34本奇幻小說推薦書單｜含2023奇幻文學新書

〈系列作〉兩本，目前無中譯
Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities ― handling a possessed tram car.

Soon, however, Agent Hamed Nasr and his new partner Agent Onsi Youssef are exposed to a new side of Cairo stirring with suffragettes, secret societies, and sentient automatons in a race against time to protect the city from an encroaching danger that crosses the line between the magical and the mundane.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉三本，目前無中譯
The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.

On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal’s son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments.

Savine dan Glokta — socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union — plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control.

The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another . . .

– Amazon

另外推薦同作者的 The First Law Series

〈系列作〉三本，目前無中譯
Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for — and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.

Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon’s bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation.

When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone — even foreigners — wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones — and of Kekon itself.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉四本，中譯《幻色闇倫敦》

紅倫敦，熠熠生輝的繁榮王都，魔法是力量與人性的平衡。
灰倫敦，煙霧瀰漫的陰沉城市，魔法淪為失落的傳說。
白倫敦，灰燼覆蓋的飢餓國度，魔法如日漸流失的生命力。

傳說，很久以前還有個黑倫敦，
腐敗的魔法、黑暗的瘟疫，就是從那裡往外伸出魔爪的。

– 博客來

〈系列作〉三本，中譯《階梯之城》
The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions—until its divine protectors were killed. Now Bulikov has become just another colonial outpost of the world’s new geopolitical power, but the surreal landscape of the city itself—first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it—stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy.

Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov’s oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country’s most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem—and that Bulikov’s cruel reign may not yet be over.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉八本，目前無中譯
Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere… else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced… they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of things.

No matter the cost.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉三本，目前無中譯
The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three half brothers in line for the throne are killed in an “accident,” he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.

Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.

Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend . . . and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne–or his life.

– Amazon

這系列第一本和第二本相隔七年之久，也算是千呼萬萬使出來的續集

〈系列作〉兩本，中譯《烏鴉六人組》

格里沙，各類異能者的代稱。在拉夫卡，他們是魔法精英、第二軍團成員，而在其他國家，他們被視為受選者、工具、惡魔⋯⋯

拉夫卡內戰兩年後，貿易繁忙的萬惡港都克特丹，流傳有種能強化並控制格里沙的藥物⋯⋯

「髒手」凱茲，沉著冷酷的犯罪天才，克特丹的小幫派副手，接受富商范艾克的委託，要他前往寒冷北國斐優達，從戒備森嚴的要塞宮殿冰之廷中救出一位科學家。

這位來自南國蜀邯的科學家現在是國際焦點人物，因為他研發出的神奇藥物，能讓格里沙發揮不可思議的力量，更能利用藥癮控制住格里沙。

面對鉅額報酬，凱茲決定要賭一把，而在進行這不可能的任務前，他必須先湊齊心目中的理想小隊。這是他們各自救贖與抵達夢想的第一步⋯⋯

– 博客來

推薦同作者的《The Shadow and Bone Trilogy》 太陽召喚

〈系列作〉三本，中譯《破碎的星球》 簡

在靜寂的安寧洲中，一條巨大的紅色裂隙將大陸從中心撕裂，殘酷可怕的「第五季」開始。桑澤帝國的心臟尤邁尼斯城面臨崩潰。隱姓埋名在雷諾鎮上的伊松，她的平靜生活一夕之間不復存在，命運走向不可逆轉的另一個特別。一座城市變成廢墟，一個帝國陷入恐懼。人類文明進入冰冷永夜，毀滅季越來越黑暗。這一切，肇始於一個瘋子的復仇計划。他撕裂大地，以終結世代禁錮的暗黑宿命。

伊松——曾經的達瑪亞，曾經的茜奈特，現在的復仇者——找到了新的避難所。她的導師兼情人，災季的始作俑者埃勒巴斯特漸漸石化。她必須學習，完成他未竟的使命。只有開啟方尖碑之門，找回月亮，方可結束這漫長的凜冬。世界的另一處，伊松失蹤的女兒帶着巨大的原基力量回來了。她只想要一切毀滅。

