雷克．萊爾頓 (Rick Riordan) 美國知名作家，寫過膾炙人口的小說，其中的〈特雷斯．納瓦荷〉系列曾勇奪推理小說界的愛倫坡、夏姆斯、安東尼三大獎項；他也是〈The 39 Clues〉系列的策劃者與作者之一。萊爾頓早期是一位英文老師及小提琴演奏家，從事教職達十五年之久，對於青少年、校園生活及教育議題有相當程度的了解和熱情。他同時也是兩個男孩的父親，兒子還是〈波西傑克森〉系列的重要推手呢！ 〈波西傑克森〉系列出版後，不但榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜冠軍，更席捲《出版者週刊》、《洛杉磯時報》與全美獨立書店排行榜。此後萊爾頓的邀約不斷，行程滿檔，無論美國、英國，甚至地中海的馬爾他島都走透透。美商二十世紀福斯影片公司已高價買下電影版權。 萊爾頓目前和太太及兩個兒子住在美國德州的聖安東尼奧。想進一步了解雷克．萊爾頓或波西的相關資訊，請上他的個人網站：ht...(展开全部)

※系列特色 【全美最酷炫暢銷奇幻冒險小說】 ★榮獲美國總統歐巴馬選書 ★唯一連獲兩年「馬克吐溫獎」最佳圖書 ★《紐約時報》、《出版者週刊》暢銷排行榜第一名 ★翻譯成全球三十餘國語言版本(法、德、義、英、俄、西、日、韓、泰、瑞、波、希……) ★電影版權已由美國福斯電影公司取得，大卡司大製作，由〈哈利波特〉一、二集導演Chris Columbus與〈史瑞克〉編劇Joe Stillma合作，預定2010年2月上映，精采可期。(電影上映前，中文版全系列五冊出齊) ★本系列在美國自2005年出版第一冊起到2009年第五冊出版，一路如旋風般橫掃各大暢銷排行榜及重要圖書獎項。 【系列特色】 ★豐沛的「想像力」是一切創意的源頭： 哈利波特作者J.K.羅琳在哈佛大學演講時曾說：「世界不見得需要魔術來改變，但適度的想像力是非常重要的……」〈波西傑克森〉運用了希臘神話帶給...(展开全部)

后藤均｜作者 日本推理作家，生于一九五八年。一九八〇年毕业于庆应义塾大学经济学部，一九八六年毕业于芝加哥大学商学院。二〇〇二年，以《缮写室迷宫》获得第十二届鲇川哲也奖，正式出道。 二〇二〇年去世，享年六十二岁。 赵滢｜译者 从小喜欢动漫的“八零”后，学习日语后爱上了悬疑推理，最喜欢东野圭吾的《白夜行》和凑佳苗的《告白》。目前翻译的作品有《乔乔的奇妙冒险》《异兽魔都》《夏日重现》《关于那个人的备忘录》等。

Labyrinth of the Past is a collection of short stories that explore the lives of young women raised by single mothers in China, a country that is unforgiving to unmarried women and their children. A dark, yet engrossing look at the lives of these girls, each story examines their personal struggles with family and the greater world around them. Coping with the stigma of being th...(展开全部)

巴里·施特劳斯（Barry Strauss），美国康奈尔大学古典学系和历史学系教授，研究方向为古代军事史。他撰写了多部著作，包括《特洛伊战争》《斯巴达克斯战争》等。

Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's The Revolt of the Masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains his most famous work, "The Labyrinth of...(展开全部)

Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's The Revolt of the Masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains his most famous work, "The Labyrinth of...(展开全部)

The Battle is the book Balzac always wanted to write and, beginning his story with Balzac's own words ('On Tuesday 16th May 1809 ...'), Rambaud has finally achieved his predecessor's dream. The eponymous battle now commonly described as Napoleon's first major defeat on land in Europe took place at Essling, near Vienna; forty thousand men died in forty-eight hours. With vivid de...(展开全部)

The winner of the Prix Goncourt and Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, The Battle is a brilliant, compelling novelization of the battle of Essling, Napoleon's first major defeat. The battle of Essling has long been overlooked by historians and novelists, but Rambaud, relying on research notes compiled by Honore de Balzac, has re-created the confrontation with exceptio...(展开全部)

The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich -- newly in print for the 50th anniversary of VE Day. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also...(展开全部)