Riptide

作者: Douglas 著 , Lincoln Child 著

出版社: Grand Central Publishing

出版时间: 1998-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780446523363

定价: 256.80

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 432页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

Forgenerations,treasurehuntershavesearchedforthekeytotheWaterPit,thelabyrinthofshaftsandtunnelsthathoneycombsRaggedIsland.ButthePitisreluctanttogiveupitstreasure,andmanywilldiebeforeitssecretisrevealed. DouglasPrestonDouglasPrestonistheco-authorwithLincolnChildofabestsellingthriller/adventureseries.HealsowritesnovelsandnonfictionbooksofhisownandisafrequentcontributortomagazineslikeNationalGeographic,TheNewYorker,NaturalHistory,Smithsonian,Harper's,andTravel&Leisure.BiographyDouglasPrestonwasbornin1956inCambridge,MA,wasraisedinnearbyWellesley(where,byhisownadmission,heandhisbrotherswerethescourgeoftheneighborhood!),andgraduatedfromPomonaCollegeinCaliforniawithadegreeinEnglishliterature.Preston'sfirstjobwasasawriterfortheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork--aneightyearstintthatledtothepublicationofhisfirstbook,DinosaursintheAtticandintroducedhimtohisfuturewritingpartner,LincolnChild,thenworkingasaneditoratSt.Martin'sPress.Thetwomenbonded,astheyworkedcloselytogetheronthebook.Astheprojectnearedcompletion,PrestontreatedChildtoaprivatemidnighttourofthemuseum,anexcursionthatprovedfateful.AsPrestontellsit,"...inthedarkenedHallofLateDinosaurs,underaloomingT.Rex,Childturnedto[me]andsaid:'Thiswouldmaketheperfectsettingforathriller!'"Theirfirstcollaborativeeffort,Relic,wouldnotbepublisheduntil1995,bywhichtimePrestonhadpickedupstakesandmovedtoSantaFetopursueafull-timewritingcareer.Inadditiontowritingnovels(TheCodex,TyrannosaurCanyon)andnonfictionbooksontheAmericanSouthwest(CitiesofGold,RibbonsofTime),PrestonhascollaboratedwithLincolnChildonseveralpost-Relicthrillers.Whilenotstrictlyaseries,thebookssharecharactersandevents,andthestoriesalltakeplaceinthesameuniverse.Theauthorsrefertothisphenomenonas"ThePreston-ChildPangea."PrestondivideshistimebetweenNewMexicoandMaine,whileChildlivesinNewJersey--asituationthatnecessitatesalotoflong-distancecommunication.Buttheirpartnership(facilitatedbyphone,fax,andemail)isremarkablyproductiveandthoroughlyegalitarian:Theyshapetheirplotsthroughaseriesofdiscussions;Childsendsanoutlineofasetofchapters;Prestonwritesthefirstdraftofthosechapters,whichissubsequentlyrewrittenbyChild;andinthiswaythenoveliseditedbackandforthuntilbothauthorsarehappy.Theyattributetherelativelyseamlesssurfaceoftheirbookstothefactthat"[a]llfourhandshavefoundtheirwayintopracticallyeverysentence,atonetimeoranother."Inbetween,Prestonremainsbusy.HeisaregularcontributortomagazineslikeNationalGeographic,TheNewYorker,NaturalHistory,Smithsonian,Harper's,andTravel&Leisure,andhecontinueswithvariedsololiteraryprojects.WhichisnottosayhispartnershipwithLincolnChildisover.FansofthebestsellingPreston-Childthrillerscanbeassuredtherearebiggerandbetteradventurestocome.GoodToKnowDouglasPrestoncountsamonghisancestorsthepoetEmilyDickinson,thenewspapermanHoraceGreeley,andtheinfamousmurdererandopiumaddictAmasaGreenough.HisbrotherisRichardPreston,thebestsellingauthorofTheHotZone,TheCobraEvent,TheWildTrees,andothernovelsandnonfictionnarratives.PrestonisanexperthorsemanandamemberoftheLongRidersGuild.HeisalsoaNationalGeographicSocietyFellow,hastraveledextensivelyaroundtheworld,andcontributesarchaeologicalarticlestomanymagazines.Inourinterview,Prestonsharedsomefunandfascinatingpersonalanecdotes."Myfirstjobwaswashingdishesinthebasementofanursinghomefor$2.10anhour,andIlearnedasmuchaboutthevalueofhardworkthereasIeverdidlater.""Ineedtowriteinasmallroom--thesmallerthebetter.Ican'twriteinabigroomwheresomeonemightsneakupbehindmyback.""Myhobbiesaremountainbiking,horsebackridingandpacking,canoeingandkayaking,hiking,camping,cooking,andskiing."Education:B.A.,PomonaCollege,1978Website:http://www.prestonchild.com
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Forgenerations,treasurehuntershavesearchedforthekeytotheWaterPit,thelabyrinthofshaftsandtunnelsthathoneycombsRaggedIsland.ButthePitisreluctanttogiveupitstreasure,andmanywilldiebeforeitssecretisrevealed.
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DouglasPrestonDouglasPrestonistheco-authorwithLincolnChildofabestsellingthriller/adventureseries.HealsowritesnovelsandnonfictionbooksofhisownandisafrequentcontributortomagazineslikeNationalGeographic,TheNewYorker,NaturalHistory,Smithsonian,Harper's,andTravel&Leisure.BiographyDouglasPrestonwasbornin1956inCambridge,MA,wasraisedinnearbyWellesley(where,byhisownadmission,heandhisbrotherswerethescourgeoftheneighborhood!),andgraduatedfromPomonaCollegeinCaliforniawithadegreeinEnglishliterature.Preston'sfirstjobwasasawriterfortheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork--aneightyearstintthatledtothepublicationofhisfirstbook,DinosaursintheAtticandintroducedhimtohisfuturewritingpartner,LincolnChild,thenworkingasaneditoratSt.Martin'sPress.Thetwomenbonded,astheyworkedcloselytogetheronthebook.Astheprojectnearedcompletion,PrestontreatedChildtoaprivatemidnighttourofthemuseum,anexcursionthatprovedfateful.AsPrestontellsit,"...inthedarkenedHallofLateDinosaurs,underaloomingT.Rex,Childturnedto[me]andsaid:'Thiswouldmaketheperfectsettingforathriller!'"Theirfirstcollaborativeeffort,Relic,wouldnotbepublisheduntil1995,bywhichtimePrestonhadpickedupstakesandmovedtoSantaFetopursueafull-timewritingcareer.Inadditiontowritingnovels(TheCodex,TyrannosaurCanyon)andnonfictionbooksontheAmericanSouthwest(CitiesofGold,RibbonsofTime),PrestonhascollaboratedwithLincolnChildonseveralpost-Relicthrillers.Whilenotstrictlyaseries,thebookssharecharactersandevents,andthestoriesalltakeplaceinthesameuniverse.Theauthorsrefertothisphenomenonas"ThePreston-ChildPangea."PrestondivideshistimebetweenNewMexicoandMaine,whileChildlivesinNewJersey--asituationthatnecessitatesalotoflong-distancecommunication.Buttheirpartnership(facilitatedbyphone,fax,andemail)isremarkablyproductiveandthoroughlyegalitarian:Theyshapetheirplotsthroughaseriesofdiscussions;Childsendsanoutlineofasetofchapters;Prestonwritesthefirstdraftofthosechapters,whichissubsequentlyrewrittenbyChild;andinthiswaythenoveliseditedbackandforthuntilbothauthorsarehappy.Theyattributetherelativelyseamlesssurfaceoftheirbookstothefactthat"[a]llfourhandshavefoundtheirwayintopracticallyeverysentence,atonetimeoranother."Inbetween,Prestonremainsbusy.HeisaregularcontributortomagazineslikeNationalGeographic,TheNewYorker,NaturalHistory,Smithsonian,Harper's,andTravel&Leisure,andhecontinueswithvariedsololiteraryprojects.WhichisnottosayhispartnershipwithLincolnChildisover.FansofthebestsellingPreston-Childthrillerscanbeassuredtherearebiggerandbetteradventurestocome.GoodToKnowDouglasPrestoncountsamonghisancestorsthepoetEmilyDickinson,thenewspapermanHoraceGreeley,andtheinfamousmurdererandopiumaddictAmasaGreenough.HisbrotherisRichardPreston,thebestsellingauthorofTheHotZone,TheCobraEvent,TheWildTrees,andothernovelsandnonfictionnarratives.PrestonisanexperthorsemanandamemberoftheLongRidersGuild.HeisalsoaNationalGeographicSocietyFellow,hastraveledextensivelyaroundtheworld,andcontributesarchaeologicalarticlestomanymagazines.Inourinterview,Prestonsharedsomefunandfascinatingpersonalanecdotes."Myfirstjobwaswashingdishesinthebasementofanursinghomefor$2.10anhour,andIlearnedasmuchaboutthevalueofhardworkthereasIeverdidlater.""Ineedtowriteinasmallroom--thesmallerthebetter.Ican'twriteinabigroomwheresomeonemightsneakupbehindmyback.""Myhobbiesaremountainbiking,horsebackridingandpacking,canoeingandkayaking,hiking,camping,cooking,andskiing."Education:B.A.,PomonaCollege,1978Website:http://www.prestonchild.com

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