千萬年前的錫爾-阿納吉斯特，是一切死亡與黑暗的根源。所有的力量，都在向「死亡文明遺址」——核點深處聚集。月亮回歸之日，便是解脫之時……

– 博客來

〈系列作〉三本，目前無中譯

An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉三本，中譯《回憶，悲傷與荊棘》

講述了海客背井離鄉，遠渡冰洋。為紀念此壯舉，艾弗特王取船底龍骨，以秘技粹其精華，鑄成利劍，名曰米奈亞——“回憶”；希瑟王子伊奈那岐為報血仇，取巫木之鐵，鑄詛咒之兵。弑親逆倫，爾後觸目慟心，稱其津錦尊——“悲傷”；納班皇帝不意獲九霄外熔岩，遂以此天降金屬鑄之利刃，又暗示聖神烏瑟斯遭鞭撻之刑戮，得名——“荊棘”；人類能否倖存，世界能否歸於正途，三劍終將現身。

奧斯坦·亞德大陸最後的安全之地——訣別石，在西蒙、矮怪、王子一行不懈地找尋下，終現其身。但風暴之王的邪惡勢力仍舊窮追不捨，步步逼近，更欲讓黑暗籠罩整個大陸。訣別石只能帶給他們短暫的喘息，制定作戰計畫迫在眉睫。失落的卷軸聯盟、失憶的騎士、失蹤的精靈，他們能否齊聚訣別石，與西蒙、矮怪、王子一行共商救世之計？三神劍之謎能否就此解開？這或許是整個奧斯坦?亞德最後的機會！

– 博客來

〈系列作〉十本，目前無中譯

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen’s rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.

For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze.

However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand…

– Amazon

〈系列作〉兩本，中譯《魔像與精靈》

她，泥土與咒語化成的魔像；他，誕生於火與沙的精靈
囚禁是你的詛咒，毀滅則是我的宿命

魔像莎瓦，在猶太術士的咒念中被創造出來，塵埃化為髮絲，泥土成為肉身，此生命運是嫁給一個無用的男人任其奴役。在搭船前往美國的海上，興沖沖的主人正想喚醒她時卻意外喪命。魔像既無船票又「死了老公」，她靈機一動縱身跳入海中，就這麼沿著海底一路走進紐約……

精靈阿瑪德，是誕生於火與沙的神祕種族，形貌與能力千變萬化，數世紀以來被禁錮在銅瓶中不見天日。他的上一段記憶，是千年前在敘利亞沙漠跟蹤一支商隊；下一秒甦醒，卻已身在千年後的紐約。他對自己為何被囚禁、被誰囚禁、經歷了什麼事都毫無記憶。

無主魔像孤身在紐約流浪。她發現自己力大無窮，還會讀心，卻無法完全擺脫與生俱來的奴性。精靈雖被釋放，卻被禁錮在人類的形體裡無法自由來去。他們懷抱著自身的力量與限制，惶惶尋找著希望和容身之處，一面還擔憂真實身分被發現。直到有一天，他們終於相遇……

聯繫兩人的符咒輪迴好幾世紀，在這風華正盛的舞台上巧遇。摧毀魔像的咒語輾轉落入邪惡隱士手中，精靈這才驚覺自己咒縛銅壺的真相。人類的貪欲千年橫行，魔像與精靈各自背負著詛咒和苦難，這次相遇能否終結古老的輪迴，逃脫被毀滅的命運？面對即將到來的不懷好意，他們該如何決戰……

– 博客來

〈系列作〉十本，中譯《黑塔》 

每個人的生命之中，都有一座必須抵達的黑塔……

所謂的「槍客」，帶有俠客的風範，他們必須經歷磨練，然後行俠仗義。但是世界發生了劇變，所有的槍客都在大戰中死亡，最後只剩下基列地的羅蘭。

為了讓記憶裡「充滿愛與光明」的世界保持原貌，阻止它「前進」，羅蘭必須找到「黑塔」；但要找到黑塔，就必須先找到半人半魔的黑衣人，黑衣人知道的線索，是他前往那個神秘之地的第一步。

在荒涼寂寥的世界裡，羅蘭苦苦追尋著黑衣人的下落，旅程中他遇見了會說話的烏鴉、死而復活的老酒鬼、被黑衣人詛咒的酒館老闆娘，還與來自異世界的男孩「傑克」結為好友。

這些奇妙的經歷似乎都引導著羅蘭走向獵物，終於，在一個粉塵漫天、佈滿了腐朽白骨的髑髏地，羅蘭追上了黑衣人……

– 博客來

〈系列作〉九本，中譯《倫敦探案系列》

My name is Peter Grant and until recently I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right thinking people as the Metropolitan Police and by everyone else as the filth. My only concerns in life were avoiding a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – We do paperwork so other coppers don’t have to – and where to get a hot coffee while on late shift. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was dead, but disturbingly voluble and that brought me to the attention Chief Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in Britain.

And that, as they say, is where the story really starts.

Now I’m in plain clothes and the first apprentice wizard in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated. Now I’m dealing with nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the River Thames and digging up graves in Covent Garden – and that’s just the routine stuff.

Because there’s something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious, vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair.

The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it’s fallen to me to bring order out of chaos – or die trying. Which, I don’t mind telling you, would involve a hell of a lot of paperwork.

– Amazon

〈系列作〉十四部，中譯《時光之輪》

平靜的小村莊，伊蒙村，正在為慶祝第二天立春節而忙碌著。但今年春天遲遲不見蹤影，處處冰雪堆積，彷彿預告不平靜的事即將發生。

村裡三名從小就是好友的男孩，在今天遭遇了改變他們一生的事。

黑騎士入侵、獸魔人攻進村莊。三名好友得知自己是被黑暗勢力追擊的對象，原來，他們正是可以改變世界並拯救世界的時軸。

為了家人，他們只能離開家鄉。一段與邪惡對抗的戰鬥，正潛伏在他們前進的路上……

– 博客來

〈系列作〉四本，中譯《歌門鬼城》 簡

在「歌門鬼城」古堡里，高高在上的城主行使着無上權力，城堡內處處要按古老儀式按部就班地生活，掌握着典籍宣讀權的秘書大臣則是實際上的行政首長。

一位來自廚房的小弟史迪派克處心積慮，力圖擺脫悲慘的境遇——他在城堡底層煎熬，誰也不把史迪派克當有尊嚴的人，貴族和官僚動輒對他呵斥打罵。史迪派克策划了一場縱火，燒掉城堡圖書館，顛覆了整個「歌門鬼城」的秩序，城主因此神智失常，失心瘋而死廚房主管、大管家、首席女官等人，在史迪派克謀划下，死的死，走的走。

史迪派克搖身變成救火英雄，從此青雲直上，他殘忍地燒死了秘書大臣，取而代之。城主之位由襁褓中的泰忒斯繼承，而泰忒斯的母親城主夫人，則成了城堡的實際統治者……

– 博客來

〈系列作〉三本，中譯《黑暗元素三部曲》

這女孩背負了全人類的命運，但她一無所知！

萊拉受命運牽引而不自知，從無憂無慮的生活一腳踏入艱險歷程。固執、任性、滿口謊言的她，竟是對「無上權威」的最終威脅！萊拉在無意間得知「塵」的祕密之後踏上了漫長旅程，在成千上萬的時空與不同種族交手，她究竟具備何種能力，又要如何達成任務？

