After years as a Rangeras apprentice, Will is now the protectorof his first fief. Not long into his service, everything that cango wrong does: Keren, a renegade knight, has taken over CastleMacindaw, a strategic gateway to the Northapoisoning the royalfamily in the processaand is holding Willas friend Alyss captive.The situation grows direr when Will uncovers Kerenas secretalliance with the Scotti, who have plans to plunder Araluen. Timeis of the essence, and Will must recruit a motley crew to rescueAlyss and reclaim Castle Macindawabefore the Scotti can make ittheir own. This "New York Times" bestselling series maintains itsbreathless pace in this newest installment.
人人皆知的主人公杰罗尼摩-斯帝顿，经营着鼠城畅销报纸《鼠民公报》，他博学而睿智，却因过分的原则性而显得古板憨厚。他有一个爱玩的表弟赖皮、一个精力旺盛的妹妹菲、一个聪明的侄儿本杰明，每一次，在家人的“煽动”下杰罗尼摩一次又一次陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而且每一次的旅行都将给小读者带来许多有趣的科学文化知识呢。 天啊，这是怎样的一次冒险啊！ 杰罗尼摩和家人们前往出发鬼岛找寻遗失的宝藏。 但是，杰罗尼摩真的不喜欢旅行，呆在海中央的船上，对他而言，可不是一件有意思的事情…… 随着各种突发事件的发生，杰罗尼摩开始怀疑自己是不是只是出来找宝藏的…… 故事惊险刺激、扣人心弦又妙趣横生，配上全彩图片，独特的“老鼠语言”，牢牢抓住孩子的眼球！
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise! When Trap got mouse-napped in Transratania, it was up to Thea and me to rescue him. Little did I know that Transratania is the land of vampire mice! Oh, would I ever make it back to my nice, safe mousehole alive?
Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drivefor the last time. But the future that awaits him is full ofdanger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him - and Harryhas already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort's remainingHorcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord'sforces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to "The Harry PotterSeries", Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in afinal perilous journey find the strength and the will to face histerrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone tofight. In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestsellingseries, J.K. Rowling reveals all to her eagerly waitingreaders.
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of the nation's favourite children's book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brimming with rich detail and humour that perfectly complements J.K. Rowling's timeless classic, Jim Kay's glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike. When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Leaving his unsympathetic aunt and uncle for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry stumbles upon a sinister mystery when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers, which could be valuable, dangerous - or both. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
Seven tales of fantasy and fun "are told with the special wit,the unexpected twists that have made Roald Dahl's short stories andchildren's books so popular with readers of allages."--Book-of-the-Month Club News. --This text refers to an outof print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sixteen-year old Nora finds forbidden love with a fallen angel,the "New York Times" Bestseller, now in paperback
Suzanne Collins's extraordinary worldwide-bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in a paperback boxset! This edition features the books with the classic cover art in a striking new package. Now available, a paperback box set of the Hunger Games! This special edition box set features the original cover artwork from the ground-breaking, bestselling trilogy. A perfect gift for fans of the books or movies. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choic
万众瞩目的《哈利波特》大结局——《哈利波特与死亡圣器》终于在7月21日揭开了她神秘的面纱。不论是该书的哈迷，还是该书的作者J.K.罗琳，都感觉非常失落,因为陪伴大家多年的哈利波特至此完成了他的使命。在大结局问世后首次现身伦敦签售并接受采访的她表示：“在写完《哈7》之后，自己感觉就像失去亲人一样的难受。”谈及未来，她表示，“我再也写不出这么受欢迎的书了……我会做些跟写《哈利波特》时相同的事——写些自己真的想写的东西，如果那跟《哈》相似，那没问题，如果很不相同，那也没问题。” 如今靠《哈利波特》小说名成利就的罗琳完成结局篇后可说是一身轻，不必再承受出版社催稿的压力，也可拋开书迷的殷切期望，目前她与丈夫和3名子女居于苏格兰爱丁堡，过着平静的生活。 据国外媒体23日报道，全球*在线销售网站
