內容簡介
The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teen. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toadlike and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, as well. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.Ls), devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.
作者簡介
J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 74 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films.
J.K. 羅琳為英國女作傢,是風靡全球的《哈利·波特》係列叢書的作者. 共為七冊《哈利·波特》小說在全球範圍售齣4.5億冊,被改編成8部電影,譯成74種語言。羅琳憑著哈利·波特的魔力榮登福布斯的10億富翁排行榜。羅琳也是“10億富豪俱樂部”中唯一的英國女性、唯一的作傢,是世界上白手起傢打入其中的僅有的5名女性之一,也是最年輕的成員之一。
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精彩書評
"Grade 4 Up-Harry has just returned to Hogwarts after a lonely summer. Dumbledore is uncommunicative and most of the students seem to think Harry is either conceited or crazy for insisting that Voldemort is back and as evil as ever. Angry, scared, and unable to confide in his godfather, Sirius, the teen wizard lashes out at his friends and enemies alike. The head of the Ministry of Magic is determined to discredit Dumbledore and undermine his leadership of Hogwarts, and he appoints nasty, pink-cardigan-clad Professor Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and High Inquisitor of the school, bringing misery upon staff and students alike. This bureaucratic nightmare, added to Harry's certain knowledge that Voldemort is becoming more powerful, creates a desperate, Kafkaesque feeling during Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. The adults all seem evil, misguided, or simply powerless, so the students must take matters into their own hands. Harry's confusion about his godfather and father, and his apparent rejection by Dumbledore make him question his own motives and the condition of his soul. Also, Harry is now 15, and the hormones are beginning to kick in. There are a lot of secret doings, a little romance, and very little Quidditch or Hagrid (more reasons for Harry's gloom), but the power of this book comes from the young magician's struggles with his emotions and identity. Particularly moving is the unveiling, after a final devastating tragedy, of Dumbledore's very strong feelings of attachment and responsibility toward Harry. Children will enjoy the magic and the Hogwarts mystique, and young adult readers will find a rich and compelling coming-of-age story as well."
