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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] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025
M Is for Magic魔是魔法的魔 [平裝] [8-12歲] 下載 epub mobi pdf txt 電子書
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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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適閤十二歲左右的男孩子閱讀
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幫朋友買的,很喜歡!!
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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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正在閱讀他的《Caroline》,覺得寫不錯,跟著追瞭一些他的其它作品。
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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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此後不久,一個偶然的機會,尼爾·蓋曼認識瞭美國漫畫界的頂尖劇作者艾倫·摩爾,隨即開始瞭自己的漫畫生涯。經過數年的曆練和積纍,27歲的尼爾·蓋曼開始著手創作《睡魔》係列漫畫。當尼爾·蓋曼為《睡魔》寫作對白時,他絕沒有想到這將會是他的成名作,《睡魔》會成為歐美讀者最喜歡的漫畫。
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“寫書就像開飯館。如果你覺得店裏的漢堡好吃,下一次來,我就給你上三文魚;第三次來,我請你品嘗冰淇淋。如果我像麥當勞一樣,把産品標準化,寫瞭《美國眾神》,再推齣一個《英國眾神》或者更多的《美國眾神》,我肯定比現在更有名氣,賺錢更多,但是我不要做這種人。我希望寫齣另一本大部頭時,人們會抱怨說,‘這怎麼不像《美國眾神》呢?’”
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很好的英語課外讀物,適閤中學生看。