内容简介
The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teen. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toadlike and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, as well. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.Ls), devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.
作者简介
J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 74 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films.
J.K. 罗琳为英国女作家,是风靡全球的《哈利·波特》系列丛书的作者. 共为七册《哈利·波特》小说在全球范围售出4.5亿册,被改编成8部电影,译成74种语言。罗琳凭着哈利·波特的魔力荣登福布斯的10亿富翁排行榜。罗琳也是“10亿富豪俱乐部”中唯一的英国女性、唯一的作家,是世界上白手起家打入其中的仅有的5名女性之一,也是最年轻的成员之一。
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精彩书评
"Grade 4 Up-Harry has just returned to Hogwarts after a lonely summer. Dumbledore is uncommunicative and most of the students seem to think Harry is either conceited or crazy for insisting that Voldemort is back and as evil as ever. Angry, scared, and unable to confide in his godfather, Sirius, the teen wizard lashes out at his friends and enemies alike. The head of the Ministry of Magic is determined to discredit Dumbledore and undermine his leadership of Hogwarts, and he appoints nasty, pink-cardigan-clad Professor Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and High Inquisitor of the school, bringing misery upon staff and students alike. This bureaucratic nightmare, added to Harry's certain knowledge that Voldemort is becoming more powerful, creates a desperate, Kafkaesque feeling during Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. The adults all seem evil, misguided, or simply powerless, so the students must take matters into their own hands. Harry's confusion about his godfather and father, and his apparent rejection by Dumbledore make him question his own motives and the condition of his soul. Also, Harry is now 15, and the hormones are beginning to kick in. There are a lot of secret doings, a little romance, and very little Quidditch or Hagrid (more reasons for Harry's gloom), but the power of this book comes from the young magician's struggles with his emotions and identity. Particularly moving is the unveiling, after a final devastating tragedy, of Dumbledore's very strong feelings of attachment and responsibility toward Harry. Children will enjoy the magic and the Hogwarts mystique, and young adult readers will find a rich and compelling coming-of-age story as well."
--School Library Journal
前言/序言
好的,这是一本关于探索未知文明遗迹的科幻冒险小说简介,内容与《哈利·波特与凤凰社》完全无关。 --- 书名:星际回响:失落文明的守望者 作者:艾琳·凡尔纳 出版社:银河视野出版 适读年龄:14岁及以上 --- 内容简介 人类文明的边界,并非是已知的星图所能界定的。在广袤无垠的宇宙深处,隐藏着远超我们理解能力的古老力量和不朽的秘密。 《星际回响:失落文明的守望者》带领读者潜入一场跨越数千年时空的宏大叙事,聚焦于人类探险家、神秘的考古学家,以及一个被宇宙遗忘的超级文明——塞拉菲姆(Seraphim)的残响。 故事的开篇,我们跟随主角,年轻而富有争议的宇航生物学家,卡西乌斯·雷恩。卡西乌斯并不满足于在人类殖民地中进行例行公事的微生物研究。他毕生致力于追寻一个在星际考古学界被视为“神话”的传说:位于银河系边缘“寂静星云”中的一个被称为“方舟之光”的巨型结构。据信,那是数百万年前,塞拉菲姆文明留下的最后庇护所。 卡西乌斯获得了一份模糊不清、来源可疑的星图碎片,这碎片指向了未被星际联盟正式承认的“禁区”。他深知,深入禁区意味着违反多项星际公约,并可能面临严厉的军事制裁。然而,对真相的渴望,以及一种根植于血脉深处的宿命感,驱使他组建了一支不被看好的探险队。 探险队的核心成员包括: 泽拉·科尔特斯: 一位前星际安全部队的精英导航员,因一次任务中的道德抉择而被开除。她沉默寡言,技术精湛,对卡西乌斯的鲁莽既敬佩又担忧。她掌握着一套可以穿透强电磁干扰的古老导航技术,这技术似乎与塞拉菲姆的遗迹有着某种神秘的共鸣。 “鬼魂”: 一名精通黑市科技和信息窃取的网络专家。他没有正式的身份记录,他的存在本身就是一个悖论。他负责破解塞拉菲姆遗迹可能设置的复杂防御系统,并处理外界势力对探险队的干扰。 他们的旅程异常艰险。在穿过被称为“虚空之牙”的致命小行星带时,他们遭遇了不明来源的量子干扰,飞船“奥德赛号”几乎损毁。这种干扰并非自然现象,卡西乌斯坚信这是某种“守卫机制”的预警。 当他们最终抵达“方舟之光”时,呈现在他们眼前的景象,彻底颠覆了他们对宇宙的认知。那不是一个冰冷的金属建筑,而是一个悬浮在时空褶皱中的巨大、有生命的生态系统。它由一种卡西乌斯从未见过的、能自我修复的生物晶体构成,其内部结构复杂到足以模拟出小型行星的环境。 进入方舟内部,探险队发现这里并非空无一人。塞拉菲姆文明虽然已经消失,但他们留下了“回响”——高度拟真的全息投影,以及更令人不安的“维护者”。这些维护者并非机器人,而是由纯粹的能量和信息构成的实体,它们似乎在履行着一个持续了数百万年的任务:等待“钥匙”的到来。 卡西乌斯发现,塞拉菲姆文明的终结并非源于战争或资源枯竭,而是源于他们对自身力量的过度掌握。他们发明了一种可以重塑现实结构的“创世引擎”,但在启动过程中,他们发现这种力量的代价是抹除个体意识,将所有生命融合成一个统一的、无差别的宏大心智。少数反对者试图阻止这一切,并将文明的知识和核心代码封存在“方舟之光”中,希望后来的文明能够吸取教训。 探险队在探索过程中,逐渐被卷入一场关于“自由意志与集体完美”的哲学冲突中。随着他们越深入,那些“回响”和“维护者”对他们的精神施加的压力也越大,试图说服他们加入“最终的融合”。 更糟的是,星际联盟的秘密特工——“先驱者”组织,也尾随而至。先驱者相信,塞拉菲姆的技术是人类实现“超维跃迁”的唯一途径,他们不惜一切代价夺取创世引擎的核心。卡西乌斯和他的团队不仅要面对古老文明的逻辑陷阱,还要与装备精良、目标明确的追捕者周旋。 在方舟的最深处,卡西乌斯面对的不仅仅是科技,而是关于存在本身的终极选择。他手中的星图碎片,原来是塞拉菲姆文明中一位科学家留下的“反抗代码”。他必须决定:是激活引擎,冒着失去自我的风险获得近乎神的力量,还是摧毁引擎,永远封存这份足以毁灭或拯救宇宙的知识? 《星际回响:失落文明的守望者》是一部融合了硬科幻的精密设定、惊悚的太空冒险,以及深刻哲学思考的作品。它探讨了文明的进步是否必然导向个性的消亡,以及面对超越自身理解的知识时,人类的勇气和局限性。读者将被带入一个充满未解之谜、壮丽景观和生死抉择的宇宙边陲。 核心主题: 文明的遗产与诅咒: 那些强大的知识,是馈赠还是致命的毒药? 身份的边界: 在集体意识面前,个体存在的价值是什么? 探索的代价: 追求真理的道路上,我们愿意放弃多少人性? 准备好,迎接一场关于时间、空间和存在的终极叩问。星辰的寂静之下,回响从未停止。