出版社: Bantam
出版年: 2003-4-29
页数: 416
定价: 69.00元
装帧: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 9780553577907
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George R. R. Martin has thrilled a generation of readers with his epic works of the imagination, most recently the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling saga told in the novels A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , and A Storm of Swords . Lisa Tuttle has won acclaim from fans of science fiction, horror, and fantasy alike— most recently for her haunting novel T...
George R. R. Martin has thrilled a generation of readers with his epic works of the imagination, most recently the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling saga told in the novels A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , and A Storm of Swords . Lisa Tuttle has won acclaim from fans of science fiction, horror, and fantasy alike— most recently for her haunting novel The Pillow Friend . Now together they gift readers with this classic tale of a brilliantly rendered world of ironbound tradition, where a rebellious soul seeks to prove the power of a dream.
The planet of Windhaven was not originally a home to humans, but it became one following the crash of a colony starship. It is a world of small islands, harsh weather, and monster-infested seas. Communication among the scattered settlements was virtually impossible until the discovery that, thanks to light gravity and a dense atmosphere, humans were able to fly with the aid of metal wings made of bits of the cannibalized spaceship.
Many generations later, among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, who bring news, gossip, songs, and stories. They are romantic figures crossing treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms that could easily dash them from the sky to instant death. They are also members of an increasingly elite caste, for the wings—always in limited quantity—are growing gradually rarer as their bearers perish.
With such elitism comes arrogance and a rigid adherence to hidebound tradition. And for the flyers, allowing just anyone to join their cadre is an idea that borders on heresy. Wings are meant only for the offspring of flyers—now the new nobility of Windhaven. Except that sometimes life is not quite so neat.
Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, was raised by a flyer and wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. By tradition, however, the wings must go to her stepbrother, Coll, the flyer's legitimate son. But Coll wants only to be a singer, traveling the world by sea. So Maris challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen on the basis of merit rather than inheritance. And when she wins that bitter battle, she discovers that her troubles are only beginning.
For not all flyers are willing to accept the world's new structure, and as Maris battles to teach those who yearn to fly, she finds herself likewise fighting to preserve the integrity of a society she so longed to join—not to mention the very fabric that holds her culture together.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
乔治 R.R.马丁是当今世界最著名的幻想小说大师,曾多次获得星云奖、雨果奖和世界奇幻小说奖。他的《冰与火之歌》乃是当前世界排名第一的奇幻小说,现已授权由我社出版,单册印量超过20000。
丽莎•图托 出生于纽约,70年代初开始发表小说,1974年便勇夺约翰.坎伯最佳新人奖。与乔治.马丁结为莫逆,多次联手创作,并以《风港》获雨果奖、星云奖以及轨迹年度最佳小说提名。1981年以短篇小说《骨笛》拿下星云奖。之后陆续入围阿瑟•克拉克奖、英伦科幻奖和提普奇奖等大奖。著名幻想作家尼尔.盖曼称赞图托是描写家族疯狂欲望和梦想的第一人。
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一个人的骄傲,一个人的命
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在序章的时候我以为这是个励志的成长&探险故事。如果是那样的确可以有华丽的铺展,却难免落入玄幻小说的俗套。 还好马丁的情节总是能让人惊喜。而在这惊喜之中却透着某种宿命论的色调,每当我即将对未来燃起希望的时候,未来却迎面送来一个响亮的耳光。 的确,风港没有冰火的恢... (展开)乔治马丁作品里很一般的一本
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0 有用 心之pipo师 2011-09-14 16:31:51
马丁30年前的作品。结构清晰。传统现实理想冲突不断。文字也比较易懂。另外这本mass market edition的字体比一般的要大,看的眼睛舒服。
0 有用 Schurm 2012-08-29 21:17:22
唉。。。讽刺政治和制度的科幻果断没劲啊
0 有用 Schurm 2012-08-29 21:17:22
唉。。。讽刺政治和制度的科幻果断没劲啊
0 有用 心之pipo师 2011-09-14 16:31:51
马丁30年前的作品。结构清晰。传统现实理想冲突不断。文字也比较易懂。另外这本mass market edition的字体比一般的要大,看的眼睛舒服。