Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

基本信息

Edited by：Jessica Townsend

Publisher：Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published：25 Sep 2018

Language：English

Format Paperback：512 pages

ISBN10：0316508896

ISBN13：9780316508896

Weight：390 g

Dimensions：132 x 188 x 38（mm）

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

这是首发作家杰西卡-汤森的一个令人窒息的、迷人的新系列，讲述了一个被诅咒的女孩逃脱了死亡，在一个神奇的世界里找到了自己--但随后受到了超出她最疯狂想象的考验。Morrigan Crow被诅咒了。她出生在Eventide，这是所有孩子出生时最不吉利的一天，她被指责为当地所有的不幸，从冰雹到心脏病发作--最糟糕的是，诅咒意味着莫里根注定要在她11岁生日的午夜死去。但就在莫里根等待她的命运时，一个名叫朱庇特-诺斯的奇怪而非凡的人出现了。在黑烟猎犬和骑着马的阴暗猎人的追逐下，他把她带到了一个叫Nevermoor的秘密魔法城市的安全地带。这时，莫里根发现朱庇特选择了她，让她在这个城市最富盛名的组织中争夺一席之地：Wundrous协会。为了加入该组织，她必须参加四项艰难而危险的测试，与其他数百名儿童竞争，每个人都有使他们与众不同的特殊才能，而莫里根坚持认为自己没有这种特殊才能。为了永远留在安全的梦幻岛，莫里根需要找到一种方法来通过测试--否则她将不得不离开这个城市来面对她的致命命运。这部作品非常适合《哈利-波特》系列和尼尔-盖曼的粉丝，其快节奏的情节和充满想象力的世界对魔法有一种全新的诠释，将吸引新一代的读者。一场哈利-波特式的冒险。-- 时代杂志

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination. Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks--and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each with an extraordinary talent that sets them apart--an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests--or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate. Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and Neil Gaiman, this fast-paced plot and imaginative world has a fresh new take on magic that will appeal to a new generation of readers. A Harry Potter-esque adventure. -- Time Magazine

作者简介

杰西卡·汤森住在澳大利亚的阳光海岸，但已经断断续续地在伦敦生活了几年。她做了八年的广告撰稿人，之前还为史蒂夫·欧文的澳大利亚动物园担任过儿童野生动物杂志的编辑。

Jessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, but has lived on and off in London for a few years. She was a copywriter for eight years, and in a previous role, was the editor of a children's wildlife magazine for Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo.