Never Where 乌有乡

Never Where 乌有乡

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作者: Neil Gaiman （尼尔·盖曼）著

出版社: Headline Book Publishing

出版时间: 2005-09

ISBN: 9780747266686

定价: 101.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 400页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

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RichardMayhewisanunassumingyoungbusinessmanlivinginLondon,withadulljobandaprettybutdemandingfiancee.Thenonenighthestumblesacrossagirlbleedingonthesidewalk.Hestopstohelpher--andthelifeheknowsvanisheslikesmoke.
Severalhourslater,thegirlisgonetoo.AndbythefollowingmorningRichardMayhewhasbeenerasedfromhisworld.Hisbankcardsnolongerwork,taxidriverswon'tstopforhim,hishundredrentshisapartmentouttostrangers.Hehasbecomeinvisible,andinexplicablyconsignedtoaLondonofshadowsanddarknessacityofmonstersandsaints,murderersandangels,thatexistsentirelyinasubterraneanlabyrinthofsewercanalsandabandonedsubwaystations.Hehasfallenthroughthecracksofrealityandhaslandedsomewheredifferent,somewherethatisNeverwhere.

ForthisisthehomeofDoor,themysteriousgirlwhomRichardrescuedintheLondonAbove.Apersonageofgreatpowerandnobilityinthismurky,candlelitrealm,sheisonamissiontodiscoverthecauseofherfamily'sslaughter,andindoingsopreservethisstrangeunderworldkingdomfromthemalevolencethatmeanstodestroyit.Andwithnowhereelsetoturn,RichardMayhewmustnowjointheLadyDoor'sentourageintheirdetermined--andpossiblyfatal--quest.

Forthedreadjourneyever-downward--throughbizarreanachronismsanddangerousincongruities,andintodustycornersofstalledtime--isRichard'sfinalhope,hislastroadbacktoa"real"worldthatisgrowingdisturbinglylessrealbytheminute.

IfTimBurtonreimaginedThePhantomoftheOpera,ifJackFinneylethisdarksidetakeover,ifyourolledthebestworkofCliveBarker,PeterStraubandCalebCarrintoone,youstillwouldhavesomethingthatfellfarshortofNeilGaiman'sNeverwhere.Itisamasterfuldebutnovelofdarklyhypnoticpower,andoneofthemostabsorbingreadstocomealonginyears. NeilGaimanisanEnglishauthorofshortfiction,novels,comicbooks,graphicnovels,audiotheatreandfilms.HisnotableworksincludethecomicbookseriesTheSandmanandnovelsStardust,AmericanGods,Coraline,andTheGraveyardBook.Hehaswonnumerousawards,includingHugo,Nebula,BramStoker,NewberyMedal,andCarnegieMedal.HeisthefirstauthortowinboththeNewberyandtheCarnegiemedalsforthesamework,TheGraveyardBook(2008).

　　尼尔·盖曼（NeilGaiman）是一名移居美国的著名英国作家，一度被誉为是罗琳之后最成功的作家。相貌英俊的他也以称得上是一位当代奇才，其创作的领域横跨了幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品不但部部畅销，更是获奖无数。恐怖小说大师作家斯蒂芬·金称赞他是一个“装满了故事的宝库”。
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RichardMayhewisanunassumingyoungbusinessmanlivinginLondon,withadulljobandaprettybutdemandingfiancee.Thenonenighthestumblesacrossagirlbleedingonthesidewalk.Hestopstohelpher--andthelifeheknowsvanisheslikesmoke.
Severalhourslater,thegirlisgonetoo.AndbythefollowingmorningRichardMayhewhasbeenerasedfromhisworld.Hisbankcardsnolongerwork,taxidriverswon'tstopforhim,hishundredrentshisapartmentouttostrangers.Hehasbecomeinvisible,andinexplicablyconsignedtoaLondonofshadowsanddarknessacityofmonstersandsaints,murderersandangels,thatexistsentirelyinasubterraneanlabyrinthofsewercanalsandabandonedsubwaystations.Hehasfallenthroughthecracksofrealityandhaslandedsomewheredifferent,somewherethatisNeverwhere.

ForthisisthehomeofDoor,themysteriousgirlwhomRichardrescuedintheLondonAbove.Apersonageofgreatpowerandnobilityinthismurky,candlelitrealm,sheisonamissiontodiscoverthecauseofherfamily'sslaughter,andindoingsopreservethisstrangeunderworldkingdomfromthemalevolencethatmeanstodestroyit.Andwithnowhereelsetoturn,RichardMayhewmustnowjointheLadyDoor'sentourageintheirdetermined--andpossiblyfatal--quest.

Forthedreadjourneyever-downward--throughbizarreanachronismsanddangerousincongruities,andintodustycornersofstalledtime--isRichard'sfinalhope,hislastroadbacktoa"real"worldthatisgrowingdisturbinglylessrealbytheminute.

IfTimBurtonreimaginedThePhantomoftheOpera,ifJackFinneylethisdarksidetakeover,ifyourolledthebestworkofCliveBarker,PeterStraubandCalebCarrintoone,youstillwouldhavesomethingthatfellfarshortofNeilGaiman'sNeverwhere.Itisamasterfuldebutnovelofdarklyhypnoticpower,andoneofthemostabsorbingreadstocomealonginyears.
作者简介:
NeilGaimanisanEnglishauthorofshortfiction,novels,comicbooks,graphicnovels,audiotheatreandfilms.HisnotableworksincludethecomicbookseriesTheSandmanandnovelsStardust,AmericanGods,Coraline,andTheGraveyardBook.Hehaswonnumerousawards,includingHugo,Nebula,BramStoker,NewberyMedal,andCarnegieMedal.HeisthefirstauthortowinboththeNewberyandtheCarnegiemedalsforthesamework,TheGraveyardBook(2008).

　　尼尔·盖曼（NeilGaiman）是一名移居美国的著名英国作家，一度被誉为是罗琳之后最成功的作家。相貌英俊的他也以称得上是一位当代奇才，其创作的领域横跨了幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品不但部部畅销，更是获奖无数。恐怖小说大师作家斯蒂芬·金称赞他是一个“装满了故事的宝库”。

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