》是巴奇加卢皮的代表作之一。在书中，他基于多年来关于气候和水资源的研究与报道，描绘了一个真实到可怕的干旱未来。

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne. “I’m sorry but the answer’s no.” Reluctant aut...(展开全部)

保罗•巴奇加卢皮 Paolo Bacigalupi 美国著名科幻作家。1972年出生，大学时主修东亚研究，毕业后曾到中国工作，学过中文，1996年回到美国波士顿工作。 自1999年开始写作以来，巴奇加卢皮已7次获得雨果、星云奖提名。2009年，他的长篇小说处女作《发条女孩》一经问世，便获得雨果奖、星云奖、约翰•坎贝尔纪念奖、康普顿•库克奖等多项国际科幻大奖。 《水刀子》是巴奇加卢皮的代表作之一。在书中，他基于多年来关于气候和水资源的研究与报道，描绘了一个真实到可怕的干旱未来。

"The Mystery of the Thinking Rabbit" is a detective story which explains that bunnies think with their noses: for a single idea a bunny might "scrunch up his nose fifteen thousand times" (he may not be too bright, but "he's not foolish at all when it comes to making babies"). The third tale, "Almost True," is a shaggy dog yarn narrated by a pooch who is very worried about a wic...(展开全部)

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In "Wicked Plants," Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like...(展开全部)

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In "Wicked Plants," Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like...(展开全部)