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The Redemption of Althalus

The Redemption of Althalus

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作者: David （大卫·艾丁斯）著 , Leigh Eddings （利·艾丁斯）著

出版社: Random House

出版时间: 2001-10

ISBN: 9780345440785

定价: 67.20

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 800页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

"Asthefirststand-aloneone-volumeepicfantasybythepopularEddingsteam(whoseseriesincludeTheBelgariad;TheMalloreonandTheElenium),thisheftysagaaboutGoodtrouncingEvilplumpsanengagingyoungreprobateherointothearmsofa--literally--divinefelineheroine.Aprofessionalthiefandoccasionalmurderer,AlthalusacceptsacommissiontostealasupernaturaltomeknownastheBook.WhenhearrivesatthemysteriousHouseattheEndoftheWorld,alissomeblackcatwithemeraldeyesturnsouttobethefertilitygoddessDweia.TogethertheyenlistaMissionImprobableteamtoout-sorceltheassortedvillainsmarshaledbythesorcererGhend,whoisbentonconvertingthismedieval-likeworldfromtheworshipofDweia'sgoodgod-brother,Deiwos,toawfulservitudeundertheirwickedsiblingDaeva.Plentyofderring-dospicesupthefirsttwo-thirdsofthisjollyromp,andsomezingyflashesofwithomeinneatlyonstuffyhumaninstitutionslikeoverorganizedreligionandlandedaristocracies.Unfortunately,theEddingsescan'tresistalengthytime-travelingreprise,whichdragsthestorydownintoso-soconventionality.ThoughtheEddingses'multitudinousfanswilllikelyfeelrightathomehereintheirsafelymagicalrealmofgood-naturedfun,thiscircleofwould-befaeriehasbeentroddensooftenthathereityieldsverylittledeep-rootedliterarygreenerytomunchonortosavor,stilllesstoruminateupon."
--PublishersWeekly

"GoodversusevilandepicquestsaretypicalthemesinbooksbytheEddingsduo,andthisoneisnoexception.Althalus,athiefandliar,hasbeenchosenbythegoddessDweiatohelpherwiththeongoingargumentbetweenhertwobrothers,Deiwas,CreatorofAllandLordofLight,andDaeva,DestroyerofAllandLordofDarkness.Daevawantstoplungetheworldintonothingness,anditisuptoAlthalustostophim.DweiasendsAlthalusonaquesttofindthedarkbookofDaevasoitcanbedestroyed.Alongtheway,fivespecialcompanionsjoinhim.Withtheirhelp,heisabletowinthebattles,butthewaritselfactuallycomesdowntoaconfrontationbetweenhimandGhend,Daeva'spuppet.Atthefinalconfrontation,GhendrefusestoturnagainstDaeva,andconsequentlyispulledthroughamagicaldoorwayintonothingness,takingtheevilbookwithhim.Althoughagoodbookandafunread,Redemptionisabitofadisappointment.Thecharactersallseemlikeduplicatesofthoseintheauthors'Belgariadseries,withAlthalusbeingBelgaradandtheothersinsimilarvisages.Thenameshavechangedbutthecharactersandthebasicstoryhavenot.LibrariesthathavetheBelgariadseriesintheircollectionsmightnotneedthisone.NeverthelessthoselibrarieswithmanyfansoftheEddingswillwanttogivethisbookatry.VOYACODES:3Q4PJSA/YA(Readablewithoutseriousdefects;BroadgeneralYAappeal;JuniorHigh,definedasgrades7to9;SeniorHigh,definedasgrades10to12;AdultandYoungAdult).2000,DelRey,726p,.Ages14toAdult."
--VickyBurkholder,VOYA

"Inexplicablydownonhisluck,thenotoriouslysuccessfulthiefAlthalusacceptsemploymentbyamysteriousstrangerwhowantshimtostealabookfromtheHouseattheEndoftheWorld.WhenAlthalusreacheshisdestination,hemeetsagoddessintheformofacatanddiscovershistruemissioninlife--tosavetheworldfromthemachinationsofadeitybentondestroyingcreation.Theauthorsofanumberofbest-sellingfantasyseries,includingthe"Belgariad"andthe"Mallorean,"havecreatedastand-alone,one-volume"epic"fantasythatfeaturesacastofengagingcharacters,somefancifulplottwists,andalight-heartedatmospherethatshouldappealstronglytofansandfirst-timereadersalike.Librariesshouldconsidermultiplecopiestofilltheprobabledemandforthistitle.Highlyrecommended."
--LibraryJournal Mythmakersandworldbuildersofthefirstorder,theEddingsesspintalesthatmakeimaginationssoar.ReadershavethrilledtoTheBelgariadandTheMalloreon,magic-filledmasterworkschroniclingthetimelessconflictbetweengoodandevil.Butwiththosesagasbroughttotheirtriumphantconclusions,fanswerelefthungryformore.Nowatlastthewaitisover.WithTheRedemptionofAlthalus,theEddingseshavecreatedtheirfirst-everstand-aloneepicfantasy...

