内容简介
HimikothebeloveddaughterofachieftaininthirdcenturyJapanhasalwaysbeenspecial.Thedayshewasborntherewasadevastatingearthquake,andthetribe'sshamanesshadanamazingvisionrevealingtheyounggirl'sfuture--onedaythisprivledgedchildwillbethespiritualandtriballeaderoverallofthetribes.BookOnerevolvesaroundtheeventsofHimiko'searlyteenyears--hershamanlessons,friendships,contactwithothertribes,andjourneytosaveherfamilyafteraseriesoftragicevents.Onceagain,EstherFriesnermasterfullyweavestogetherhistory,myth,andmysticisminataleofaprincesswhosepathisfarfromtraditional.
作者简介
NebulaAwardwinnerESTHERFRIESNERistheauthorofmorethan30novelsandover150shortstories,includingthestory"Thunderbolt"inRandomHouse'sYoungWarriorsanthology,whichleadtothecreationofNobody'sPrincessandNobody'sPrize.Sheisalsotheeditorofsevenpopularanthologies.Herworkshavebeenpublishedaroundtheworld.EducatedatVassarCollegeandYaleUniversity,whereshetaughtforanumberofyears,Ms.Friesnerisalsoapoet,aplaywright,andoncewroteanadvicecolumn,"AskAuntieEsther."Sheismarried,isthemotheroftwo,harborscats,andlivesinConnecticut.YoucanvisitEstherat:www.sff.net/people/e.friesner.