Fevre Dream

作者 George R.R. Martin
出版社 Random House US
出版时间 2011年12月第1版
ISBN 9780553383058
定价 138.00

内容简介

WhenstrugglingriverboatcaptainAbnerMarshreceivesanofferofpartnershipfromawealthyaristocrat,hesuspectssomething'samiss.Butwhenhemeetsthehauntinglypale,steely-eyedJoshuaYork,heiscertain.ForYorkdoesn'tcarethattheicywinterof1857haswipedoutallbutoneofMarsh'sdilapidatedfleet.Nordoeshecarethathewon'tearnbackhisinvestmentinadecade.YorkhashisownreasonsforwantingtotraversethepowerfulMississippi.AndtheyaretobenoneofMarsh'sconcern--nomatterhowbizarre,arbitrary,orcapricioushisactionsmayprove.MarshmeanttoturndownYork'soffer.Itwastoofullofsecretsthatspelleddanger.Butthepromiseofbothgoldandagrandnewboatthatcouldmakehistorycrushedhisresolve--coupledwiththeterribleforceofYork'smesmerizinggaze.NotuntilthemaidenvoyageofhisnewsidewheelerFevreDreamwouldMarshrealizehehadjoinedamissionbothmoresinister,andperhapsmorenoble,thanhismostfantasticnightmare...andmankind'smostimpossibledream.Hereisthespellbindingtaleofavampire'squesttounitehisracewithhumanity,ofagarrulousriverman'sdreamofimmortality,andoftheundyinglegendsofthesteamboateraandamajestic,ancientriver.

作者简介

GeorgeR.R.Martinpublishedhisfirststoryin1971andquicklyrosetoprominence,winningfourHugoandftwoNebulaAwardsinquicksuccessionbeforeheturnedhisattentiontofantasywiththehistoricalhorrornovelFEVREDREAM,nowaFantasyMasterwork.Sincethenhehaswoneverymajorawardinthefieldsoffantasy,SFandhorror.HismagnificentepicsagaASONGOFICEANDFIREisredefiningepicfantasyforanewgeneration.GeorgeR.R.MartinlivesinNewMexico.