内容简介
Hailedas“abreakneck,jam-packedrollercoasterofanadventure”byJ.K.Rowling,this NewYorkTimes bestselleristhefirstinstallmentintheexplosivetweenfantasyseriesbyfamedHollywooddirectorChrisColumbus(ofHarryPotterfame)andbestsellingauthorNedVizzini( It’sKindofaFunnyStory ). SiblingsBrendan,Eleanor,andCordeliaWalkeroncehadeverythingtheycouldeverwant.ButeverythingchangedwhenDr.Walkerlosthisjob.NowthefamilymustrelocatetoanoldVictorianhouse,formerlythehomeofoccultnovelistDenverKristoff—ahousethatsimultaneouslyfeelscreepyandtoogoodtobetrue.BythetimetheWalkersrealizethatoneoftheirneighborshassinisterplansforthem,they’rebanishedtoaprimevalforest way offthegrid. Bloodthirstymedievalwarriorspatrolthewoodsaroundthem,supernaturalpiratesroamtheneighboringseas,andapower-hungryqueenrulestheland.Tosurvive,thesiblingswillhavetobebraverthantheyeverthoughtpossible—andtofightagainsttheirdarkestimpulses.ThekeymaylieintheirownconnectiontothesecretKristofflegacy.Butastheyunravelthatlegacy,they’lldiscoverthatit’snotjusttheirfamilythat’sindanger...it’stheentireworld.
作者简介
ChrisColumbushaswritten,directed,andproducedsomeofthemostsuccessfulbox-officehitsinHollywoodhistory.HefirstmadehisnamebywritingseveraloriginalscriptsproducedbyStevenSpielberg,includingtheback-to-backhits“Gremlins”and“TheGoonies.”Asadirector,Columbushasbeenatthehelmofsuchiconicprojectsas“HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone,”“HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets,”“HomeAlone,”“Stepmom,”and“Mrs.Doubtfire.”Asaproducer,Columbuswasalsobehindthehitfilms“NightattheMuseum”and“TheHelp.”NedVizzinibeganwritingfortheNewYorkPressattheageoffifteen.Atnineteen,hepublished“TeenAngst?Naaah...,”hisautobiographyofhisyearsatStuyvesantHighSchool.Hisdebutnovel,“BeMoreChill,”wasnamedoneoftheBestBooksof2004byEntertainmentWeeklyandselectedfortheTodayShowBookClubbyJudyBlume.Hissecondnovel,“It’sKindofaFunnyStory,”wasadaptedintoafeaturefilmandnamedoneofthe100Best-EverTeenNovelsbyNationalPublicRadio.TheOtherNormals,histhirdnovel,wasaJuniorLibraryGuildselection.Intelevision,hehaswrittenforABCandforMTV’sTeenWolf.NedlivesinCaliforni