页数： 595 到书日期： 2008-8-19 上传日期： 2004-11-8

中文概要: 《黑色火焰》是《土崩瓦解》的續集，故事是以1540年為背景的，Shardlake從Scarnsea回來已有三年了，這年的夏天是整個十六世紀所經歷過最熱的一個夏季。Shardlake,被拉去為Elizabeth Wentworth辯護,她被指控謀殺了她的表弟,雖然明知機會不大,他還是去了。Elizabethhas這次真是命在弦上了，但是最後時刻，Thomas Cromwell還是挺身而出了，她被改判死緩。就這樣，Shardlake再次落入了Cromwell的陷阱中，也被牽涉到了追尋那把人們普遍認為失蹤已久的、古老武器-----“希臘火焰”的奇遇中了。現在這把武器再次出現，落在了煉金術士兄弟倆的手裏。Cromwell 想把它供奉給國王，Shardlake 必須出手了

英文简介: It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the sixteenth century. Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally murdering her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the king’s chief minister - and a new assignment...The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now, an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved London monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered - the formula has disappeared. Now, Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while trying at the same time to prove his young client’s innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems ...
Amazon UK’s top sellers list currently has DARK FIRE at number 19. (2006/8/25)

页数： 436 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2004-11-8

中文概要: 《土崩瓦解》的故事是发生在1537，那时是亨利八世执政。当时的(英国国教)代理监督Thomas Cromwell正准备大刀阔斧对英国国教进行改革，想让英国改成新教国家。 整个英国逐渐意识到了新颁布法规的残忍性、越来越多营私舞弊、有失公正的审判以及那个英国有史以来规模最大的告密者联盟。Anne Boleyn女皇被绞死了，可指控的罪名却站不住脚；全国各地 朝臣、地主们窥视着牧师们手里的大片土地。Matthew Shardlake是位律师，他至始至终都是支持改革派的。他是个驼背 ，心理上是有沉重感的，但他并没因此而自暴自弃。Shardlake 开始对改革派所取得的一切表示质疑，他不明白改革派到底想要做出什么成绩来，但这些疑虑他只能隐藏在心理，甚至在某种程度上来说，他都不想让他自己知道这一切。Cromwell把Shardlake召见来，派遣他至位于苏塞克斯海岸旁湿地畔的本尼狄克修道院，去调查Cromwell 另一个部下，Robin Singleton，被人斩首的凶杀案。在此之前，Robin Singleton一直试图用谈判方式重新赢回修道院的行使主权。Shardlake和他的同伴Mark一起来到了修道院，当时气氛十分紧张，客套的外表背后隐藏着 冷漠、鬼鬼祟祟的僧侣们。(VC)

英文简介: Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church and the country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers ever seen. Under the order of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent through the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: the monasteries are to be dissolved. But on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell’s Commissioner Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege - a black cockerel sacrificed on the alter, and the disappearance of Scarnsea’s Great Relic. Dr Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell into this atmosphere of treachery and death. But Shardlake’s investigation soon forces him to question everything he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes ...

页数： 351 到书日期： 2004-10-9 上传日期： 2004-10-15

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英文简介: Bruce Kelly has spent most of his life helping people who are down on their luck, guiding them toward making better lives. Compassionate and kind, Bruce understands that everyone makes mistakes, even if he’s never actually done anything just colour inside the lines. Nobody’s perfect, but Bruce is about to meet a woman who’s perfect for him. He’s determined to show her that he can be trusted. And if that means proving it by being an absolute gentleman at all times, then so be it. Cyn Potter is a survivor, with a sassy, gallows wit and a fierce independent streak to show for it. She’s used to men wanting only one thing, and this girl is no longer taking applications from big bad wolves in sheep’s clothing, thank you very much. But Bruce Kelly is actually different. Totally hands off. Sometimes she can se a hint of fire when he looks at her, but the guy treats her with the respect she’s always wanted. Maybe too much respect, because truthfully? The guy is fine. Worth taking down a few defences for...and a few other things. And maybe somebody needs to help Bruce start over and discover just how perfect being imperfect can be

页数： 464 到书日期： 2014-8-18 上传日期： 2004-6-28

中文概要: 英格兰乡村和威尔士的黑暗时期创造了这样一个几近真实而又充满着传奇色彩的时代背景，而一个来自远古时期的英雄男孩也开始渐渐隐现。 石山是年轻亚瑟从他的出生到登上英国王位的一部精彩史诗。 而在他身后的是强大的，但有些脆弱的，能预见未来却又无力阻止动荡时期冲突和暴力的梅林。(Sandy)

英文简介: The countryside of England and Wales in the Dark Ages forms an almost tangible background to this wonderfully and powerfully realised picture of an ancestral hero coming to manhood. The Hollow Hills is the brilliant portrayal of the young Arthur from his birth to accession to the throne of Britain. And behind and around him is the strong, yet vulnerable figure of Merlin who sees and knows so much but is powerless to prevent the strife and violence of his turbulent times.

The Hollow Hills was first published in 1973 and tells the story of Merlin’s guardianship of Arthur. He leads Arthur to the sword that tests his claim to power and the crown.

页数： 549 到书日期： 2004-5-31 上传日期： 2004-6-11

中文概要: 一群20世纪的西弗吉尼亚人由于一个神奇的宇宙意外事故，闯入了17世纪的欧洲。他们与瑞典的国王结成联盟，建立了欧罗巴合众国。他们倡导的民主理想激起了法国的敌意，使法国人与昔日的对头联手来对付这个新威胁。西弗吉尼亚人偷偷到了威尼斯，用他们的医术防止了大瘟疫的再次流行。同时，又以威尼斯为基地，想与鼎盛的奥斯曼帝国建立商业关系。更重要的是，他们还想与梵蒂冈建立外交关系，以便利用教皇。但这时发生了意外。一个威尼斯爱国者看到了20世纪的历史书，知道了伽利略将被宗教裁判所审判。他决心尽其所能来阻止此事发生。问题是，这样做对欧罗巴合众国很不利。。。

英文简介: As the Thirty Years War continues to ravage Europe, the American town hurled from the 20th to the 17th century by a mysterious force has aroused the implacable hostility of Cardinal Richelieu of France, who has allied with this old enemies to stop this new threat to privilege and power. But the Americans and their Swedish allies are also moving behind the scenes, sending a medical team to Venice to prevent a plaque, communicating with the Ottoman Empire, and reaching out to the Vatican, which has misgivings about Richelieu’s lust for power. But a Venetian artisan may cause all their plans to come to naught. After reading a 20th Century history book, he has become determined to rescue Galileo from his trial for heresy. The Americans are divided on whether to help him or stop him - and whether he succeeds or fails, the results may be catastrophic for the CPE.

页数： 0 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 1900-1-1

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英文简介: At the heart of Andrew Miller’s first novel, Ingenious Pain lies the question "What does the world need most--a good, ordinary man, or one who is outstanding, albeit with a heart of ice?" The outstanding man in question is James Dyer, an English freak of nature who, since his birth during the 18th-century Age of Enlightenment, has been impervious to physical pain. Not only does he feel no pain, but he also recovers from all injuries in record time. By turns a foil for a quack doctor at county fairs and an object of study by a wealthy collector of human oddities, the protagonist, James Dyer, eventually becomes a surgeon. As such he gains exposure to a panoply of 18th-century philosophical thought, medical practice, historic events and larger-than-life rogues and heroes, both fictional and real.