There are books that enlarge the mind, there are books that enrich the soul, but rarely comes a book so beautifully-written and profound that it manages to do both -- ELIF SHAFAK, author of The Island of Missing Trees The most daring history book of the year ... told in the present tense with all the dash and flair of a novel. The research is faultless: we are immersed ... it b...(展开全部)

A colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile ...A pirate city hauled across the oceans ...A hidden miracle about be revealed ...These are the ingredients of an astonishing story. It is the story of a prisoner's journey. Of the search for the island of a forgotten people, for the most astonishing beast in the...(展开全部)

The Scar is a fantastical voyage of exploration and discovery, of extravagant marine adventures and awesome sea-monsters. Mieville is the author of King Rat, which was nominated for fantasy awards, and Perdido Street Station."

哈里·西德博特姆（Harry Sidebottom），英国作家、历史学家，牛津大学哲学博士，代表作为《罗马战士》系列小说。他目前正在创作新的系列小说《恺撒大帝的王座》，其中第一卷《铁与锈》已于2014年出版。

哈里·西德博特姆（Harry Sidebottom），英国作家、历史学家，牛津大学哲学博士，代表作为《罗马战士》系列小说。他目前正在创作新的系列小说《恺撒大帝的王座》，其中第一卷《铁与锈》已于2014年出版。

哈里·西德博特姆（Harry Sidebottom），英国作家、历史学家，牛津大学哲学博士，代表作为《罗马战士》系列小说。他目前正在创作新的系列小说《恺撒大帝的王座》，其中第一卷《铁与锈》已于2014年出版。

Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future “Meritocracy.” Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year 2034, the author of this sociological satire shows how present decisions and practice...(展开全部)

迈克尔·格兰特（Michael Grant，1914—2004），英国著名的古典学家，历史畅销书作者，曾任爱丁堡大学拉丁文学教授，喀土穆大学与女王大学校长。他翻译的塔西佗《编年史》至今仍然是常用译本，他还翻译了诸多其他古典作家的作品，并著有《希腊人的崛起》《罗马之巅》《维苏威的城市》等多达七十部关于希腊、罗马、中世纪历史的著作，其《古典时期的希腊》一书更是被译为德语等多种版本。格兰特教授退休后潜心写作，是古代史领域少见的自由作家，《泰晤士报》将其评为少有的“同时赢得学术界与普通读者尊重的经典史学家”。 译者刘峰，海德堡大学古代史与碑铭系博士生。

The setting is Kiev in 1918, a time of revolution, turmoil and civil war. The Germans have occupied the city, Petlyura's Socialists are camped outside awaiting their moment, while the Bolsheviks watch, contemplating their buried armaments. It is a time of suspense and anguished uncertainty for everyone, including the once-wealthy Turbin family, who, like the other last supporte...(展开全部)

“Great and terrible was the year of Our Lord 1918, of the Revolution the second.” It is 1918: the Russian Revolution has just ended, Ukraine is in the midst of civil war, and in Kiev, the two Turbin brothers are preparing to fight for the White Guard in the wake of their beloved mother’s death. Friends charge in from the streets amid an atmosphere of heady chaos, downing vodka,...(展开全部)