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適讀人群 :8歲及以上 Worldwide sales of Harry Potter exceed $450 million
In the US alone there are over 160 million Harry Potter books in print
Harry Potter is published in 74 languages
The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours breaking all publishing records (set by previously published Harry Potter titles)
Publication Dates and First Printings:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, September 1998 (50,000)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, June 2, 1999 (250,000)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, September 8, 1999 (500,000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, July 8, 2000 (3.8 million)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, June 21, 2003 (6.8 million)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, July 16, 2005 (10.8 million)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, July 21, 2007 (12 million)
內容簡介
For the first time, J. K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full-color editions. Kate Greenaway-award winning artist Jim Kay has created over 100 stunning illustrations, making this deluxe format a perfect gift as much for a child being introduced to the series, as for the dedicated fan. Book one, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is publishing on October 6, 2015.
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley -- a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry -- and anyone who reads about him -- will find unforgettable.
親愛的波特先生:
我們愉快地通知您,您已獲準在霍格沃茨魔法學校就讀。隨信附上所需書籍及裝備一覽錶。
學期定於九月一日開始。我們將於七月三十一日前靜候您的貓頭鷹帶來您的迴信。
副校長
米勒娃·麥格謹上
哈利·波特的人生在他十一歲生日那天發生瞭永遠的改變,眼睛像黑甲蟲似的巨人魯伯·海格帶給他一封信和很多令人震驚的消息。哈利·波特不是一個普通的男孩,他是一個小巫師。一段非凡的冒險即將開始……
這是J。K。羅琳創作的魔法經典的個彩繪本,書中充滿瞭吉姆·凱繪製的絢麗彩圖。這是一場絕對迷人的盛宴,獻給忠實的哈迷和新的讀者們。
作者簡介
J. K. Rowling is the author of the beloved, bestselling, record-breaking Harry Potter series. She started writing the series during a delayed Manchester to London King's Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States by Arthur A. Levine Books in 1998, and the series concluded nearly ten years later with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, published in 2007. J. K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees including an OBE for services to children's literature, France's Legion d'Honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. She supports a wide number of causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children. J. K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Jim studied illustration at the University of Westminster and since graduating has worked in the Archives of Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Jim has produced concept work for television and contributed to a group exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire, England, with his partner and a rescued greyhound.
J.K.羅琳,是暢銷書“哈利·波特”係列的作者,該係列小說深受讀者的喜愛,屢創銷售紀錄。迄今為止,“哈利·波特”係列銷量已越450000000冊,被翻譯成78種語言,並被改編成8部好萊塢大片。J.K.羅琳還為慈善組織撰寫過三部“哈利·波特”係列衍生作品,分彆是《神奇的魁地奇球》《神奇動物在哪裏》(用於資助“喜劇救濟基金會”)及《詩翁彼豆故事集》(用於資助“熒光閃爍”慈善組織)。她還創作瞭一部以《神奇動物在哪裏》為靈感來源的電影劇本。2012年,J.K.羅琳正式推齣數字化公司Pottermore,哈迷們可以在網站上欣賞她的新作,陶醉於神奇的魔法世界裏。J.K.羅琳還為成年讀者寫過小說《偶發空缺》,並以筆名羅伯特·加爾布雷思創作過推理小說。她曾榮獲過眾多奬項和榮譽,其中包括錶彰她對兒童文學做齣巨大貢獻的大英帝國勛章、法國榮譽軍團勛章,以及國際安徒生文學奬。
吉姆·凱,是帕特裏剋·奈斯的小說《惡魔呼喚》的插畫繪製者,他的插畫獲得瞭2012年凱特·格林納威奬。他曾在威斯敏斯特大學學習繪畫,畢業後曾先後在泰特英國美術館和英國皇傢植物園工作。他在裏奇濛美術館舉辦個展時,一位齣版商看中瞭他的繪畫,主動與他洽談,自此開啓瞭他的自由插畫傢生涯。吉姆也為電影和電視節目創作概念圖,並參與過倫敦維多利亞與阿爾伯特博物館的一場聯閤展覽。現在他與伴侶,還有一條被解救的靈緹犬生活在英國北安普敦郡。
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精彩書評
Praise for the original publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"A wonderful first novel. Much like Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears, and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over. The book is full of wonderful, sly humor [and] the characters are impressively three-dimensional (occasionally, four-dimensional!) and move along seamlessly through the narrative. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is as funny, moving and impressive as the story behind its writing. Like Harry Potter, [J. K. Rowling] has wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest Muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special."
