WHALES FOR THE WIZARD

Book ID/图书代码： 01834006B02221

English Summary/英文概要： Winner of the 2005 Dundee Book Prize, this novel is set in 1860 and combines the lore and mystery of the sea with the bustle of a rapidly changing industrial city. The main character is Robert Douglas, an ex-soldier who returns to Dundee, to be employed by George Gilbride, a whale ship owner. There follows the gradual unraveling of a year old mystery, which sees Douglas working as a whaler in the Arctic and facing danger from the sinister Wyllie and the beautiful Lucy Scott on land.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Whales for the Wizard為Malcolm Archibald的首部小說，甫一出版即贏得2005年丹地國際圖書獎(The Dundee International Book Prize，兩年一度的丹地國際圖書獎，為鼓勵新進小說家而設立，贏家可獲得10000英鎊獎金。 http://www.dundeebookprize.com/)。
故事發生在1860年，退伍士兵Robert Douglas回到丹地，加入George Gilbride的補鯨隊，卻意外惹毛了惡人John Wyllie。Robert遭下藥後被船運往北極圈，同行的夥伴不僅相信船受鬼怪控制，且永遠不會再回到丹地。一行人在途中意外解開一年前的謎團，並發現John就是幕後主使者。本書結合了海上傳說與難解的謎團，生動描寫Robert Douglas如何在險惡的環境裡面對惡人的奸計，並安然重返家鄉。

Awards/获奖情况：丹地國際圖書獎得主(The Dundee International Book Prize)
Ian Rankin
A rip-roaring adventure mystery with terrific detail of place, period and shipping lore
The Scotsman
’Archibald breathes the spirit of Scott and Stevenson into this hit-the-deck-running mystery’

About the Author/作者介绍： Malcolm Archibald生於蘇格蘭愛丁堡，為丹地大學(Dundee College)的史學教授。現與妻子及家人居住於丹地。
Malcolm Archibald was born in Edinburgh. He lives in Dundee with his wife and family and works as a History Lecturer at Dundee College.

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

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