THE BLOODLIGHT CHRONICLES: RECONCILIATION
Book ID/图书代码： 00110910B38208
English Summary/英文概要： In a post-cyberpunk future, where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a new blood-transmitted virus has become a black-market staple due to its temporary rejuvenating effects, forcing infected “Eternals” into tightly knit underground communities where they must hack the V-net for basic food and shelter. In the first book of a series that “revitalizes the cyber-fiction genre with its vivid prose and believable characters” (Library Journal), Zakariah Davis and his wife Mia successfully procured an activated sample of the virus for their only son, Rix, but Zakariah sacrificed his memories in the process, and he and his father Phillip were brain-burned trying to hack the A.I. Beast who controls V-space. In book two, Mia is murdered in retribution and the family is overcome by grief. Zak goes on a quest to contact her spirit in the afterlife while Rix wants revenge at any cost. Niko, the teenage clone of Zak’s dead sister, has received the Eternal virus and been captured by “vampires” who drain her blood nightly for its rejuvenating effects. After Rix helps her to escape, she finds sanctuary at the bedside of her comatose progenitor, Phillip Davis, whose brain is being reconstructed in a clandestine neuroscience laboratory. Zak enlists the help of a famed lecturer on psychic research, Jackie Rose, and together they travel to the home of a Haitian shaman, Tono, a prophetic spiritual healer. Rix and Niko team up to find Mia’s murderer and finally confront her killer in the lair of the Beast.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 科幻小说中的未来，全球经济活动靠虚拟赌博来运行。一种新型靠血液传播的病毒，因其使人短暂恢复活力的效果，而成为黑市的主要交易品。感染上这种名为“永恒”病毒的人，被强迫入侵V网来获得必须的食物和住所。在“复兴计算机题材科幻小说”系列的第一本书中，Zakariah Davis和他的妻子Mia成功地获得“永恒”病毒并在他们唯一的儿子Rix身上将其激活，但是要以Zakariah的记忆作为交换。 在系列的第二本书中，Mia被残忍地杀害了，整个家庭都陷入悲痛。Zak在与妻子灵魂的交流中寻求安慰，而Rix则要不惜一切代价开展报复。Niko是Zak死去姐姐的克隆人，身上携带着“永恒”病毒，“吸血鬼”抓走了她，每夜吸食她的血液来获得短暂的活力恢复，后来Rix帮助她逃脱。Zak向一个著名的致力于超自然研究的讲师Jackie Rose寻求帮助，他们一同到了海地萨满教法师Tono的家中，他是一个有预知能力的灵魂治愈师。而Rix和Niko则一起去寻找杀害Mia的凶手，最终他们将在敌人的巢穴与他展开决斗。(兼职翻译-XAT)
Awards/获奖情况：“小说中的人物是独一无二的且全面的。”——《猫头鹰科幻小说》 “这个故事会吸引很多的科幻小说迷，尤其是那些喜欢虚拟世界并且相信电脑和网络会最终引领我们的生活。优秀的小说作品，这一卷足以满足对情节方面的需求，但同时也为故事的发展留下了足够的空间。推荐。”——评论家Ronald Hore
“复兴计算机题材科幻小说”系列的第一本，语言生动，人物真实。结论：写作风格流畅，这一系列的第一本会吸引到很多Bruce Sterling和William Gibson的追随者。——《图书馆期刊》
这一系列计划要出三本，这是第一本，我简直等不及另外两本的出版了，如果你是高科技或者计算机题材科幻小说的追随者，你绝对会很喜欢这本书的。——410Media.com
在Stanton电脑题材科幻小说处女作中，超越与亲情的主题穿插在真实与虚幻世界的背景中。James Gunn的小说《超越凡人》的追随者将会在其中发现很多相似的元素。——《出版者周刊》
《血光纪事》成功地给我们讲述了一个充满悬疑的故事，并没有很多夺人眼球的高科技，而是重点刻画了极具天赋，但依旧是平凡人的人物。故事曲折，极具吸引力，也涉及到了外星人，或者说是这个宇宙外地元素。我觉得这本书为这个系列开了个好头。——Élisabeth Vonarburg
Stanton语言精简，他的风格看似简单却极具吸引力，而且思路非常清晰。——《图书馆期刊》(2011.10.15)
About the Author/作者介绍： Steve Stanton是《血光纪事》（2010）的作者.他的短篇小说在十二个国家出版，包括希伯来，希腊，意大利，西班牙，葡萄牙，德国和罗马尼亚。他的作品经常出现在20多个杂志和期刊上，他目前担任加拿大双语科幻小说组织的副主席，并且是幻想，恐怖小说作家。Stanton现生活在安大略，华沙高。 Steve Stanton is the author of Bloodlight Chronicles: Reconciliation (2010). His short fiction has been published in twelve countries, including translations into Hebrew, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, and Romanian. His writing regularly appears in more than two dozen magazines and journals, and he currently serves as the vice-president of SF Canada, the bilingual organization of science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers. Stanton lives in Washago, Ontario.
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