M Is for Magic魔是魔法的魔 [平装] [8-12岁] pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2025

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Neil Gaiman（尼尔·盖曼） 著，Teddy Kristiansen（泰迪·克里斯坦森） 绘

出版社： HarperCollins US

ISBN：9780061186479

商品编码：19009212

包装：平装

出版时间：2008-04-29

页数：272

正文语种：英文

商品尺寸：19.3x13.46x1.52cm

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适读人群 ：8-12岁
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.

内容简介

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.

作者简介

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).

　　尼尔·盖曼（Neil Gaiman）是一名移居美国的著名英国作家， 一度被誉为是罗琳之后最成功的作家。相貌英俊的他也以称得上是一位当代奇才，其创作的领域横跨了幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品不但部部畅销，更是获奖无数。恐怖小说大师作家斯蒂芬·金称赞他是一个“装满了故事的宝库”。

前言/序言

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此后不久，一个偶然的机会，尼尔·盖曼认识了美国漫画界的顶尖剧作者艾伦·摩尔，随即开始了自己的漫画生涯。经过数年的历练和积累，27岁的尼尔·盖曼开始着手创作《睡魔》系列漫画。当尼尔·盖曼为《睡魔》写作对白时，他绝没有想到这将会是他的成名作，《睡魔》会成为欧美读者最喜欢的漫画。

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“我的生活就像‘滴答’的钟表一样有规律。每个月花两星期写《睡魔》的剧本，另外两个星期做其他的事。”在《睡魔》系列中，尼尔·盖曼以掌管世人梦境的摩尔甫斯神为主角，创作出一个个引人入胜的小故事。背景时而在中国西域大漠，时而又到地狱冥府，有时甚至在其他文学或漫画作品的背景中遨游，时空跨度之广令人叹为观止。

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“当我年轻时，幸运地遇到了两位很好的合作伙伴。25岁时，我和道格拉斯·亚当合作，给被奉为传世经典的幽默科幻小说《银河搭便车指南》写了一本解读书。28岁时，我遇到了《碟形世界》的作者特里·普拉切特。这两个合作伙伴都非常出色，他们的工作方式几乎一样：寻找自己擅长的领域，在这个圈子里不断深入。然而我认为，他　们在越深入的同时，也在围墙里不断禁锢自己。为什么不多尝试几个领域呢？我想我也许应该走和他们相反的方向。”

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在1987到1996年间，尼尔·盖曼一共创作了75期漫画，由此得到的漫画奖项不计其数。直至今天，这一漫画系列仍然高居书店畅销榜。每当有一部新的漫画书问世，人们总会把它和《睡魔》比较，《睡魔》成了漫画史上的里程碑。

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这正是尼尔·盖曼求之不得的，“不像”，是因为有新的进步。

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尼尔·盖曼甚至与日本画家天野喜孝合作，出版了一本以日本鬼狐传奇为脚本的绘图小说《睡魔：捕梦》。而更重要的是，他打破了美式英雄漫画的模式，以深沉黑暗的基调，旁征博引的对白和曲折离奇的情节，吸引到大量知识分子和女性读者群，对整个漫画产业造成了不小的影响。

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1960年，尼尔·盖曼出生在英国汉普郡。在拥有独特幽默感和浓郁魔幻氛围的英国，尼尔·盖曼不可救药地喜欢上了J.R.R·托尔金和C.S·刘易斯笔下的奇幻世界，成为铁杆科幻迷。他梦想成为作家，但也和许多孩子一样，他没有为此付出任何行动。

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Neil Gaiman 的书，很好看，适合12岁左右孩子看，男孩可能更合适！

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这个系列的书内容不错，情节紧凑，喜欢看。