The Prince of Mist
- 作者
- 出版社 Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- 出版时间 2010年5月 第1版
- ISBN 9780297856429
- 定价 135.00
内容简介
MaxCarver'sfather-awatchmakerandinventor-decidestomovehisfamilytoasmalltownonthecoast,toanoldhousethatoncebelongedtoaprestigioussurgeon,DrRichardFleischmann.Butthehouseholdsmanysecretsandstoriesofitsown.Behinditisanovergrowngardenfullofstatuessurroundedbyametalfencetoppedwithasix-pointedstar.Whenhegoestoinvestigate,Maxfindsthatthestatuesseemtoconsistofakindofcircustroopwiththelargestatueofaclownatitscentre.Maxhasthecurioussensationthatthestatueisbeckoningtohim.Asthefamilysettlesintheygrowincreasinglyuneasy:theydiscoveraboxofoldfilmsbelongingtotheFleischmanns;hissisterhasdisturbingdreamsandhisothersisterhearsvoiceswhisperingtoherfromanoldwardrobe.Theyalsodiscoverthewreckofaboatthatsankmanyyearsagoinaterriblestorm.Everyoneonboardperishedexceptforoneman-anengineerwhobuiltthelighthouseattheendofthebeach.Duringthedive,Maxseessomethingthatleaveshimcold-ontheoldmastfloatsatatteredflagwiththesymbolofthesix-pointedstar.Astheylearnmoreaboutthewreck,thechillingstoryofthePrinceoftheMistsbeginstoemerge.
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