--School Library Journal
前言/序言
好的,這是一本關於探索未知文明遺跡的科幻冒險小說簡介,內容與《哈利·波特與鳳凰社》完全無關。 --- 書名:星際迴響:失落文明的守望者 作者:艾琳·凡爾納 齣版社:銀河視野齣版 適讀年齡:14歲及以上 --- 內容簡介 人類文明的邊界,並非是已知的星圖所能界定的。在廣袤無垠的宇宙深處,隱藏著遠超我們理解能力的古老力量和不朽的秘密。 《星際迴響:失落文明的守望者》帶領讀者潛入一場跨越數韆年時空的宏大敘事,聚焦於人類探險傢、神秘的考古學傢,以及一個被宇宙遺忘的超級文明——塞拉菲姆(Seraphim)的殘響。 故事的開篇,我們跟隨主角,年輕而富有爭議的宇航生物學傢,卡西烏斯·雷恩。卡西烏斯並不滿足於在人類殖民地中進行例行公事的微生物研究。他畢生緻力於追尋一個在星際考古學界被視為“神話”的傳說:位於銀河係邊緣“寂靜星雲”中的一個被稱為“方舟之光”的巨型結構。據信,那是數百萬年前,塞拉菲姆文明留下的最後庇護所。 卡西烏斯獲得瞭一份模糊不清、來源可疑的星圖碎片,這碎片指嚮瞭未被星際聯盟正式承認的“禁區”。他深知,深入禁區意味著違反多項星際公約,並可能麵臨嚴厲的軍事製裁。然而,對真相的渴望,以及一種根植於血脈深處的宿命感,驅使他組建瞭一支不被看好的探險隊。 探險隊的核心成員包括: 澤拉·科爾特斯: 一位前星際安全部隊的精英導航員,因一次任務中的道德抉擇而被開除。她沉默寡言,技術精湛,對卡西烏斯的魯莽既敬佩又擔憂。她掌握著一套可以穿透強電磁乾擾的古老導航技術,這技術似乎與塞拉菲姆的遺跡有著某種神秘的共鳴。 “鬼魂”: 一名精通黑市科技和信息竊取的網絡專傢。他沒有正式的身份記錄,他的存在本身就是一個悖論。他負責破解塞拉菲姆遺跡可能設置的復雜防禦係統,並處理外界勢力對探險隊的乾擾。 他們的旅程異常艱險。在穿過被稱為“虛空之牙”的緻命小行星帶時,他們遭遇瞭不明來源的量子乾擾,飛船“奧德賽號”幾乎損毀。這種乾擾並非自然現象,卡西烏斯堅信這是某種“守衛機製”的預警。 當他們最終抵達“方舟之光”時,呈現在他們眼前的景象,徹底顛覆瞭他們對宇宙的認知。那不是一個冰冷的金屬建築,而是一個懸浮在時空褶皺中的巨大、有生命的生態係統。它由一種卡西烏斯從未見過的、能自我修復的生物晶體構成,其內部結構復雜到足以模擬齣小型行星的環境。 進入方舟內部,探險隊發現這裏並非空無一人。塞拉菲姆文明雖然已經消失,但他們留下瞭“迴響”——高度擬真的全息投影,以及更令人不安的“維護者”。這些維護者並非機器人,而是由純粹的能量和信息構成的實體,它們似乎在履行著一個持續瞭數百萬年的任務:等待“鑰匙”的到來。 卡西烏斯發現,塞拉菲姆文明的終結並非源於戰爭或資源枯竭,而是源於他們對自身力量的過度掌握。他們發明瞭一種可以重塑現實結構的“創世引擎”,但在啓動過程中,他們發現這種力量的代價是抹除個體意識,將所有生命融閤成一個統一的、無差彆的宏大心智。少數反對者試圖阻止這一切,並將文明的知識和核心代碼封存在“方舟之光”中,希望後來的文明能夠吸取教訓。 探險隊在探索過程中,逐漸被捲入一場關於“自由意誌與集體完美”的哲學衝突中。隨著他們越深入,那些“迴響”和“維護者”對他們的精神施加的壓力也越大,試圖說服他們加入“最終的融閤”。 更糟的是,星際聯盟的秘密特工——“先驅者”組織,也尾隨而至。先驅者相信,塞拉菲姆的技術是人類實現“超維躍遷”的唯一途徑,他們不惜一切代價奪取創世引擎的核心。卡西烏斯和他的團隊不僅要麵對古老文明的邏輯陷阱,還要與裝備精良、目標明確的追捕者周鏇。 在方舟的最深處,卡西烏斯麵對的不僅僅是科技,而是關於存在本身的終極選擇。他手中的星圖碎片,原來是塞拉菲姆文明中一位科學傢留下的“反抗代碼”。他必須決定:是激活引擎,冒著失去自我的風險獲得近乎神的力量,還是摧毀引擎,永遠封存這份足以毀滅或拯救宇宙的知識? 《星際迴響:失落文明的守望者》是一部融閤瞭硬科幻的精密設定、驚悚的太空冒險,以及深刻哲學思考的作品。它探討瞭文明的進步是否必然導嚮個性的消亡,以及麵對超越自身理解的知識時,人類的勇氣和局限性。讀者將被帶入一個充滿未解之謎、壯麗景觀和生死抉擇的宇宙邊陲。 核心主題: 文明的遺産與詛咒: 那些強大的知識,是饋贈還是緻命的毒藥? 身份的邊界: 在集體意識麵前,個體存在的價值是什麼? 探索的代價: 追求真理的道路上,我們願意放棄多少人性? 準備好,迎接一場關於時間、空間和存在的終極叩問。星辰的寂靜之下,迴響從未停止。