THE STRANGER
Book ID/图书代码： 05224010B40495
English Summary/英文概要： The fascinating and amazingly funny adventures of Sir Max, a noble, kindly and lighthearted knight who appears in the magical world of Echo will appeal to readers both young and old.
Thirty-year-old Max finds himself in the world of Echo, whose inhabitants can all master different magical powers. With his effervescent humour, dead-pan logic and a newly-discovered talent for magic, Max soon finds his place in Echo. As head of Echo’s night-duty secret police, Max’s job is to investigate cases of illegal magic. Indeed, his work is never a drudge: his daily routine is to fight with illegitimate magicians and monstrous creatures from other worlds. The marvelous Sir Max easily wins over the inhabitants of Echo – the omniscient Sir Juffin Hally, the effervescent and lighthearted Sir Melifaro, the composed and dangerous Sir Shurf Lonli-Lokli and the absent minded Sir Luukfi Pants, a connoisseur of the art of cookery and the master of disguise Sir Koffa Yoh and the astonishingly beautiful Lady Melamori Blimm.
The fantastic stories of their adventures and misadventures, richly spiced with Frei’s amazing humour, have struck a chord with a large readership.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 俄國暢銷百萬的奇幻系列！
如果哈利波特會抽煙，而且多一股冷僻的正義感，那應該就是指 - Sir Max Frei 年歲已近30的Max，在現實世界中是個沒有什麼太大作為，整天無所事事的煙蟲，生活重心不是吃就是睡，而且還是大白天睡覺，因為晚上的他可是截然不同的人…
就在某次夢境中讓他無意間接觸到另一個超現實的時空「迴響」(Echo)。在這充滿魔法術的空間中因個人天生的幽默感及冷酷派的理智，讓他搖身一變，成為擁有超群魔法的秘密警探Sir Max，專門在夜間偵辦違法的魔法案件。他面對的不只是一群法術高超卻有邪惡思想的犯罪份子，還有從另一個世界的奇形怪物…
在這幻想空間中，人物除了有Sir Max，還有被人稱為先知的Sir Juffin Hally、神經大條的 Sir Melifaro、處事冷靜卻是危險份子的Sir Shurf Lonli-Lokli、擁有偽裝天分的美食鑑賞家Sir Koffa Yoh及美的令人窒息Melamori Blimm等人，將如何在「迴響」的迷宮中展開驚奇及有趣的冒險故事…(Vincent)
Awards/获奖情况：Bestseller, over 1 million copies sold Rights sold:
The Overlook Press (world English - publication in UK by Orion), Blanvalet (Germany), Mondadori (Italy), Minotauro/Planeta (Spain), Ersatz (Sweden), Schibsted (Norway), Triton (Czech), Infodar (Bulgarian).
Reviews:
«If Harry Potter smoked cigarettes and took a certain matter-of-fact pleasure in administering tough justice, he might like Max Frei, the protagonist of this fantasy novel. Well-written, well-paced grown-up fantasy with a strong dose of reality.» ---Kirkus Reviews
«The whole effect is like a collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Gilbert and Sullivan—cheerfully noirish and disturbingly satirical.» ---Library Journal
«Gannon’s translation preserves the book’s quintessentially Russian wit and makes it easily accessible to English speaking fantasy mystery fans.» ---Publishers Weekly
«Highly original, very fun, quite humorous and definitely quirky…» ---Genre reviews
«…the spiky, smart prose and the often exceedingly cool surrealism that shoot through this book will certainly satisfy those looking for something rather different.» ---Bookotron.com
«The Stranger is a hugely enjoyable mix of madcap mirth and fantastical adventure. But there is a compelling humanity to the comedy/drama taking place in the parallel universe of Echo. It is a remarkably free-spirited place, despite the rigidly enforced restrictions on private magic.» ---California Literary Review
About the Author/作者介绍： 本名為Svetlana Martynchik，寫作時以一位男性作家名Max Frei發表，該名字也是他的小說故事中的主角。1965年生於烏克蘭，身兼藝術家、詩人、文學論壇的召集人。她以Max Frei出版過許多以奇幻題材及現代散文文體的暢銷著作，被當今俄語文壇譽為天才小說家之一。目前居住在立陶宛。
Format:电子手稿
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