UNSEEMLY SCIENCE
Book ID/图书代码： 08859317B98215
English Summary/英文概要： In the divided land of England, Elizabeth Barnabus has been living a double life - as both herself and as her brother, the private detective. Witnessing the hanging of Alice Carter, the false duchess, Elizabeth resolves to throw the Bullet Catcher’s Handbook into the fire, and forget her past. If only it were that easy! There is a new charitable organisation in town, run by some highly respectable women. But something doesn’t feel right to Elizabeth. Perhaps it is time for her fictional brother to come out of retirement for one last case - ? Her unstoppable curiosity leads her to a dark world of body-snatching, unseemly experimentation, politics and scandal. Never was it harder for a woman in a man’s world -
• Second in a new series starring two brilliantly-realised female protagonists in a wonderful fantasy setting.
• The first in series, The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter, was shortlisted for the prestigious Philip K. Dick Award
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在分裂的英国，伊丽莎白•巴纳布斯过着双重身份的生活，她既是她自己，也是她的私家侦探哥哥。伊丽莎白目睹了假公爵夫人爱丽丝•卡特被绞死的情景，她决定把《枪弹捕手手册》扔进火里烧掉，从而忘记自己的过去。但是要是这么容易就好了！镇上有一个新的慈善组织，由一些非常受人尊敬的女性经营。但伊丽莎白觉得有些不对劲。也许是时候让她虚构的哥哥再做最后一件事了。她的好奇心将她带到了一个充满抢夺身体、不体面的实验、政治和丑闻的黑暗世界。在男人的世界里，女人有了从来没有过的难过。
这是新系列的第二部，由两位才华横溢的女主角在精彩的奇幻场景中主演。
该系列的第一部《枪弹捕手的女儿》入围了久负盛名的菲利普•K•迪克奖。(ZY)
Awards/获奖情况：对《汽油灯帝国倒塌》的赞扬
“《汽油灯帝国倒塌》讲述了一个伟大的故事，一个强大的主人公挑战着僵化的文化规范，所有这些都是在一个构建丰富、设计独特的替代历史中。”——克雷格•纽马克，Craigslist创始人
“这是一个充满能量的魔盒。从头开始阅读，你会发现内容包裹在追逐之谜中，是蒸汽朋克交替历史的融合，带来了一流的娱乐。”——格拉汉姆•乔伊斯，《瓢虫年》的作者
“罗德•邓肯的《枪弹捕手的女儿》是一个充满能量的魔盒。从头开始阅读，你会发现内容包裹在追逐之谜中，是蒸汽朋克交替历史的融合，带来了一流的娱乐。”——格拉汉姆•乔伊斯，《瓢虫年》的作者
“邓肯沉浸在幻觉中，以卢德叛乱的另一段历史为基础，他强烈的超自然神秘感既是一次独立的冒险，也是一个系列的开始。策略性的蒸汽朋克比喻为伊丽莎白寻找失踪贵族提供了信息，但并没有压倒她，因为专利局专注于实现完美和消除’不体面的科学实验‘。穿越危险的边境进入腐败的英格兰王国和南威尔士，这令人兴奋不已，小说结尾的词汇表令人振奋地暗示着一个更复杂的故事即将到来。”——《出版者周刊》
“当我们跟随伊丽莎白•巴纳布斯的冒险故事时，一切都是蒸汽朋克和马戏团的奇迹。一路上的双重交叉让情节紧凑而有趣，也为第二本书留下了伏笔。”——《华盛顿邮报》，最佳新科幻小说和蒸汽朋克
PRAISE FOR THE FALL OF THE GAS-LIT EMPIRE
“The Gas-Lit Empire novels tell a great story, with a strong protagonist challenging rigid cultural norms, all in a richly built alternate history, uniquely designed.”-Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist
“A magic box pulsating with energy. Compulsive reading from the getgo, the blend of steampunk alternate history wrapped in the enigma of a chase makes for first-rate entertainment.”-Graham Joyce, author of Year of the Ladybird
’Rod Duncan’s The Bullet Catcher’s Daughter is a magic box pulsating with energy. Compulsive reading from the get-go, the blend of steampunk alternate history wrapped in the enigma of a chase makes for first-rate entertainment in this finely crafted novel.’ --Graham Joyce, author of Year of the Ladybird
’Steeped in illusion and grounded in an alternative history of the Luddite Rebellion, Duncan’s strong supernatural mystery serves ably as both a standalone adventure and the start to a series...Strategically placed steampunk tropes inform but do not overwhelm Elizabeth’s headlong quest to find a missing aristocrat sought by the Patent Office, which is fixated on both achieving perfection and eliminating ’unseemly science.’ A hazardous border crossing into the permissively corrupt Kingdom of England and Southern Wales provides ample excitement, and a glossary at the novel’s conclusion hints enticingly at a much more involved story to come.’ --Publishers Weekly
’It’s all steampunk and circus wonder as we follow the adventures of Elizabeth Barnabas. The double crosses along the way keep the plot tight and fun, and the conclusion sets us up nicely for book two.’ --The Washington Post, Best New Science Fiction and Steampunk
About the Author/作者介绍： 罗德•邓肯是一位已出版很多书的犯罪作家。他的第一部小说《集体抵制》入围了约翰•克雷西匕首奖的候选名单，此后他又写了另外三部小说（均为英国西蒙与舒斯特出版社出版），并制作了他的第一部剧本。他的学术背景是科学研究和计算机，他住在莱斯特。
罗德•邓肯是四部犯罪小说《暴乱三部曲》的作者，其中包括《集体抵制》（这本书为他赢得了约翰•克雷西匕首奖提名）、《碎拍舞曲》和《精疲力尽》。他的爱情喜剧剧本《如何为了43磅拍电影》制作于2014年，第二部由沃里克•戴维斯讲述，目前正在后期制作中。
ROD DUNCAN is the author of three crime novels, the Riot Trilogy, comprising Backlash (which earned him a nomination for the John Creasey Dagger Award), Breakbeat and Burnout. His romantic comedy screenplay How to Make a Movie for 43 Pounds was made into a movie and will be released in early 2014.
ROD DUNCAN is the author of four crime novels, the Riot Trilogy,comprising Backlash (which earned him a nomination for the John Creasey Dagger Award), Breakbeat and Burnout. His romantic comedy screenplay How to Make a Movie for 43 Pounds was made in 2014 and a second, narrated by Warwick Davis, is currently in post-production.
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