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)

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)

Discover Mikhail Bugakov's classic literary love letter to the city of Kyiv. Drawing closely on Bulgakov's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, The White Guard takes place in Kyiv, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-w...(展开全部)