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THE HIGH DRUID’ S BLADE: THE DEFENDERS OF SHANNARA

Book ID/图书代码: 01240013B66895

English Summary/英文概要: Legend has it that Paxon Leah is descended from the royals and warriors who once ruled the Highlands and waged war with magical weapons. But those kings, queens, and heroes are long gone, and there is nothing enchanted about the antique sword that hangs above Paxon’s fireplace. Running his family’s modest shipping business, Paxon leads a quiet life—until extraordinary circumstances overturn his simple world . . . and rewrite his destiny.

When his brash young sister is abducted by a menacing stranger, Paxon races to her rescue with the only weapon he can find. And in a harrowing duel, he is stunned to discover powerful magic unleashed within him—and within his ancestors’ ancient blade. But his formidable new ability is dangerous in untrained hands, and Paxon must master it quickly because his nearly fatal clash with the dark sorcerer Arcannen won’t be his last. Leaving behind home and hearth, he journeys to the keep of the fabled Druid order to learn the secrets of magic and earn the right to become their sworn protector.

But treachery is afoot deep in the Druids’ ranks. And the blackest of sorcery is twisting a helpless innocent into a murderous agent of evil. To halt an insidious plot that threatens not only the Druid order but all the Four Lands, Paxon Leah must summon the profound magic in his blood and the legendary mettle of his elders in the battle fate has chosen him to fight.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 相传帕克森•利亚是曾经统治高地和发动了魔法武器战争的王室后裔和战士。但那些国王,王后和英雄早已不复存在,而且关于挂在帕克森壁炉上的魔法古剑也没有什么好疑惑的。运营着家族温和的航运业务,帕克森过着平静的生活——直到在特殊情况下推翻了他原本简单的世界. . . 并改写了自己的命运。

当他傲慢的妹妹被来势汹汹的陌生人绑架,帕克森以他唯可以找到的武器争分夺秒拯救她。而在一个悲惨的决斗中,他吃惊地发现自己释放的强大魔法——他祖先的古刀上释放的。但他的强大的新能力在未经训练的手中是危险的,帕克森必须快速掌握它,因为他与黑暗魔法师Arcannen几乎致命的冲突不会是最后一次。离开家庭和壁炉,他前往传说中的德鲁伊学习魔法的秘密并获得成为他们宣誓保护的对象的权利。

但背叛正在前往德鲁伊的路上暗中进行着。而黑暗魔法将无助无辜扭曲进邪恶凶残中,为了阻止不仅是威胁德鲁伊的秩序并且是所有的土地的一个阴险的阴谋, 帕克森必须鼓足了他的血液中的深刻魔术和他的长辈在战斗传说中的勇气来战斗。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况:主要卖点

•三本单书一本接一本发布:随着三本新的独立书籍,我们将保持特里最近成立(三月’14,八月’14,’15日)的较快的步调,并且把每一个之前的版本精装到毫米。

•销量上升:整个黑暗遗产系列的销量增加,《血焰探秘》首周销量同比《精灵的病房》增长10%。

•特里的第一个单本:这是特里的第一个独立沙娜拉小说。

•纽约时报畅销系列:黑暗遗产系列的第一本书,布鲁克斯的最新系列《精灵的病房》,首次亮相就登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜第3名,并连续上榜三个星期, 第二本书《血焰探秘》首次亮相登上第七名。

•作者加强与粉丝互动:布鲁克斯正在加紧通过Facebook和Twitter的在线状态,并且还做了其他畅销书作家的协作活动,以相互渗透粉丝基地。

•超过26万份德尔雷印刷的特里•布鲁克斯的书单,还有销售超过50万份的电子书。

•影视:特里的沙娜拉系列已经授权给声纳娱乐和法拉电影的一档电视节目,《魔术王国》出售给华纳兄弟电影。

•吸引年轻读者:特里的沙娜拉将广泛吸引爱幻想的年轻读者。

•新的包装:该独立沙娜拉小说会得到大胆的新包装。

“特里•布鲁克斯已经带来过去35年来写的最好的一些幻想故事,布鲁克斯的“沙娜拉系列” 是最好的体裁的最好的例子... 沙娜拉系类设计了纵横交错几个世纪的故事线,但也很容易让新的读者在任何时候插进来读。”——美联社

Key Selling Points

• THREE STANDALONES PUBLISHED IN QUICK SUCCESSION: With three new standalone books, we will be maintaining the faster pacing that Terry recently established (March’14, August ‘14, March ‘15), and will be tying each hardcover into the mm edition of the previous title.

• SHANNARA UPSWING: Sales are increasing across the Dark Legacy series, with Bloodfire Quest first week sales up 10% from Wards of Faerie.

• TERRY’S FIRST STANDALONES: These are Terry’s first standalone Shannara novels.

• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES: The first book in the Dark Legacy series, Brooks’ most recent series, Wards of Faerie, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #3 and stayed on the list for three weeks, and the second book, Bloodfire Quest, debuted at #7.

• AUTHOR OUTREACH TO FANS: Brooks is stepping up his online presence via Facebook and Twitter, and is also doing collaborative events with other bestselling authors to cross-pollinate the fan bases.

• MORE THAN 26 MILLION COPIES of Terry Brooks’ books in Del Rey print alone, as well as more than 500,000 electronic copies sold!

• FILM AND TV: The rights to Terry’s Shannara series have been sold to Sonar Entertainment and Farah Films for a TV show, and Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! has also been optioned by Warner Brothers for a film.

• YA APPEAL: Terry’s Shannara universe will appeal to YA fantasy readers.

• NEW PACKAGING: This standalone Shannara novel will get bold new packaging.

"Terry Brooks has delivered some of the best fantasy tales written in the past 35 years [and] Brooks’ Shannara series is a grand example of the best of the best in the genre...The design of the Shannara books spreads the story line across centuries, yet also makes it easy for new readers to jump in at any point." --Associated Press

About the Author/作者介绍: 特里•布鲁克斯是一位工作多年的执业律师,现在是全职作家。他的第一部小说《沙娜拉之刃》连续五个月登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜,而在这之后,他又连续写了13本畅销小说。

Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels Armageddon’s Children and The Elves of Cintra; The Sword of Shannara; the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, and Straken; the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, Star Wars(R): Episode I The Phantom Menace.(tm) His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.

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