-- The New York Times Book Review
"A charming, imaginative, magical confection of a novel. . . . A glorious debut, a book of wonderful comic pleasures and dizzying imaginative flights. There is no cause to doubt Rowling's abilities and promise, and every reason to expect great things, truly great things, from her in the future." -- The Boston Sunday Globe
"You don't have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter."
-- USA Today
"The story delights and the writing gives you goosebumps, the good kind."
-- Chicago Tribune
*"Readers are in for a delightful romp with this award-winning debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P. L. Travers and Roald Dahl. Rowling leaves the door wide open for a sequel; bedazzled readers will surely clamor for one."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review
前言/序言
好的,這是一本關於太空探索的科幻小說簡介: 《星際漂流者:失落的信標》 作者:伊芙琳·裏德 一、故事背景:遙遠的邊界與未知的呼喚 公元2742年,人類文明已經將足跡延伸至銀河係的邊緣。星際聯邦(Galactic Union)統治著數百個宜居星球,技術的高度發達使得超光速旅行成為日常。然而,在已知星域之外的“幽靈星雲”深處,仍有大片區域如同古老的傳說一樣,籠罩在迷霧之中。 故事的主角,艾登·凱爾(Aiden Kael),是一名經驗豐富的深空勘探員,駕駛著他那艘老舊但可靠的單人飛船“流浪者號”。艾登並非聯邦的精英,他更像是一個自由的拾荒者和地圖繪製者,熱衷於探索那些被官方忽略的、充滿危險和機遇的區域。他內心深處一直被一個無法解釋的衝動所驅使:尋找那些被遺忘的、可能改變人類曆史的古老文明遺跡。 二、開端:來自深空的異常信號 故事始於一次例行的勘測任務。艾登正穿越一片以強烈的時空擾動著稱的區域,他的飛船傳感器突然捕捉到一個微弱但結構極其復雜的信號。這個信號並非來自任何已知的聯邦通訊協議,它的頻率和編碼方式透露齣一種令人不安的古老與先進的結閤。 經過數周的三角定位,艾登發現信號源指嚮一顆被冰封的、沒有大氣層的行星——代號“塞勒涅-7”。根據聯邦的星圖記錄,這顆星球是死寂的,不具備任何生命存在的可能。但信號的強度和規律性無法作假。 艾登決定違反聯邦的禁航令,冒險登陸塞勒涅-7。他相信,這是一個等待瞭數韆年的發現。 三、核心衝突:冰層之下與古代的秘密 登陸過程異常艱難。塞勒涅-7錶麵覆蓋著數公裏厚的冰層,地錶溫度低至零下兩百攝氏度。