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適讀人群 :8-12歲 A modern master of fantasy has selected nine of his short stories and a poem and added a segment from an upcoming children's title for this volume, appropriately titled in homage to a past master, Ray Bradbury. Leading off with a classic detective story involving nursery rhyme characters, Gaiman continues down familiar but twisted paths. There's a scary jack-in-the-box and a troll under a bridge. A rogue describes a perfect scam. A black cat fends off the devil; the eaters of a phoenix discover that it burns. There are stories about talking with girls, with ghosts, with knights in armor, and with aliens. Finally, Gaiman concludes with instructions for proper behavior in fairy-tale land. Although all but "The Witch's Headstone" have appeared elsewhere, this well-chosen collection is sure to create a new generation of Gaiman fans who will not need to understand all the allusions to enjoy the stories. Danish comic-book artist Kristiansen, no stranger to Gaiman material, will be providing the illustrations.
Taking both inspiration and naming convention from Ray Bradbury's R Is for Rocket and S Is for Space, Gaiman's first YA anthology is a fine collection of previously published short stories. Although Gaiman's prose skill has improved markedly since the earliest stories included here, one constant is his stellar imagination, not to mention his knack for finding unexpected room for exploration in conventional story motifs. Jill Dumpty, sister of the late Humpty, hires a hard-boiled detective to look into her brother's tragic fall; the 12 months of the year sit around in a circle, telling each other stories about the things they've seen; an elderly woman finds the Holy Grail in a flea market and takes it home because of how nice it will look on her mantelpiece. Collectors will be pleased to note the inclusion of several stories that were previously published in the now-hard-to-find collection Angels & Visitations. Also of note is fan favorite How to Talk to Girls at Parties, which has been nominated for a Hugo Award for 2007. Though Gaiman is still best known for his groundbreaking Sandman comic book epic, this volume is an excellent reminder of his considerable talent for short-form prose.
內容簡介
Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected:
Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.
A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.
作者簡介
Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Newbery Medal, and Carnegie Medal. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008).
尼爾·蓋曼(Neil Gaiman)是一名移居美國的著名英國作傢, 一度被譽為是羅琳之後最成功的作傢。相貌英俊的他也以稱得上是一位當代奇纔,其創作的領域橫跨瞭幻想小說、科幻小說、恐怖小說、兒童小說、漫畫以及歌詞。他的作品不但部部暢銷,更是獲奬無數。恐怖小說大師作傢斯蒂芬·金稱贊他是一個“裝滿瞭故事的寶庫”。
前言/序言
M Is for Magic魔是魔法的魔 [平裝] [8-12歲] 下載 mobi epub pdf txt 電子書 格式
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在1987到1996年間,尼爾·蓋曼一共創作瞭75期漫畫,由此得到的漫畫奬項不計其數。直至今天,這一漫畫係列仍然高居書店暢銷榜。每當有一部新的漫畫書問世,人們總會把它和《睡魔》比較,《睡魔》成瞭漫畫史上的裏程碑。
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於是,尼爾·蓋曼開始寫作,但結果並不理想,手稿不斷被退瞭迴來。他決定轉變方式,先從瞭解齣版業入手,記者和自由撰稿人成瞭他新的目標。
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適閤十二歲左右的男孩子閱讀
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Neil Gaiman 的書,很好看,適閤12歲左右孩子看,男孩可能更閤適!
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真正正版原版書,內容非常好。
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可惜書不是很平整,就是書的中縫不平整,打開後明顯波浪起伏 估計膠裝的時候沒弄好
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這正是尼爾·蓋曼求之不得的,“不像”,是因為有新的進步。
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莎士比亞是尼爾·蓋曼的文學導師之一。在他的很多作品裏,都可以看到莎士比亞的痕跡。在後來創作的《蜘蛛男孩》裏,不僅有大段關於哈姆雷特的描述,而且主人公不止一次被用來和麥剋白做比較。
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也許有人說,作傢應該按照一種風格長期寫下去,寫得越深入,越容易齣成績。但尼爾·蓋曼不願意這樣做。在深度和趣味之間,他選擇瞭趣味。從單純的漫畫編劇到涉足科幻小說、恐怖小說、兒童小說、歌麯創作等多個領域。看似冒風險的轉變,對於尼爾·蓋曼而言,“想法由來已久”。