THE WHISPER

Book ID/图书代码： 06814014B73655

English Summary/英文概要： Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary has washed up on shore. But where? It seems to be Aquavania, the magical realm where children create entire worlds from their imagination. There’s something wrong, though. The creators have disappeared and the worlds are falling apart. All Alistair wants is to find his friend Fiona Loomis and go home. Easier said than done. Animals made of starlight, a megalomaniacal boy king, and astronauts who peddle riddles are hard enough to outwit, but they’re only the beginning. To find Fiona, Alistair must travel from world to world. He must confront the mistakes of his past. And he must face countless monsters, including the soul-stealing stalker that some people call the Riverman, the merciless but misunderstood servant of Aquavania who refers to himself as the Whisper.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 十二岁的Alistair前一秒钟还在岸边洗餐具，后一秒种就到了一个叫做Aquavania的地方——一个由孩子们通过想象创造出来的魔法世界。然而，创造者失踪了，整个魔法世界正濒临崩溃。Alistair唯一想做的就是找到朋友Fiona，然后一起回家。说起来容易做起来难，对付各种敌人十分困难，要靠智取，然而，这仅仅只是开始，想要找到Fiona，Alistair必须穿梭于不同世界，面对自己过去犯下的错误，迎接各式各样怪物的挑战，其中，就有Aquavania世界残忍但又受到误解的仆人，自称“耳语者”。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：“Aaron Starmer的小说精彩复杂、引人入胜，从头至尾弥漫着一股不祥的迷失感，适合年纪较轻的青少年读者……小说充满了惊喜、但又不乏情感，情节展开自然，尽管作为读者，我们无法预计接下来会发生什么，但可以肯定，作者对小说的脉络十分清楚，每一行字都是经过反复推敲后写下的。”—— 《华尔街日报》 “Starmer利用生动、细腻的文字，依托于真实的现实世界，编织出了一篇精彩的虚构故事，其中不乏大胆的场景。”—— 《新闻日报》 “《河人》三部曲情节精彩，广受好评。小说具备幽默、动作、情感、怪诞等元素，令读者看后津津有味。书中无所畏惧地提出坦诚的问题，勇敢地面对阴暗的瞬间，这些正是读者希望看到的。”—— 《基督教科学箴言报》 “在这个强大的、令人不安的故事中，现实与梦幻的界限似乎变得模糊，迷失的孩子、扭曲的友情，一切都变得难以预料。”—— 《科克斯评论》

“在这个扑朔迷离的故事中，读者永远不清楚Fiona的故事是真是假，因而一读起来便欲罢不能，迫切想知道结局……小说围绕着迷失的孩童和变幻莫测的友情，定能取悦钟爱都市幻想的读者。”—— Booklist

"An ominous awareness of loss flows all the way through Aaron Starmer’s riveting and sophisticated novel for younger adolescents…There is plenty of surprise, though, and it resides in almost everything else that happens in this emotionally complex tale…The story of what follows…unfolds with disarming naturalness, yet every page feels so carefully written that, although we can’t predict what will take place, we feel certain that the author knows exactly where he is taking us." - Wall Street Journal

"Starmer weaves his fictional cloth out of gritty realism (there is a great dare scene) and sparkly fantasy, holding the whole together with lovely, careful language." - Newsday

"The Riverman is a delightful and surprising first installment of a new trilogy that should have broad appeal. This novel has humor, action, emotion, and an eerie, unsettling premise that is never quite absent from the reader’s mind. Things that matter are at stake. This book takes itself seriously in exactly the right sort of way: It is unflinching in asking honest questions and confronting dark moments." - Christian Science Monitor

"Lines between reality and fantasy blur in this powerful, disquieting tale of lost children, twisted friendship and the power of storytelling." - Kirkus Reviews (*starred review*)

"In this dark, twisting tale, readers are never sure if Fiona’s story is true or not, and they won’t want to stop reading until they find out...this magical tale is sure to please readers of urban fantasy, and with its theme of missing children and changing friendships, it will be perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Charles de Lint, too." - Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： Aaron Starmer 出生于美国加利福尼亚州，在纽约郊区长大，曾就读于新泽西州的德鲁大学。现与太太和女儿居住在新泽西州的霍博肯。出版的青少年小说包括《河男》《呆子》和《唯一》。

Aaron Starmer was born in northern California, raised in the suburbs of Syracuse, New York, and educated at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. His novels for young readers include The Riverman, Dweeb, and The Only Ones. He lives with his wife and daughter in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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