「黑暗元素三部曲」以高超的技巧與企圖心，打造出一個「沒有神的世界」，在繁複恢宏的格局中充滿驚險刺激的冒險、歎為觀止的場面，而普曼在作品中提出對正義、生命、情感的質疑，亦使得作品引起廣大討論，媒體譽為「自《魔戒》以來最了不起的奇幻小說系列」，格局宏大，跨越全年齡層，允為當代經典的傳奇之作。

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推薦同作者的《The Book of Dust》塵之書三部曲

中譯 《皮拉內西》簡

皮拉內西住在大宅裡。也許他一直都在那裡。他日復一日地在筆記本上詳細記錄大宅裡的奇跡：無數大廳組成的迷宮，形態各異的雕像，樓梯下方洶湧的潮水，上層大廳裡的浮雲。星期二和星期五，他會去見那個人；別的時候，他會帶上食物去供奉死者。但是大部分時候，他都是孤身一人。 地板上開始出現用粉筆寫下的留言。大宅裡來了新人。是什麼人？想來幹什麼？他們是朋友抑或如那個人所說，他們會帶來毀滅和瘋狂？ 失落的記錄必須被找到，埋藏的秘密有待發掘。皮拉內西原本熟知的世界變得既陌生又危險。

-博客來

中譯 《女巫瑟西》

她是最不受寵的女兒，是位階低下的女神，無數故事角色的原型，也是流言傳說極盡醜化的女巫。

如今，這一切都要翻天覆地，徹底改寫，她要為自己發聲，說自己的故事：

「那些形容女人嬌嫩脆弱的語言，我是再也不會買帳了！」

泰坦神的家中，誕生了一個女兒，瑟西。這孩子個性古怪，沒有父親的能力，也不如母親那般迷人。於是瑟西只好轉向凡人，尋找同伴。誰知道一場海邊的邂逅，讓瑟西陷入情思漩渦，誘發巫力，鑄下大錯，引來諸神震怒，定要放逐她。

放逐荒島的日子，瑟西只有自己的技藝與島上的野獸為伴。但在能力逐漸累積的過程，她甚至捲入了牛頭人米諾陶的迷宮、見證伊卡力斯的隕落、親睹美狄亞的癲狂，以及遇見了最重要、也是最知名的英雄，奧德修斯。

他倆如同歷經漫長旅程才能在深藍穹蒼相遇的星辰，各自剖見靈魂深處的愛，只是英雄終究要踏上自己的旅程……當世間戰亂再起，避居荒島的瑟西很清楚自己必須再次面對那些放逐她、蔑視她、攻擊她的神與人，只是這回她不再脆弱，並且義無反顧。

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Naomi Novik opened a brilliant new chapter in an already acclaimed career, delving into the magic of fairy tales to craft a love story that was both timeless and utterly of the now. Spinning Silver draws readers deeper into this glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between wonder and terror is thinner than a breath, and safety can be stolen as quickly as a kiss.

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty—until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk—grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh—Miryem’s fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered. She will face an impossible challenge and, along with two unlikely allies, uncover a secret that threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike.

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中譯 《呼吸》

很久很久以前，巴格達有一座拱門。從右邊穿過拱門，會到二十年後的未來，從左邊穿過拱門，會回到二十年前。跨出一步，你就能夠預知未來，也能夠回到過去改變一切，翻轉命運。世上還有比這更大的誘惑嗎？

　　然而，創造拱門的人卻告訴你，曾經有無數人跨過拱門，結果都只證明了一件事：無論你怎麼努力，過去和未來都是絕對不會改變的。如果你預知的未來，是你無法改變的悲慘未來，如果你回到過去，卻發現當年鑄下的大錯根本無法重來，那麼，你還會想跨過拱門嗎？

　　但有人依然決定回到過去，因為，當年的一念之差害死了至愛的妻子，痛徹心肺的悔恨折磨了他二十年。就算有無數事實證明過去無法改變，他還是無法放棄最後一線希望：真主是慈悲的，也許真主會願意給他一次機會，挽回失去的至愛。

