VAMPIRATES #3: BLOOD CAPTAIN

Book ID/图书代码： 08145008B25406

English Summary/英文概要： With a cast of unforgettable characters and a pace that never lets up the third Vampirates adventure is Grace and Connor’s most spectacular voyage so far.
For Connor these are testing times aboard the Diablo and he finds himself crossing a line from which there is no return.
Grace also faces danger as she travels with Lorcan to Sanctuary, a place of healing presided over by Vampirate guru, Mosh Zu. The journey is perilous as the following extract shows…
For Connor, these are testing times aboard notorious pirate ship, The Diablo - not least when Captain Wrathe’s obnoxious nephew Moonshine joins the crew. And, as things reach breaking point, Connor finds himself crossing a line from which there is no return. Meanwhile Grace and Lorcan journey to Sanctuary, a mountain retreat presided over by vampirate guru, Mosh Zu Kamal. If anyone can heal Lorcan’s blindness, it’s Mosh Zu, but he’s more interested in Grace. Combatting danger on all sides, Grace realises her fate is inextricably bound up with the vampirates...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 【Vampirates系列簡介】網站：http://www.vampirates.co.uk/

Simon & Schuster將2009年3月出版英國作家Justin Somper所出版的Vampirates系列第4集《黑心》（Black Heart）。該系列將由漫畫藝術家沃克（Kev Walker）設計新封面，重新推出。新的封面設計的風格將融入圖畫小說的藝術風格。

這個系列在英美讀者的心目中，其實已和哈利波特不相上下。將會推出線上遊戲。電影、電視等版權亦在洽談中。

故事的主角是一對14歲的雙胞胎兄妹康諾與葛蕾絲（Connor and Grace）。在2505年，海洋面積擴大，海盜盛行的時代。在一場暴風雨中，這對雙胞胎在海中失散。康諾被一艘惡名昭彰的海盜船救起，到底他是否會成為海盜；葛蕾絲被一艘神秘的船救起，謎樣船長有著許多特別的規距。從此展開各自的冒險旅程……

S&S發行Vampirates系列的第一集《海魔》（Demons of the Ocean）特別版，將贈給預購J.K.羅琳的《吟遊詩人皮陀故事集》（The Tales of Beedle the Bard）的讀者。

由於書中人物十分受到讀者喜愛，2009年還將推出《Crossing Stories》，將揭開Vampirates系列中一些人物的秘密和背景的書。

S&S替Vampirates系列設置了十分有趣的網站http://www.vampirates.co.uk/

Awards/获奖情况：得獎紀錄：
Birmingham KS3 “Explores” Book Award
Solihull Children’s Book Award
North East Children’s Book Award
Short-listed for the prestigious Red House Children’s Book Award

About the Author/作者介绍： Justin Somper is an exciting creative talent in children’s book publishing. Beginning his career as a writer/editor for Usborne, he joined Puffin Books as a publicist in 1992 and moved to Random House as Children’s Publicity Director in 1996. In 1998, Justin broke free to become one of the UK’s first specialist children’s book publicists. He has since worked with Anthony Horowitz, Louise Rennison, the Roald Dahl literary estate and the Narnia literary estate amongst others.
Justin Somper曾在多家英國知名圖書出版社編輯與行銷部門。包括英國企鵝集團旗下Puffin與藍燈書屋企劃總監。之後他成為英國首位童書專業公關。與多位知名作者合作過。
Vampirates系列是他的第一個作品。第一集《海魔》（Demons of the Ocean）在2005年出版就一炮而紅。至今已售10萬本，還被通路商選為給哈利波特迷的最佳推薦。

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

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