A Triumph of Souls (Journeys of the Catechist, Book 3)

A Triumph of Souls (Journeys of the Catechist, Book 3)

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作者: Alan Dean Foster 著

出版社: Aspect

出版时间: 2000-03

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780446522182

定价: 256.80

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 416页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

ArrivinginthelandofEhl-Larimar,heandhisloyalfriendsfacetheirgreatestbattle:thwartingThemaryl'spowerfulcaptor,HymneththePossessed.Forthefirsttime,thefriendsarewonderingwhetherthepriceofvictorymaybetoodear. BorninNewYorkCityin1946,FosterwasraisedinLosAngeles.AfterreceivingaBachelor'sDegreeinPoliticalScienceandaMasterofFineArtsinCinemafromUCLA(1968,l969)hespenttwoyearsasacopywriterforasmallStudioCity,Calif.advertisingandpublicrelationsfirm.HiswritingcareerbeganwhenAugustDerlethboughtalongLovecraftianletterofFoster'sin1968andmuchtoFoster'ssurprise,publisheditasashortstoryinDerleth'sbi-annualmagazineTheArkhamCollector.Salesofshortfictiontoothermagazinesfollowed.Hisfirstattemptatanovel,TheTar-AiymKrang,wasboughtbyBettyBallantineandpublishedbyBallantineBooksin1972.ItincorporatesanumberofsuggestionsfromfamedSFeditorJohnW.Campbell.Sincethen,Foster'ssometimeshumorous,occasionallypoignant,butalwaysentertainingshortfictionhasappearedinallthemajorSFmagazinesaswellasinoriginalanthologiesandseveral"BestoftheYear"compendiums.Sixcollectionsofhisshortformworkhavebeenpublished.Foster'sworktodateincludesexcursionsintohardscience-fiction,fantasy,horror,detective,western,historical,andcontemporaryfiction.Hehasalsowrittennumerousnon-fictionarticlesonfilm,science,andscubadiving,aswellashavingproducedthenovelversionsofmanyfilms,includingsuchwell-knownproductionsasStarWars,thefirstthreeAlienfilms,andAlienNation.Otherworksincludescriptsfortalkingrecords,radio,computergames,andthestoryforthefirstStarTrekmovie.InadditiontopublicationinEnglish,hisworkhasappearedandwonawardsthroughouttheworld.HisnovelCyberWaywontheSouthwestBookAwardforFictionin1990,thefirstworkofscience-fictionevertodoso.Thoughrestricted(fornow)totheexplorationofoneworld,Foster'sloveofthefar-awayandexotichasledhimtotravelextensively.AftergraduatingfromcollegehelivedforasummerwiththefamilyofaTahitianpolicemanandcampedoutinFrenchPolynesia.HeandhiswifeJoAnnOxley,ofMoran,Texas,havetraveledtoEuropeandthroughoutAsiaandthePacificinadditiontoexploringthebackroadsofTanzaniaandKenya.Fosterhascampedoutinthe"GreenHell"regionoftheSoutheasternPeruvianjungle,photographingarmyantsandpan-fryingpiranha(lotsofsmallbones;tastesalotliketrout);hasriddenforty-footwhalesharksintheremotewatersoffWesternAustralia,andwasoneofthreepeopleonthefirstcommercialairflightintoNorthernAustralia'sBungleBungleNationalPark.HehasrappelledintoNewMexico'sfabledLechugillaCave,white-waterraftedthelengthoftheZambezi'sBatokaGorge,drivensolothelengthandbreadthofNamibia,crossedtheAndesbycar,siftedthesandsofunexploredarcheologicalsitesinPeru,goneswimmingwithgiantottersinBrazil,andsurveyedremotePapuaNewGuineaandWestPapuabothaboveandbelowthewater.HisfilmedfootageofGreatWhiteSharksfeedingoffSouthAustraliahasappearedonbothAmericantelevisionandtheBBC.Besidestravelingheenjoyslisteningtobothclassicalmusicandheavymetal.Otherpastimesincludebasketball,hiking,bodysurfing,scubadiving,collectinganimationonvideo,andweightlifting.HestudiedkaratewithAaronandChuckNorrisbeforeNorrisdecidedtogiveupteachingforacting.Hehastaughtscreenwriting,literature,andfilmhistoryatUCLAandLosAngelesCityCollegeaswellashavinglecturedatuniversitiesandconferencesaroundthecountryandinEurope.AmemberoftheScience-FictionWritersofAmerica,theAuthor'sGuildofAmerica,andtheWriter'sGuildofAmerica,west,healsospenttwoyearsservingonthePlanningandZoningCommissionofhishometownofPrescott,Arizona.Foster'scorrespondenceandmanuscriptsareintheSpecialCollectionoftheHaydenLibraryofArizonaStateUniversity,Tempe,Arizona.TheFostersresideinPrescottinahousebu