　　只要跨過拱門，然後花兩個月穿越沙漠，他就能夠及時阻止那場意外，而距離那個日子還有好幾個月，時間綽綽有餘……
　　命運真的不可能改變嗎？他不相信……

　　遙遠的未來，你可以透過一種裝置和許多平行時空的另一個自己交談，結果卻發現，不同時空的你做了不同的選擇，人生變得很不一樣，那麼，究竟哪一個才是「真正的你」？「真正的你」究竟存在不存在？

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中譯 《被埋葬的記憶》

那是不列顛人和撒克遜人交戰不斷的年代。
在這片迷霧重重的廣袤之地，埋藏著一段不為人知的神祕過往！
在這幅迷霧之地上，人們莫名的今日就會遺忘昨日，生活平和卻也茫然。
某個春寒料峭的清晨，一對夫婦決定去尋找他們依稀記得的兒子。一段如《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》般充滿驚奇的旅程隨之展開，直到目的愈來愈近，他們逐漸領悟或許是遺忘才能讓人相愛，苦苦追尋著回憶，誰知道有多少怨恨要再度被撩起……

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When Apollo Kagwa’s father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. Now Apollo is a father himself—and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo’s old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. Thus begins Apollo’s quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he’d imagined. His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever.

– Amazon

Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.

– Amazon

中譯 《地球星人》

地球是個完美「工廠」，地球星人們被徹底洗腦、學會服從。

子宮和精巢都只是為了工廠而勞動的「工具」？

小五的奈月，從小就跟人與眾不同，因為她是位「魔法少女」。

堂兄弟的由宇是唯一知道她祕密的人，所以兩人約定在回到彼此的星球前，成為男女朋友，互相扶持。

「無論如何都要活下去。」這句話成了彼此內心最堅強的支柱。

23年過去了，34歲的奈月依舊留在地球，始終找不到回去的管道。

為了避開「地球星人們」的「洗腦」，他和同樣不喜歡與人有肉體接觸的智臣契約結婚，只為了逃離所謂的「理所當然」。

婚後三年，這個巨大的人類工廠又派出無數個地球星人強迫他們「繁殖」，

究竟奈月會放棄回到自己的星球，甘心成為地球星人的俘虜嗎？

– 博客來

中譯《英倫魔法師》

時逢魔法式微、拿破崙橫掃歐洲的十九世紀初，英國僅存的兩名魔法師：古板紮實的諾瑞爾和青年才俊的強納森‧史傳傑。
英法戰爭掩蓋了兩人之間的危險爭鬥，但是兩人對黑魔法的著迷和祕密涉獵，卻帶來想像之外的麻煩。
此外，還有糾結繁複歷史的傳奇烏鴉王……

19世紀初的英國，天氣似乎永遠是冬天。陰暗、潮濕、霧氣濃重，正是這個時代，魔法在英國已經式微。拿破崙的大軍讓整個歐洲無力招架，處處岌岌可危。

魔法師吉伯特．諾瑞爾從約翰郡隻身來到倫敦，決心重振英國魔法。他吝嗇、乖戾、未老先衰，但是也是位法力高強，能令雕像開口，能讓某大臣年輕的未婚妻起死回生的傳奇人物。從約翰郡到倫敦，人們被他神祕的魔法迷得神魂顛倒。

在倫敦，諾瑞爾收了一位年輕學徒史傳傑，他高大、迷人且桀驁不馴。

師徒雙雄聯手，為當時的英王室召來幽靈船，一夜之間鋪就了通天大道。令河流改向，令天氣變色，最終幫助王室贏得了對抗拿破侖的戰爭，頓時成為舉國稱頌的英雄。

然而史傳傑法力日進之下，野心也與日俱增，相較於淡泊名利鍾情山林的諾瑞爾。兩代魔法師之間的衝突日漸高升。此際，另外一位歷史傳奇人物隨之上場：烏鴉王，英國魔法史上高手中的高手。此高人多年未露面，史傳傑千方百計找上了他。

史傳傑對這位傳奇法師的要求越來越過分，全然不顧後果，最終威脅到他與諾瑞爾的關係和他所擁有的一切寶貴財富……

兩個魔法師為了英國魔法復興事業走到一起，替英國打敗拿破倫奠定勝局，最終由於理念的不同而分道揚鑣……..

