[幻想文学] The Book of Words 文字之书 [复制链接]

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sl850101 发表于 2013-11-6 08:10:28 |显示全部楼层

The Book of Words 文字之书    [作者]J.V.Jones

      The Book of Words is filled with all sorts of delightful nuances that capture the attention of the reader and makes the series so much more than standard fantasy fare. My personal favourites include a pair of guards who spend their time discussing various approaches to winning their way with the ladies -- it is obvious that they don't succeed often, but the dialogue is priceless -- and a villainous archbishop who appears every time sampling some rare delicacy only to be interrupted by one of his assistants.
   The series tells the story of an malevolent sorcerer and his plot to found an empire. Opposing him are the unlikely combination of an apprentice baker who has begun to show the signs of having powerful, but uncontrolled, magical abilities; the headstrong daughter of an influential lord, and an idealistic young knight who has begun a quest that will reveal to him that nothing is quite as his teachings have taught him.
   From this simple beginning, the story blossoms into three thick volumes of suspense and intrigue. The story branches, joins, branches and joins, over and over as the plot develops. J.V. Jones keeps four or five plot lines running for nearly the entire work and manages to keep the story flowing consistently and never confuses the reader doing so. The characters are solid and well developed throughout. The three main characters each have their own struggles to overcome and have major turning points that help to crystallize the story. As an added delight, J.V. Jones's minor characters are as well developed as the main ones. As a reader, I frequently made the mistake of discounting a character only to find him back in the thick of the story a volume later. It's a marvelous feeling.

一个将史诗奇幻、英雄奇幻与剑与魔法奇幻相融合的产物。一个地位低微的面包师学徒发现他有着极为罕见的魔法天赋。听起来像是标准的“史诗奇幻克隆品”，然而琼斯将她的角色刻画得比大多数剑与魔法小说更清楚，故事的内核能够吸引你的注意力。这本书的节奏由大量动作来推动。

The Baker's Boy (Book of Words #1)

   The Book of Words is a thrilling new fantasy adventure series, where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered only by the power of magic.
   At vast Castle Harvell, Where King Lesketh lies dying, two fates collide. In her regal suite, young Melliandra, the daughter of an influential lord, rebels against her forced betrothal to the sinister Prince Kylock. In the kitchens, an apprentice named Jack is terrified by his sudden, uncontrolled power to work miracles. Together they flee the castle, stalked by a sorcer who has connived for decades to control the crown, committing supernatural murder to advance his schemes.
   Meanwhile, a young knight begins a quest leaving behind his home and family to seek out the treacherous Isle of Larn, where lies a clue to his desperate search for the truth.
   And a wondrous epic of darkness and beauty begins...

A Man Betrayed (Book of Words #2)

   At Castle Harvell demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power and hate by murdering his father. Harvell's two young refugees are torn apart by the storms of war:
   Headstrong young Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers and Jack, whose wild power works miracles, falls prey to a smuggler's lying charms and a woman's seductive schemes. Meanwhile, in the distant stronghold of Bren, Kylock's betrothed, beautiful, mad Catherine, dabbles with darkest sorceries.
   A knight's shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the blood-strewn creation of an empire--and a wondrous epic of grandeur and magic continues...

Master and Fool (Book of Words #3)

   The Known Lands are teetering on the brink of war. Desperate to avert worldwide catastrophe, Jack, the baker's boy, must learn to harness the full strength of his magic to face his ultimate destiny--a final confrontation with the murderously evil Kylock.

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