书目

ABeautifulFriendship

  • 作者 David Weber著
  • 出版社 Baen
  • 出版时间 2011年10月
  • ISBN 9781451637472
  • 定价 270.50

内容简介

StephanieHarringtonalwaysexpectedtobeaforestrangeronherhomeworldofMeyerdahl...untilherparentsrelocatedtothefrontierplanetofSphinxinthefardistantStarKingdomofManticore.Itshouldhavebeentheperfectnewhome—-avirginwildernessfullofnewspeciesofeverysort,justwaitingtobediscovered.ButSphinxisafarmoredangerousplacethanultra-civilizedMeyerdahl,andStephanie’sexplorationscometoasuddenhaltwhenherparentslaydownthelaw:notripsintothebushwithoutadultsupervision!YetStephanieisayoungwomandeterminedtomakediscoveries,andthebiggestoneofallawaitsher:anintelligentalienspecies.Theforest-dwellingtreecatsaresmall,cute,smart,andhaveapronouncedtasteforcelery.Andtheyarealsovery,verydeadlywhentheyortheirfriendsarethreatened...asStephaniediscoverswhenshecomesface-to-facewithSphinx’smostlethalpredatorafterahang-glidingaccident.Butherdiscoveriesareonlybeginning,forthetreecatsarealsotelepathicandabletobondwithcertainhumans,andStephanie’sfind—-andherfirst-of-itskindbondwiththetreecatClimbsQuickly—-landbothoftheminafreshtorrentofdanger.Galactic-sizedwealthisatstake,andStephanieandthetreecatsaresquarelyinthepathofhighlyplacedenemiesdeterminedtomakesuretheplanetSphinxremainsentirelyinhumanhands,evenifthatmeanstheexterminationofanotherthinkingspecies.Unfortunatelyforthoseenemies,thetreecatshavesavedStephanieHarrington’slife.Sheowesthem...andStephanieisayoungwomanwhostandsbyherfriends.WhichmeansthingsareabouttogetveryinterestingonSphinx.AboutABeautifulFriendship:“It’sraretofindteensciencefictionthatstraysbeyondpopulardystopianfare.Theenvironmentalmessages,human-animalfriendship,humor,action,andinventivetechnologywillmakethisseriesstarteraneasyhit....”—BooklistAboutDavidWeberandtheHonorHarringtonseries:“...everythingyoucouldwantinaheroine….excellent…plentyofaction.”—ScienceFictionAge“Brilliant!Brilliant!Brilliant!”—AnneMcCaffrey“Compellingcombatcombinedwithengagingcharactersforagreatspaceoperaadventure.”—Locus“Webercombinesrealistic,engagingcharacterswithintelligenttechnologicalprojection...Fansofthisvenerablespaceoperawillrejoice...”—PublishersWeekly

作者简介

DavidWeberWithoversevenmillioncopiesofhisbooksinprintandseventeentitlesontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,DavidWeberisthesciencefictionpublishingphenomenonofthenewmillennium.InthehugelypopularHonorHarringtonseries,thespiritofC.S.Forester’sHoratioHornblowerandPatrickO’Brian’sMasterandCommanderliveson—intothegalacticfuture.BooksintheHonorHarringtonandHonoverseserieshaveappearedonfourteenbestsellerlists,includingthoseofTheWallStreetJournal,TheNewYorkTimes,andUSAToday.WhileWeberisbestknownforhisspirited,modern-mindedspaceoperas,heisalsothecreatoroftheOathofSwordsfantasyseriesandtheDahakSFsaga.WeberishasalsoengagedinasteadystreamofbestsellingcollaborationsincludinghisStarfireserieswithSteveWhite,whichproducedtheNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheShivaOptionamongothers.Weber’scollaborationwithalternatehistorymasterEricFlintledtothebestselling1634:TheBalticWar,andhisplanetaryadventurenovelswithmilitarysciencefictionaceandmultiplenationalbest-sellerJohnRingoincludestheblockbustersMarchtotheStarsandWeFew.Finally,Weber’steamingwithLindaEvansproducedthebestsellingMultiverseseries.DavidWebermakeshishomeinSouthCarolinawithhiswifeandchildren.

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