THE SUPERNATURAL ENCHANCEMENTS

Book ID/图书代码： 04332813B63148

English Summary/英文概要： A mesmerizing novel...what begins as a gothic ghost story soon evolves into a wickedly twisted treasure hunt in The Supernatural Enhancements, Edgar Cantero’s wholly original, modern-day adventure.

When twentysomething A., the European relative of the Wells family, inherits a beautiful, yet eerie, estate set deep in the woods of Point Bless, Virginia, it comes as a surprise to everyone—including A. himself. After all, he never knew he had a "second cousin, twice removed" in America, much less that his eccentric relative had recently committed suicide by jumping out of the third floor bedroom window—at the same age and in the same way as his father had before him . . .

Together with A.’s companion, Niamh, a mute teenage punk girl from Ireland, they arrive in Virginia and quickly come to feel as if they have inherited much more than just a rambling home and an opulent lifestyle. Axton House is haunted... they know it...but the presence of a ghost is just the first of a series of disturbing secrets they slowly uncover. What led to the suicides? What became of the Axton House butler who fled shortly after his master died? What lurks in the garden maze – and what does the basement vault keep? Even more troubling, what of the rumors in town about a mysterious yearly gathering at Axton House on the night of the winter solstice?

Told vividly through a series of journal entries, cryptic ciphers, recovered security footage, and letters to a distant Aunt Liza, Edgar Cantero has written an absorbing, kinetic and highly original supernatural adventure with classic horror elements that introduces readers to a deviously sly and powerful new voice.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 20来岁的A是个多疑而好奇心强的少年，他现继承了弗吉尼亚州位于祝福之地森林的艾克斯顿别墅，这是一间美丽却阴森的古宅。A从来都不知道他还有个贫穷的远亲叔叔叫Ambrose，近日被发现在50岁生日的时候自杀了-在同一个晚上，同一个房间，A的父亲也是通过同一种方式自杀的。A现在与沉默的少女Niamh为伴，她染了一头颜色鲜艳的头发。他们两人很快发现他们所继承的不仅是这座大宅和衣食无忧的生活，还有很多的秘密等待着被解开，而且还有邪恶的组织想抢在A和Niamh之前破解谜题。《超自然力量》像是鬼故事和悬疑故事的结合体，叙事结构非常有特色，是靠一点点零碎的东西拼凑起来的，例如日记片段，潦草的笔记，回收的录像带，给神秘的Liza阿姨的信，录音，复杂的密码，甚至广告之类的。这场历险炫人耳目，且融入了超自然的元素，也充满了乐趣。（XAT）

Awards/获奖情况："A wonderful, enthralling book. The Supernatural Enhancements is one of those rare literary creations that shortens the long hours of night. You emerge from its pages at sunrise, suddenly aware that you’ve spent the whole night reading. Few authors create such books. Edgar Cantero does it gracefully."—Jason Mott, bestselling author of The Returned

“Eerie, puckish, and full of surprises…Cantero pays homage to Bram Stoker and H.P. Lovecraft and The Shining, but he’s no less enamored of The X-Files, fax machines, and punk girls with dreads. The result is a propulsive, beguiling novel that is as easy to get swept up in as it is hard to describe.”--Justin Taylor, author of Flings

"Southern gothic meets Euro hipness in Catalan novelist Cantero’s inventive, enjoyable outing in postmodern mystery writing...Quirky in presentation and good fun throughout, Cantero’s yarn pleases at every turn."--Kirkus

"Cantero’s fresh, original prose style and the steady flow of twists, turns, and code breaking will have mystery, thriller, and supernatural fans glued to their seats until they reach the electrifying conclusion."--Library Journal (Starred Review)

About the Author/作者介绍： 埃德加现居住在巴塞罗那，是El Jueve的漫画家。《超自然力量》是他第一本英语出版的小说，他还有另两本加泰罗尼亚语小说，包括《Dormir amb Winona Ryder》（与《薇诺娜•赖德同眠》），于2007年在巴塞罗那出版，这部佳作获得了年度琼.赛瑞瑟斯最佳加泰罗尼亚小说奖，还有本小说是于2011年出版的《Vallvi》

Edgar lives in Barcelona and works as a cartoonist at El Jueve. This is his first novel written in English; he wrote two novels published in Catalan, including ‘Dormir amb Winona Ryder’ (‘Sleeping with Winona Ryder’; Barcelona: Proa, 2007), which won the Joan Crexells award for best Catalan novel of the year, and ‘Vallvi’ (Proa, 2011).

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