ItwouldbesheerfollytotrytoconcealthetruenatureofAlthalus,forhisflawsarethestuffoflegend.Heis,asallmenknow,athief,aliar,anoccasionalmurderer,anoutrageousbraggart,andamandevoidofeventheslightesthintofhonor.

Yetofallthemenintheworld,itisAlthalus,unrepentantrogueandscoundrel,whowillbecomethechampionofhumanityinitsdesperatestruggleagainsttheforcesofanancientgoddeterminedtoreturntheuniversetonothingness.OnhiswaytostealTheBookfromtheHouseattheEndoftheWorld,Althalusisconfrontedbyacat--acatwitheyeslikeemeralds,thevoiceofawoman,andthepowersofagoddess.

SheisDweia,sistertoTheGodsandagreaterthiefeventhanAlthalus.Shemustbe:forinnotimeatall,shehasstolenhisheart.Andmore.Shehasstolentimeitself.ForwhenAlthalusleavestheHouseattheEndoftheWorld,muchwiserbutnotadayolderthanwhenhe'dfirstenteredit,thousandsofyearshavegoneby.

ButDweiaisnottheonlyoneabletomanipulatetime.Herevilbrothersharesthepower,andwhileDweiahasbeenteachingAlthalusthesecretsofTheBook,theancientGodhasbeenusingthedarkmagicofhisownBooktorewritehistory.Yetallisnotlost.ButonlyifAlthalus,stillathiefatheart,canbringtogetheraragtaggroupofmen,women,andchildrenwithnoreasontotrusthimoreachother.

Boldlywrittenandbrilliantlyimagined,TheRedemptionofAlthalusisanepicfantasytobesavoredinthereadingandreturnedtoagainandagainforthewisdom,excitement,andhumorthatonlytheEddingsescanprovide.
内容简介:
"Asthefirststand-aloneone-volumeepicfantasybythepopularEddingsteam(whoseseriesincludeTheBelgariad;TheMalloreonandTheElenium),thisheftysagaaboutGoodtrouncingEvilplumpsanengagingyoungreprobateherointothearmsofa--literally--divinefelineheroine.Aprofessionalthiefandoccasionalmurderer,AlthalusacceptsacommissiontostealasupernaturaltomeknownastheBook.WhenhearrivesatthemysteriousHouseattheEndoftheWorld,alissomeblackcatwithemeraldeyesturnsouttobethefertilitygoddessDweia.TogethertheyenlistaMissionImprobableteamtoout-sorceltheassortedvillainsmarshaledbythesorcererGhend,whoisbentonconvertingthismedieval-likeworldfromtheworshipofDweia'sgoodgod-brother,Deiwos,toawfulservitudeundertheirwickedsiblingDaeva.Plentyofderring-dospicesupthefirsttwo-thirdsofthisjollyromp,andsomezingyflashesofwithomeinneatlyonstuffyhumaninstitutionslikeoverorganizedreligionandlandedaristocracies.Unfortunately,theEddingsescan'tresistalengthytime-travelingreprise,whichdragsthestorydownintoso-soconventionality.ThoughtheEddingses'multitudinousfanswilllikelyfeelrightathomehereintheirsafelymagicalrealmofgood-naturedfun,thiscircleofwould-befaeriehasbeentroddensooftenthathereityieldsverylittledeep-rootedliterarygreenerytomunchonortosavor,stilllesstoruminateupon."
--PublishersWeekly

