World of Warcraft：Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

作者 Christie Golden著
出版社 Simon & Schuster US
出版时间 2010年1月第1版
ISBN 9781439157602
定价 78.00

内容简介

Frostmourne.Itwascaughtinahovering,jaggedchunkofice,therunesthatranthelengthofitsbladeglowingacoolblue.Belowitwasadaisofsomesort,standingonalargegentlyraisedmoundthatwascoveredinadustingofsnow.Asoftlight,comingfromsomewherehighabovewherethecavernwasopentodaylight,shonedownontheruneblade.Theicyprisonhidsomedetailsofthesword'sshapeandform,exaggeratedothers.Itwasrevealedandconcealedatthesametime,andallthemoretempting,likeanewloverimperfectlyglimpsedthroughagauzycurtain.Arthasknewtheblade--itwastheselfsameswordhehadseeninhisdreamwhenhefirstarrived.TheswordthathadnotkilledInvincible,butthathadbroughthimbackhealedandhealthy.He'dthoughtitagoodomenthen,butnowheknewitwasatruesign.Thiswaswhathehadcometofind.Thisswordwouldchangeeverything.Arthasstaredraptlyatit,hishandsalmostphysicallyachingtograspit,hisfingerstowrapthemselvesaroundthehilt,hisarmstofeeltheweaponswingingsmoothlyintheblowthatwouldendMal'Ganis,endthetormenthehadvisiteduponthepeopleofLordaeron,endthislustforrevenge.Drawn,hesteppedforward.Theuncannyelementalspiritdrewitsicysword."Turnaway,beforeitistoolate,"itintoned.Hisevilislegend.LordoftheundeadScourge,wielderoftherunebladeFrostmourne,andenemyofthefreepeoplesofAzeroth.TheLichKingisanentityofincalculablepowerandunparalleledmalice--hisicysoulutterlyconsumedbyhisplanstodestroyalllifeontheWorldofWarcraft.Butitwasnotalwaysso.LongbeforehissoulwasfusedwiththatoftheorcshamanNer'zhul,theLichKingwasArthasMenethil,crownprinceofLordaeronandfaithfulpaladinoftheSilverHand.Whenaplagueofundeaththreatenedallthatheloved,Arthaswasdriventopursueanill-fatedquestforarunebladepowerfulenoughtosavehishomeland.Yettheobjectofhissearchwouldexactaheavypricefromitsnewmaster,beginningahorrifyingdescentintodamnation.Arthas'spathwouldleadhimthroughthearcticnorthernwastestowardtheFrozenThrone,wherehewouldface,atlonglast,thedarkestofdestinies.

作者简介

NewYorkTimesbestsellingandaward-winningauthorChristieGoldenhaswrittenoverthirtynovelsandseveralshortstoriesinthefieldsofsciencefiction,fantasy,andhorror.GoldenlaunchedtheTSRRavenloftlinein1991withherfirstnovel,thehighlysuccessfulVampireoftheMists,whichintroducedelvenvampireJanderSunstar.Tothebestofherknowledge,sheisthecreatoroftheelvenvampirearchetypeinfantasyfiction.Sheistheauthorofseveraloriginalfantasynovels,includingOnFire’sWings,InStone’sClasp,andUnderSea’sShadow(currentlyavailableonlyasane-book)thefirstthreeinhermulti-bookfantasyseries“TheFinalDance”fromLUNABooks.InStone’sClaspwontheColoradoAuthor’sLeagueAwardforBestGenreNovelof2005,thesecondofGolden’snovelstowintheaward.AmongGolden’sotherprojectsareoveradozenStarTreknovelsandthewell-receivedStarCraftDarkTemplartrilogy,Firstborn,ShadowHunters,andTwilight.AnavidplayerofBlizzard’sMMORPGWorldofWarcraft,Goldenhaswrittenseveralnovelsinthatworld(Arthas,LordoftheClans,RiseoftheHorde)withmoreintheworks,includingTheShattering:PreludetoCataclysm,dueoutinAugust2010.ShehasalsowrittentwoWarcraftmangastoriesforTokyopop,“IGotWhatYuleNeed”and“AWarriorMade.”Goldeniscurrentlyhardatworkonthreebooksinthemajornine-bookStarWarsseries“FateoftheJedi,”incollaborationwithAaronAllstonandTroyDenning.Herfirstbookintheseries,Omen,hitshelvesinJuneof2009,andhersecond,Allies,isslatedforpublicationinearlysummerof2010.

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