"New York Times" bestselling author Vonda N. McIntyre proves she is "blessed with both vision and genius" "(BookPage)" in this breathtaking tale -- part adventure story, part legend, and part Gothic novel-- what "Publishers Weekly" calls "a marvelous alternative history fable." In seventeenth-century France, Louis XIV rules with flamboyant ambition. From the Hall of Mirrors to...(展开全部)

冯达·N.麦金泰尔（Vonda N. McIntyre） 美国著名的科幻、奇幻小说作家。1948年生于路易斯维尔，1970年获得华盛顿大学生物学荣誉学士学位，1971年开始发表作品。 其作品五次登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜。1973年其中篇小说《雾草沙》获得星云奖，1978年根据《雾草沙》扩展而成的长篇小说《梦蛇》获得星云奖和雨果奖，1997年《太阳王与海妖》力压乔治•R.R.马丁《权力的游戏》获星云奖。此外，她还写过一些《星际迷航》和《星球大战》的小说。目前居住在西雅图。

Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

"An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA

Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous reprint, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of all time. First published in 1914, East of th...(展开全部)

Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous reprint, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of all time. First published in 1914, East of th...(展开全部)

埃莉诺·卡顿Eleanor Catton 1985年出生于加拿大，在坎特伯雷大学学习英语，并在新西兰惠灵顿维多利亚大学获得创意写作的硕士学位。22岁时因处女作《彩排》获得亚当创作奖、贝蒂特拉斯克首作奖、新西兰文学协会首作奖、加拿大亚马逊网络书店小说首作奖等众多文学奖项，并入围英国柑橘文学奖、法国费米娜文学奖、法国美第奇文学奖从而一鸣惊人。2013年28岁的卡顿凭借第二本小说《黄道十二宫杀人事件》拿下布克文学奖，并打破记录成为布克奖历史上最年轻的获奖者，她的获奖作品也成为布克奖历史上篇幅最长的作品。该作品同时还摘得加拿大总督文学奖最佳英文小说、新西兰图书奖年度小说等十几个文学奖项。2023年神秘的卡顿终于推出了她的第三部作品《伯南伍德》。 卡顿现居新西兰惠灵顿市。 马爱农 出生于江苏省南京市，主要翻译作品有“哈利•波特”系列、《船讯》、《到灯塔去》、《...(展开全部)