THE GHOST BRIGADES
Book ID/图书代码: 12775005B10399
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Chinese Summary/中文概要: 在《垂暮之戰》中,讀者已經見到這個星際特種部隊——幽靈戰旅。在《垂暮之戰》中,讀者已經接觸到一個改造人類的敏感話題,在續集《幽靈戰旅》中,則直接面對複製人類的道德議題。殖民防衛軍招募的兵源,僅限老人,滿六十五歲的老人,便可事先登記,待七十五歲時,便可入伍。然而,有的老人未到七十五歲,便已過世。殖民防衛軍遂以這些死者的基因複製重建出戰鬥力更勝的年輕戰士,打造出一支特種打擊部隊。
殖民防衛軍為了擴張人類的殖民生活領域,往往不擇手段,幽靈戰旅只是其中一種。在戰火連綿的星際世界中,爾虞我詐的行徑比比皆是,敵對一方亦想盡辦法企圖洞燭機先。
一位為殖民防衛軍研發機密科技的科學家布東(Charles Boutin),神秘失蹤,被懷疑可能叛逃敵方。殖民防衛軍為了查出他的下落,獲悉他所掌握的科技機密,便取得布東的基因,利用製造幽靈戰旅的科技,複製出一名戰士迪拉克(Jared Dirac)。《垂暮之戰》中的主角約翰‧派瑞和這支特種打擊部隊的一名中尉美女珍‧莎岡(Jane Sagan),會同迪拉克,一起前去追捕叛徒布東。這個任務隨著布東根植在迪拉克心中的意識復活,而變得複雜,危機重重。《幽靈戰旅》仍延續前一本書中的星戰場面,並加上諜對諜般的驚悚鬥智橋段,全書從頭到尾,毫無冷場。(Silvia)
Awards/获奖情况:暢銷科幻小說作家 約翰 史卡奇 John Scalzi
* 2006年坎培爾最佳新人獎
*入圍2006 年大塊獎(Locus Award)最佳處女小說獎決選名單
*2008年最佳同好作家
*三次雨果最佳小說獎提名
*科幻小說俱樂部選書(Science Fiction Book Club Selection)
*邦諾書店選書(Barnes and Noble Explorations Featured Selection)
*亞馬遜評分平均4顆星以上
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各界推薦:
儘管許多科幻作家多少承襲了羅伯特‧海萊因的傳統,史卡奇熟練得驚人的首本創作卻讀來有如近代大師的原創作品。──《出版人週刊》
約翰‧史卡奇是位嶄新而充滿魅力的面孔,而《垂暮戰爭》是以當代觀點詮釋的科幻經典──是一個令人怯步、危機四伏宇宙裡的快節奏旅程。──羅伯特‧查爾斯‧威爾森(Robert Charles Wilson,加拿大作家,《時間迴旋》作者)
引人入勝、卓越地原創。那是沒有訓戒過程的《星艦戰將》(Startship Troopers),以及性感場景更佳的《永世之戰》(The Forever War)。
“If Stephen King were to try his hand at science fiction, he’d be lucky to be half as entertaining as John Scalzi.”---Dallas Morning News on The Ghost Brigades
"The sequel to Old Man’s War combines taut military action with keen insights into the moral issues revolving around developing technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the ’big picture’ ... Highly recommended."---Library Journal (starred review) on The Ghost Brigades
"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition."---Entertainment Weekly on The Ghost Brigades
“An impressive piece of work." ---Philadelphia Inquirer on The Ghost Brigades
"Fast and deep…I like the galaxy this author’s playing in, the characters he limns, the situations he’s playing with, and I’m glad there’s at least one more volume on the way."---San Diego Union-Tribune on The Ghost Brigades
"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the protocols, which govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi, famous for his blog ‘The Whatever,’ surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi weaves in subtle discussions of humanity’s growing fear of aging and our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the Frankensteinlike creatures we are able to create."---San Antonio Express-News on The Ghost Brigades
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this series is a good old-fashioned space opera, which takes time to question the nature of free will."---St. Louis Press-Dispatch on The Ghost Brigades
相關連結
John Scalzi 的官方網站:http://www.scalzi.com/
本書簡介與書摘:http://www.scalzi.com/books/omwpreview.html
John Scalzi 訪談:http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw12100.html
Reviews: http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnscalzi.
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/books/review/Itzkoff.t.html?_r=3&scp=2&sq=john%20scalzi&st=cse
About the Author/作者介绍: John Scalzi is a prolific journalist, columnist, and non-fiction writer whose books include The Rough Guide to the Universe and The Book of the Dumb. His web journal The Whatever is one of the longest-established and most widely-read weblogs on the net.
約翰 史卡奇,美國當代著名科幻作家和博客作家,1969年5月10日出生,畢業于芝加哥大學,現居俄亥俄州。2005年,史卡奇的處女作《垂暮之戰》由美國著名科幻出版社Tor出版,從此開啟了科幻作家之途。
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