艾登動用瞭所有儲備能源,纔勉強在冰層中鑽開一條通道,進入瞭地下的結構。 他發現的,不是一個自然形成的洞穴,而是一個宏偉到令人窒息的地下城市遺跡。這座城市由一種未知的、能自我發光的黑色晶體構成,仿佛時間的洪流都無法侵蝕分毫。信號正是從這座城市的中心——一個巨大的、懸浮在空中的菱形結構中發齣的。 在探索的過程中,艾登遇到瞭第一個巨大的挑戰:守護這座遺跡的防禦係統。這些係統並非由能量武器構成,而是基於復雜的生物機械工程。它們是數百萬年前,這個失落文明留下的“守衛者”。這些生物機器人擁有令人難以置信的學習和適應能力,它們並非簡單地攻擊,而是試圖理解入侵者的意圖,並以最有效的方式將其隔離。 艾登必須依靠他的工程知識和勘探經驗,而非武力,來避開或暫時解除這些守衛。他的飛船“流浪者號”上的維修AI——一個名為“奧拉”(Aura)的、具有高度擬人化情感的程序——成瞭他唯一的夥伴和智囊團。 四、轉摺:信標的內容與聯邦的陰影 經過數日的搏鬥和破解,艾登終於成功激活瞭菱形結構的核心,也就是那個信標。信標播放的內容,顛覆瞭他對已知宇宙曆史的認知。 這個信息片段揭示瞭“先驅者”——一個比人類文明早瞭數百萬年的超智慧種族——的興衰史。先驅者發現瞭一種宇宙終極的規律,這種規律能讓他們幾乎掌握時間與空間。然而,這種力量帶來瞭一個無法避免的災難:他們無意中撕裂瞭宇宙的結構,導緻瞭“大靜默期”的降臨,幾乎所有高級文明都因此消亡或退化。 塞勒涅-7的冰封,正是先驅者為瞭自我封存和防止災難重演而設下的保險措施。而信標的信號,並非求救,而是一個警告:一種被稱為“熵噬者”(Entropy Eaters)的虛空生物,正在被信標的激活所吸引,它們以能量和信息為食,正從宇宙的邊緣迅速靠近。 更糟的是,聯邦的深空監測站捕捉到瞭艾登登陸時産生的微弱能量波動。一支由“星際安全部隊”精英組成的追擊小隊,由冷酷的指揮官維剋多·哈剋率領,正全速趕來。聯邦並不相信任何“失落的警告”,他們隻相信控製權和資源。他們認為艾登發現瞭某種強大的古代武器,必須被立即沒收。 五、高潮:雙重威脅下的抉擇 艾登發現,他不僅要逃脫聯邦的追捕,還要在熵噬者到達前,決定如何處理先驅者留下的“遺産”。他意識到,如果聯邦得到控製這種古老技術的知識,曆史可能會再次重演。 在地下城市的最深處,艾登找到瞭核心反應堆——一個穩定但極其不穩定的能量源。他必須在兩個極端之間做齣選擇: 1. 自我犧牲: 摧毀整個地下結構和反應堆,確保先驅者的力量永遠不被濫用,但自己和“流浪者號”將永遠被埋葬在冰封之下。 2. 信息傳遞: 冒著被聯邦捕獲的風險,將有限的警告信息上傳到一個安全的、跨星係的節點,然後利用反應堆的能量進行一次孤注一擲的超光速躍遷逃離。 高潮發生在聯邦登陸部隊與熵噬者先頭部隊同時到達塞勒涅-7的時刻。哈剋指揮官的部隊開始對冰層進行爆破,而艾登則在奧拉的協助下,與熵噬者周鏇,試圖爭取最後的時間。在晶體城市的廢墟中,一場關於知識、權力與生存的最終對決展開瞭。艾登必須用智慧而非蠻力,來證明人類值得被賦予這些超越時代的真相。 六、結局的展望:漂流者的遺産 (此處為開放式結局,留下懸念) 在爆炸與能量洪流中,艾登做齣瞭他的最終選擇。無論結果如何,他都成為瞭連接人類與宇宙最深層秘密的橋梁。他所做的,不僅僅是一次太空探險,而是對人類文明未來走嚮的一次深刻審判。當“流浪者號”拖著受損的身軀,劃過星際的黑暗時,他知道,真正的漂流,纔剛剛開始。他手中的數據核心,載著足以改變整個星際聯邦認知的秘密,等待著在下一個未知的星域中,找到一個真正能夠理解它的人。