THE SILVER CHILD
Book ID/图书代码： 10000004B05686
English Summary/英文概要： Straka, Helen, Martin and the twins are supernatural children - the forerunners of a new evolution. They just don’t know it yet. But something happens to bring the children together and each discovers they have a secret gift - something of magical intensity that they will learn how to use. Together their powers are formidable - quite different from anything the world has seen before, and they must decide how to use them and to what end. As in The Doomspell trilogy, Cliff’s characters really are ’the children next door’ until they discover the powers they possess and he sweeps them and the reader into his worlds of magical fantasy, writing exciting, breathtaking adventures with richly imagined, vividly drawn characters, and an infectious energy, warmth and humour.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 六个孩子被安置在他们舒适的家中。 他们被吸引到了冰冷海湾，这是一个刮着风、遍地鼠患、海鸥飞翔和堆满了金属和皮革垃圾的一片令人毛骨悚然的荒原。
一对孪生姐妹埃米莉和弗雷达，在这片荒芜之地漫无目地奔跑着，想要寻找到其他人。 他们发现了一个饥肠辘辘的男孩托马斯。 他们还发现巨型男孩沃尔特，他的手被埋在火的灰烬中。 还有一位能读人心的女孩海伦，在暴风雨抵达冰冷海湾之前，这对孪生姐妹加入了他们的队伍。 而在这些小伙伴当中最为重要的具有聪明睿智头脑的米洛，他的眼睛能看见一切，而他的皮肤不仅充满着热量而且还散发着明亮的银色光芒。
他们中的每一个都拥有一种独特的天赋，但他们必须快速地学会如何使用他们的技能。因为在这海湾狂怒而又可怕的漩涡将会吞噬坏他们所有的人。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up–Six children are all drawn to Coldharbour, a huge refuse dump where dangerous child gangs are the only other humans around, and begin to change and develop amazing powers. Milo starts eating and drinking everything in sight and his skin turns golden and then a blinding silver. Thomas discovers that he can offer his beauty as a healing power to others. Twins Emily and Freda move about on all fours. Walter is 12 feet tall, strong as an ox, and a true gentle giant. Helen develops the ability to read minds. The youngsters start to hear "the roar," which fills their world but they cannot determine where it is coming from. They only know that it is the sound of what is threatening them. It is not until the end of the book that they discover at least part of why they are there. This story has an entirely original concept. The imagination and creativity behind it are incredible, taking readers on a sometimes-confusing but ultimately amazing journey right along with the characters. This is the first in a unique fantasy series, so readers will have to wait for the next volume to get answers to many of the questions posed.–Tasha Saecker, Caestecker Public Library,
About the Author/作者介绍： 克里夫．麦可尼许（Cliff McNish）生于桑德兰（英国英格兰东北部港市），但他大部分时间在英格兰的东南部，他的第一部作品《魔咒首部曲》，构思来源于给女儿将的睡前故事。此后作者便新作云涌，陆续发表了银色系列魔幻青少年童书，其广受好评的单本超自然惊悚小说《轻拂》(夺得了索尔福德&卡尔德达尔图书奖)，随后还发表了《天使》、《萨凡纳•格雷》和《猎场》。麦可尼许的作品被译成23种语言，并在美国市场颇受好评。
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Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spend most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved to hear stories from an early age. The Doomspell started as one of these. ’But before I knew what was happening,’ says Cliff, ’the whole magical world of Ithrea just wanted to come to life in a bigger way. It wanted to live!’
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