This is science fiction on the grandest of scales - a cast of thousands set across hundreds of years and in the farthest reaches of Human Space. A prequel to his earlier novel A Fire Upon the Deep, this new novel is epic in scope and a thoroughly riveting read. A Deepness In the Sky is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. Bo...(展开全部)

This is science fiction on the grandest of scales - a cast of thousands set across hundreds of years and in the farthest reaches of Human Space. A prequel to his earlier novel A Fire Upon the Deep, this new novel is epic in scope and a thoroughly riveting read. A Deepness In the Sky is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. B...(展开全部)

After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep...(展开全部)

After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep...(展开全部)

作者簡介 片惠英（편혜영） 一九七二年生於韓國首爾，漢陽大學韓國語文學系畢業。二○○○年以第一篇短篇小說處女作《抖落露珠》（SHAKING OFF DEW）獲得《首爾新聞報》年度春季文學獎。作品在韓國文學界甚至世界文壇都受到極大的關注，二○○八年諾貝爾文學獎獲得者、法國作家勒•克萊齊奧（Jean Marie Gustave Le Clézio）對她的作品稱讚有加。 她共出版過四本短篇小說集，《蜀葵花園》（AOI GARDEN）、《去狗窩》（TO THE KENNELS）、《黃昏的求愛》（EVENING COURTSHIP）以及《夜晚流逝》（A NIGHT IS PASSING BY）。兩本長篇小說《灰燼與猩紅》（ASHES AND RED）及《他們去向西方森林》（THEY WENT TO THE FOREST IN THE WEST） 二○一七年曾來...(展开全部)

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.

Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, The Hole is by turns reminiscent of Lewis Carroll, David Lynch, and My Neighbor Totoro, but is singularly unsettling Asa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s home in the countryside. During an exceptionally hot summer, the young married couple move in, and Asa does her best to quickly adjust to their new ...(展开全部)

彼得．祖克曼（Peter Zuckerman），阿曼達．帕多安（Amanda Padoan） 彼得．祖克曼是記者，在不到三十歲時就獲得多個新聞報導獎，包括利文斯頓獎（Livingston Award）、貝爾森獎（C.B. Blethen Award）及國家新聞獎（National Journalism Awards）；阿曼達．帕多安是登山者，她的好友卡里姆．馬赫本（Karim Meherban）死於2008年k2山難。兩人於事件發生後著手此書，總共採訪兩百多人，參考了數以千計的照片和影片，歷時三年才完成這部極地登山史上的重要報導。 譯者簡介 易思婷 美國賓州大學電腦博士，因熱愛戶外活動而選擇一條不同的人生路。目前旅居美國，在攀登世界鑽研、教學、寫作、挑戰前人未曾嘗試過的攀登路線。著有《睡在懸崖上的人》、《一攀就上手》、《傳統攀登》。譯有《幸福的征途》...(展开全部)