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In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn’t get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin.

Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops.

Susan’s search for her father begins with her mother’s possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket, and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms.

Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As he and his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, they find this quest strangely overlaps with Susan’s. Who or what was her father? Susan, Merlin, and Vivien must find out, as the Old World erupts dangerously into the New.

– Amazon

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.

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Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people.

So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, muddle Emily’s research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.

But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones—the most elusive of all faeries—lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she’ll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all—her own heart.

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When unforeseen circumstances during an innovative—and unsanctioned—commercial asteroid-mining mission leave two crew members stranded, those who make it back must engineer a rescue, all while navigating a shifting web of global political alliances and renewed Cold War tensions. With Earth governments consumed by the ravages of climate change and unable to take the risks necessary to make rapid progress in space, the crew must build their own nextgen spacecraft capable of mounting a rescue in time for the asteroid’s next swing by Earth.
 
In the process they’ll need to establish the first spin-gravity station in deep space, the first orbiting solar power satellite and refinery, and historic infrastructure on the moon’s surface—all of which could alleviate a deepening ecological, political, and economic crisis back on Earth, and prove that space-based industry is not only profitable, but possibly humanity’s best hope for a livable, peaceful future.

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Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers—characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.

In “The White Cat’s Divorce,” an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which child will become his heir. In “The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear,” a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed. In “Skinder’s Veil,” a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. But what should be a chance to focus on his long-avoided dissertation instead becomes a wildly unexpected journey, as the house seems to be a portal for otherworldly travelers—or perhaps a door into his own mysterious psyche.

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When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city.
 
Mortem, the magic born from death, is a high-priced and illicit commodity in Dellaire, and Lore’s job running poisons keeps her in food, shelter, and relative security. But when a run goes wrong and Lore’s power is revealed, she’s taken by the Presque Mort, a group of warrior-monks sanctioned to use Mortem working for the Sainted King. Lore fully expects a pyre, but King August has a different plan. Entire villages on the outskirts of the country have been dying overnight, seemingly at random. Lore can either use her magic to find out what’s happening and who in the King’s court is responsible, or die.
 
Lore is thrust into the Sainted King’s glittering court, where no one can be believed and even fewer can be trusted. Guarded by Gabriel, a duke-turned-monk, and continually running up against Bastian, August’s ne’er-do-well heir, Lore tangles in politics, religion, and forbidden romance as she attempts to navigate a debauched and opulent society.
 
But the life she left behind in the catacombs is catching up with her. And even as Lore makes her way through the Sainted court above, they might be drawing closer than she thinks.

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Born without a trace of magic, Tamsin Lark is no match for the sorceresses and Hollowers who populate the magical underground of Boston. But when the only parent she’s ever known disappears without so much as a goodbye, she has no choice but to join in their cutthroat pursuit of enchanted relics to keep herself—and her brother, Cabell—alive.

Ten years later, rumors are swirling that her guardian found a powerful ring from Arthurian legend just before he vanished. A run-in with her rival Emrys ignites Tamsin’s hope that the ring could free Cabell from a curse that threatens both of them. But they aren’t the only ones who covet the ring.

As word spreads, greedy Hollowers start circling, and many would kill to have it for themselves. While Emrys is the last person Tamsin would choose to partner with, she needs all the help she can get to edge out her competitors in the race for the ring. Together, they dive headfirst into a vipers’ nest of dark magic, exposing a deadly secret with the power to awaken ghosts of the past and shatter her last hope of saving her brother. . . .

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