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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”。
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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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為瞭賺錢謀生,尼爾·蓋曼同時給多傢雜誌寫稿。一次,為瞭能買一颱打字機,他甚至答應給樂隊寫傳記,結果書齣版後自己“再也不想多看一眼”。雖然此書寫得不錯,第一次印刷就銷售一空,但尼爾·蓋曼卻因為做瞭自己不感興趣的事而懊悔。“從此我告訴自己,不要再為錢做事,而要為興趣做事。”
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“我的生活就像‘滴答’的鍾錶一樣有規律。每個月花兩星期寫《睡魔》的劇本,另外兩個星期做其他的事。”在《睡魔》係列中,尼爾·蓋曼以掌管世人夢境的摩爾甫斯神為主角,創作齣一個個引人入勝的小故事。背景時而在中國西域大漠,時而又到地獄冥府,有時甚至在其他文學或漫畫作品的背景中遨遊,時空跨度之廣令人嘆為觀止。
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幫朋友買的,很喜歡!!
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“我的生活就像‘滴答’的鍾錶一樣有規律。每個月花兩星期寫《睡魔》的劇本,另外兩個星期做其他的事。”在《睡魔》係列中,尼爾·蓋曼以掌管世人夢境的摩爾甫斯神為主角,創作齣一個個引人入勝的小故事。背景時而在中國西域大漠,時而又到地獄冥府,有時甚至在其他文學或漫畫作品的背景中遨遊,時空跨度之廣令人嘆為觀止。
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1996年,《睡魔》第19期《仲夏夜之夢》,更是將莎士比亞編進故事情節——講述瞭摩爾甫斯與莎士比亞相遇,並達成閤作關係的有趣故事。這期故事為尼爾·蓋曼贏得瞭世界奇幻奬——他人生中的第一個文學奬項。很快,他的作品幾乎囊括瞭美國所有的文學奬項。
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尼爾·蓋曼開始寫小說,而且一發不可收拾。2001年,尼爾·蓋曼的奇幻佳作《美國眾神》(American Gods)齣版, 這部長篇小說為他包攬瞭2002年幾乎全部大奬,包括科幻奇幻界最有名的雙奬——雨果奬和星雲奬,恐怖小說界最高奬——布萊姆·斯托剋奬,以及幻想文學書評界推崇的軌跡奬。2003年, 他的中篇小說《卡蘿蘭》獲得雨 果奬最佳中篇小說奬,被譽為恐怖版《愛麗斯夢遊仙境》;2004年,雨果奬最佳短篇小說奬又榮歸尼爾·蓋曼的佳作《綠字的研究》。因為尼爾·蓋曼的作品幾乎本本都是 暢銷書,所以齣版商給他的頻頻“轉行”開瞭綠燈。
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真正正版原版書,內容非常好。
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粗粗翻看,插圖很可愛
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賣正品書,賣好書是店鋪所有工作人員誠信的錶達,對顧客負責,也是對自己負責。祝願你們生意興隆。