"GoodversusevilandepicquestsaretypicalthemesinbooksbytheEddingsduo,andthisoneisnoexception.Althalus,athiefandliar,hasbeenchosenbythegoddessDweiatohelpherwiththeongoingargumentbetweenhertwobrothers,Deiwas,CreatorofAllandLordofLight,andDaeva,DestroyerofAllandLordofDarkness.Daevawantstoplungetheworldintonothingness,anditisuptoAlthalustostophim.DweiasendsAlthalusonaquesttofindthedarkbookofDaevasoitcanbedestroyed.Alongtheway,fivespecialcompanionsjoinhim.Withtheirhelp,heisabletowinthebattles,butthewaritselfactuallycomesdowntoaconfrontationbetweenhimandGhend,Daeva'spuppet.Atthefinalconfrontation,GhendrefusestoturnagainstDaeva,andconsequentlyispulledthroughamagicaldoorwayintonothingness,takingtheevilbookwithhim.Althoughagoodbookandafunread,Redemptionisabitofadisappointment.Thecharactersallseemlikeduplicatesofthoseintheauthors'Belgariadseries,withAlthalusbeingBelgaradandtheothersinsimilarvisages.Thenameshavechangedbutthecharactersandthebasicstoryhavenot.LibrariesthathavetheBelgariadseriesintheircollectionsmightnotneedthisone.NeverthelessthoselibrarieswithmanyfansoftheEddingswillwanttogivethisbookatry.VOYACODES:3Q4PJSA/YA(Readablewithoutseriousdefects;BroadgeneralYAappeal;JuniorHigh,definedasgrades7to9;SeniorHigh,definedasgrades10to12;AdultandYoungAdult).2000,DelRey,726p,.Ages14toAdult."
--VickyBurkholder,VOYA

"Inexplicablydownonhisluck,thenotoriouslysuccessfulthiefAlthalusacceptsemploymentbyamysteriousstrangerwhowantshimtostealabookfromtheHouseattheEndoftheWorld.WhenAlthalusreacheshisdestination,hemeetsagoddessintheformofacatanddiscovershistruemissioninlife--tosavetheworldfromthemachinationsofadeitybentondestroyingcreation.Theauthorsofanumberofbest-sellingfantasyseries,includingthe"Belgariad"andthe"Mallorean,"havecreatedastand-alone,one-volume"epic"fantasythatfeaturesacastofengagingcharacters,somefancifulplottwists,andalight-heartedatmospherethatshouldappealstronglytofansandfirst-timereadersalike.Librariesshouldconsidermultiplecopiestofilltheprobabledemandforthistitle.Highlyrecommended."
--LibraryJournal
作者简介:
Mythmakersandworldbuildersofthefirstorder,theEddingsesspintalesthatmakeimaginationssoar.ReadershavethrilledtoTheBelgariadandTheMalloreon,magic-filledmasterworkschroniclingthetimelessconflictbetweengoodandevil.Butwiththosesagasbroughttotheirtriumphantconclusions,fanswerelefthungryformore.Nowatlastthewaitisover.WithTheRedemptionofAlthalus,theEddingseshavecreatedtheirfirst-everstand-aloneepicfantasy...

ItwouldbesheerfollytotrytoconcealthetruenatureofAlthalus,forhisflawsarethestuffoflegend.Heis,asallmenknow,athief,aliar,anoccasionalmurderer,anoutrageousbraggart,andamandevoidofeventheslightesthintofhonor.

Yetofallthemenintheworld,itisAlthalus,unrepentantrogueandscoundrel,whowillbecomethechampionofhumanityinitsdesperatestruggleagainsttheforcesofanancientgoddeterminedtoreturntheuniversetonothingness.OnhiswaytostealTheBookfromtheHouseattheEndoftheWorld,Althalusisconfrontedbyacat--acatwitheyeslikeemeralds,thevoiceofawoman,andthepowersofagoddess.

SheisDweia,sistertoTheGodsandagreaterthiefeventhanAlthalus.Shemustbe:forinnotimeatall,shehasstolenhisheart.Andmore.Shehasstolentimeitself.ForwhenAlthalusleavestheHouseattheEndoftheWorld,muchwiserbutnotadayolderthanwhenhe'dfirstenteredit,thousandsofyearshavegoneby.

ButDweiaisnottheonlyoneabletomanipulatetime.Herevilbrothersharesthepower,andwhileDweiahasbeenteachingAlthalusthesecretsofTheBook,theancientGodhasbeenusingthedarkmagicofhisownBooktorewritehistory.Yetallisnotlost.ButonlyifAlthalus,stillathiefatheart,canbringtogetheraragtaggroupofmen,women,andchildrenwithnoreasontotrusthimoreachother.

Boldlywrittenandbrilliantlyimagined,TheRedemptionofAlthalusisanepicfantasytobesavoredinthereadingandreturnedtoagainandagainforthewisdom,excitement,andhumorthatonlytheEddingsescanprovide.

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