ARTHUR: THE SEEING STONE
Book ID/图书代码： 10000005B09870
English Summary/英文概要： Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older readers alike. The winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Smarties Prize bronze award in 2001, this timeless novel is stunningly reissued for a new generation.
The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a magical shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo - and anticipate - the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life . . .
"As bright and as vivid as the pictures in a Book of Hours. Deep scholarship, high imagination, and great gifts of storytelling have gone into this; I was spellbound." - Philip Pullman, The Guardian
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 西元1199年，住在英格蘭與威爾斯交界的亞瑟在十三歲那年，收到一位神秘人物贈予的黑曜石，從石頭中能夠看到同名的亞瑟童年成長過程。他在卡爾迪科特莊園的生活一點也不輕鬆，在這兒要學習讀書、寫作以及如何盡責的成為一個侍從；此外，他還必須面對蠻橫的哥哥席利與小弟路克的死亡。黑曜石中的亞瑟過的也不容易，在一出生就與親生父母烏瑟國王與伊格娜王后分離，與培里諾爵士相遇讓他擁有了護衛的身份，凱爵士欺侮成長中的亞瑟就如同席利欺負石頭外的自己一般，卡爾迪科特莊園裡有太多秘密等待去發現與挖掘。約翰爵士揭露了卡爾迪科特的亞瑟的養子身份；石頭裡的魔法師顯現了梅林的真面目；護衛亞瑟拔出石中劍，成為全英格蘭之王；卡爾迪科特的亞瑟與王者亞瑟開始向「我是誰」的追尋之路出發。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：《亞瑟王傳奇》三部曲是英國作家凱文??克羅斯利??霍蘭（Kevin Crossley-Holland）由民間傳說改編作品中，最為著名的系列作品。該系列傳奇故事情節曲折離奇，內容精彩絕倫，引人入勝，帶領讀者游走昱虛幻與現實之間，重現了世人心中永遠的英雄-亞瑟王驚險刺激充滿傳奇的一生！"…a fascinating story, rich in historical detail."---Booktrust, 100 Best Books, 2002
"Fun, intelligent highly enjoyable stuff."---Time Out
About the Author/作者介绍： 凱文??克羅斯利??霍蘭的亞瑟三部曲已被翻譯成25種語言，並在世界各地已售出了超過一百萬份。他是一個詩人，兒童歷史和傳統的故事方面具有權威的歷史小說家，他曾在許多BBC電臺節目上出現，經常在學校及圖書館演講。他是學校圖書館協會的當選主席，牛津大學的聖埃德穆學院的榮譽會員，社會故事的贊助人，皇家學會院士。他的童年回憶錄，《The Hidden Roads/隱秘之路》，2009年出版發行。
Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Seeing Stone won the prestigious Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for 2001 and At The Crossing-Places on a Silver award at the 2001 SWPA Spoken Word Awards. Gatty’s Tale was shortlisted for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.
Format:插图
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：
原文第一章内容：暂无
手稿：暂无
大纲：暂无