这是一个惊险万分的冒险故事,设置在一个虚构的十八世纪的英格兰。此时的英格兰经过多年的内战和暴政, 正努力地维护未稳定的和平政局。一个十二岁的孤儿和她的忠实伙伴,一只脾气暴躁的鹅,即将成为不太激进的革命英雄。由于父亲写了一本关于自由的书籍, 因而被放逐于这个小村庄, Mosca Mye 自小就于此渡她过痛苦的童年。现在父亲已经死了,Mosca正在向着Mandelion城逃亡中,在那里,她凭着自己的智慧去讨生活。在无意中, 她发现了一个会危害全城的黑暗阴谋…
內容簡介:
This is a breath-taking adventure story, set in reimagined
eighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain an
uneasy peace after years of cival war and tyranny, a
twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, are
about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca
Mye has spent her childhood in a miserable hamlet, after her father
was banished there for writing inflammatory books about freedom.
Now he is dead and Mosca is on the run, heading for the city of
Mandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits among
cut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at every
turn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorize the people of
Mandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder ...With an
unforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at its
heart - sometimes the power of words can change the world!
關於作者:
Frances Hardinge自小便在一个巨大而老的房子中度过她的童年, 因而启发了她写出稀奇古怪的故事。 她于牛津大学修读英语, Fly By Night赢得了 Branford Boase First Novel Award, 作品还有Twilight Robbery, Gullstruck Island, Verdigris Deep, 及近作 A Face Like Glass。