内容简介:
ArrivinginthelandofEhl-Larimar,heandhisloyalfriendsfacetheirgreatestbattle:thwartingThemaryl'spowerfulcaptor,HymneththePossessed.Forthefirsttime,thefriendsarewonderingwhetherthepriceofvictorymaybetoodear.
作者简介:
BorninNewYorkCityin1946,FosterwasraisedinLosAngeles.AfterreceivingaBachelor'sDegreeinPoliticalScienceandaMasterofFineArtsinCinemafromUCLA(1968,l969)hespenttwoyearsasacopywriterforasmallStudioCity,Calif.advertisingandpublicrelationsfirm.HiswritingcareerbeganwhenAugustDerlethboughtalongLovecraftianletterofFoster'sin1968andmuchtoFoster'ssurprise,publisheditasashortstoryinDerleth'sbi-annualmagazineTheArkhamCollector.Salesofshortfictiontoothermagazinesfollowed.Hisfirstattemptatanovel,TheTar-AiymKrang,wasboughtbyBettyBallantineandpublishedbyBallantineBooksin1972.ItincorporatesanumberofsuggestionsfromfamedSFeditorJohnW.Campbell.Sincethen,Foster'ssometimeshumorous,occasionallypoignant,butalwaysentertainingshortfictionhasappearedinallthemajorSFmagazinesaswellasinoriginalanthologiesandseveral"BestoftheYear"compendiums.Sixcollectionsofhisshortformworkhavebeenpublished.Foster'sworktodateincludesexcursionsintohardscience-fiction,fantasy,horror,detective,western,historical,andcontemporaryfiction.Hehasalsowrittennumerousnon-fictionarticlesonfilm,science,andscubadiving,aswellashavingproducedthenovelversionsofmanyfilms,includingsuchwell-knownproductionsasStarWars,thefirstthreeAlienfilms,andAlienNation.Otherworksincludescriptsfortalkingrecords,radio,computergames,andthestoryforthefirstStarTrekmovie.InadditiontopublicationinEnglish,hisworkhasappearedandwonawardsthroughouttheworld.HisnovelCyberWaywontheSouthwestBookAwardforFictionin1990,thefirstworkofscience-fictionevertodoso.Thoughrestricted(fornow)totheexplorationofoneworld,Foster'sloveofthefar-awayandexotichasledhimtotravelextensively.AftergraduatingfromcollegehelivedforasummerwiththefamilyofaTahitianpolicemanandcampedoutinFrenchPolynesia.HeandhiswifeJoAnnOxley,ofMoran,Texas,havetraveledtoEuropeandthroughoutAsiaandthePacificinadditiontoexploringthebackroadsofTanzaniaandKenya.Fosterhascampedoutinthe"GreenHell"regionoftheSoutheasternPeruvianjungle,photographingarmyantsandpan-fryingpiranha(lotsofsmallbones;tastesalotliketrout);hasriddenforty-footwhalesharksintheremotewatersoffWesternAustralia,andwasoneofthreepeopleonthefirstcommercialairflightintoNorthernAustralia'sBungleBungleNationalPark.HehasrappelledintoNewMexico'sfabledLechugillaCave,white-waterraftedthelengthoftheZambezi'sBatokaGorge,drivensolothelengthandbreadthofNamibia,crossedtheAndesbycar,siftedthesandsofunexploredarcheologicalsitesinPeru,goneswimmingwithgiantottersinBrazil,andsurveyedremotePapuaNewGuineaandWestPapuabothaboveandbelowthewater.HisfilmedfootageofGreatWhiteSharksfeedingoffSouthAustraliahasappearedonbothAmericantelevisionandtheBBC.Besidestravelingheenjoyslisteningtobothclassicalmusicandheavymetal.Otherpastimesincludebasketball,hiking,bodysurfing,scubadiving,collectinganimationonvideo,andweightlifting.HestudiedkaratewithAaronandChuckNorrisbeforeNorrisdecidedtogiveupteachingforacting.Hehastaughtscreenwriting,literature,andfilmhistoryatUCLAandLosAngelesCityCollegeaswellashavinglecturedatuniversitiesandconferencesaroundthecountryandinEurope.AmemberoftheScience-FictionWritersofAmerica,theAuthor'sGuildofAmerica,andtheWriter'sGuildofAmerica,west,healsospenttwoyearsservingonthePlanningandZoningCommissionofhishometownofPrescott,Arizona.Foster'scorrespondenceandmanuscriptsareintheSpecialCollectionoftheHaydenLibraryofArizonaStateUniversity,Tempe,Arizona.TheFostersresideinPrescottinahousebu

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