THE FALLEN BLADE: ACT ONE OF THE ASSASSINI
Book ID/图书代码： 07980010B41885
English Summary/英文概要： Venice, 1407. The city is at the height of its powers. In theory, Duke Marco commands, but Marco is a simpleton so his aunt and uncle rule in his stead. They seem all powerful, yet live in fear of assassins better than their own. On the night their world changes, Marco’s young cousin prays in the family chapel for deliverance from a forced marriage. It is her misfortune to be alone when Mamluk pirates break in to abduct her - an act that will ultimately trigger war. Elsewhere Atilo, the Duke’s chief assassin, cuts a man’s throat. Hearing a noise, he turns back to find a boy drinking from the victim’s wound. The speed with which the angel-faced boy dodges his dagger and scales a wall stuns Atilo. He knows then he must hunt him. Not to kill him, but because he’s finally found what he thought was impossible - someone fit to be his apprentice. Award-winning author Jon Courtenay Grimwood is a master storyteller. Here, he blends history, politics and dark fantasy in a compelling vision of an alternative Venice.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1407年，威尼斯。這座城市正處在鼎盛時期。雖然從理論上講瑪律科公爵是這個城市的統治者，但由於他是個傻子，他的姑姑和伯伯才是真正的權利主宰。儘管他們的權勢看起來都非常強大，但是他們卻十分害怕強者的暗殺行動。一天夜晚，他們的世界徹底改變。瑪律科的小表妹在自家的教堂裡祈禱可以擺脫一場包辦婚姻。不幸的是，在她孤身一人的時候，馬穆魯克的海盜突然破門而入並將她劫持而去。而且這場綁架事件最終將引發一場戰爭。就在別處，公爵的頭號殺手Atilo一劍刺破了對手的喉嚨。聽到動靜後，他迅速返回，只發現一個男孩在吮吸被害人的傷口。那個擁有天使一樣臉龐的男孩十分敏捷地避開了Atilo的劍，並迅速躍上牆頭，這一切令Atilo看的目瞪口呆。他知道自己必須抓住那個男孩，不過不是將他殺死，而為了一個連他自己都不敢相信的理由—收他為徒。
獲獎作家喬恩.科特納.格裡姆伍德是一個大師級的故事家，他將歷史，政治以及黑暗傳奇等因素融合到這本引人入勝的作品中，從而向讀者展示了一個與眾不同的威尼斯。（XMM）
Awards/获奖情况：“這是一本黑暗，莊嚴的作品。”——《金融時報》
Financial Times: ‘This is dark, majestic stuff’
“生動鮮明的哥特式小說……複雜但是非常具有吸引力。”——Impact
Impact: ‘Vividly gothic… complex but compelling’
The Bookseller: ‘First Edition’ newsletter: key book of the week
Independent, Roz Kaveney: ‘a book full of mysteries that remain unsolved… Grimwood creates a fascinating world and involving characters – most importantly, he makes us want to read the next two volumes of the trilogy.’
Guardian Online: ‘A fantastic evocation of Renaissance Venice, both the atmosphere and architecture of the city, the beauty of the culture it gave birth to and the merciless, brutally violent and Machiavellian politics that ran alongside it … Grimwood has made [a] fusion of genre energy and literary depth his calling card.’
Times Literary Supplement: ‘Jon Courtenay Grimwood constructs an alternative world that lays down its own historical strata… If the story is extravagant, the power struggles seem real enough. The writing is spare and detached; the society described is brutal and sadistic.’
版权销售信息：American (to Little, Brown / Orbit),Russian,Danish,Hungarian,Polish,French,German,Spanish,Turkish-周芸2011-8-25
About the Author/作者介绍： 喬恩.科特納.格裡姆伍德畢業于英皇學院，多年來一直為各大報刊雜誌擔任自由撰稿人，其中包括英國《衛報》。他的作品曾兩次入圍亞瑟.C.克拉克文學獎，七次被英國小說科幻協會提名為最佳作品，並兩次摘得殊榮。目前，喬恩與妻子山姆.貝克（作家，RED雜誌編輯）住在溫徹斯特。Jon Courtenay Grimwood studied at Kingston College and has worked as a freelance writer for magazines and newspapers including the GUARDIAN. He has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award twice and the BSFA Award for Best Novel seven times, winning twice. He lives in Winchester with his wife, novelist and editor of RED magazine, Sam Baker.
Format:电子手稿
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