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Katabasis

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內容簡介 匡靈秀《地獄修業旅行》平裝原文版Dante 的《神曲》遇上 Susanna Clarke 的《皮拉奈西》，R. F. Kuang（匡靈秀）全新力作《KATABASIS》，是一部融合經典與魔法、學術與陰影的深淵冒險。Katabasis ˌkatəˈbeɪsɪs （名詞，古希臘語）：英雄下行冥界的故事。愛麗絲・羅（Alice Law）一生的目標只有一個：成為魔法學界最耀眼的學者。她犧牲了一切：自尊、健康、愛情，甚至理智，只為能在劍橋追隨當代最偉大的魔法師——雅各・葛萊姆斯教授（Jacob Grimes）——學習。直到他在一次魔法事故中喪命，而她可能就是肇因。現在，葛萊姆斯在地獄，而她，準備追隨而去。因為他的推薦信仍攸關她的學術未來，而死亡，絕不能阻止她逐夢的腳步。問題是——她的學術死對頭彼得・莫鐸（Peter Murdoch）也正踏上相同的道路。攜手但不和諧，他們帶著但丁與奧菲斯的古老傳說、一袋畫符粉筆，以及對意義的燃燒渴望，一同踏入地獄。但這場「英雄之降」遠比他們想像中更可怕：● 地獄不是童話中的模樣● 魔法並非萬靈丹● 他們的過去，也許會讓彼此成為完美戰友——也可能導致徹底毀滅_ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _《巴別塔學院》奇幻敘事＋《黃色臉孔》犀利諷刺✪全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站22萬位讀者加入書單待閱✪2025年美國奇幻文學類最高期待度新書「魔法是最神祕、最反覆無常的學科，因其強大威力而受人欽佩，因其空泛無謂而引來嘲笑，其宗旨簡而言之就是以謊言說服他人相信你所杜撰的世界才是真的。只要織出正確的謊言之網，就可以巧妙地重新詮釋自然法則，即便所有證據都顯示事實恰恰相反……所有熟練的魔法師都是如此。」魔法是研究世上萬物運行法則的艱深學門，也是大學內深受重視且充滿菁英色彩的科系。博士生愛麗絲在劍橋大學的分析魔法學研究所勤奮地修課、寫論文、做助教，沒有休閒興趣、不知假期為何物，終於苦盡甘來快要熬到畢業。然而，她的指導老師、德高望重的格萊姆斯教授偏偏在此時因為魔法實驗中的失誤而慘死，肉體四分五裂，靈魂則落入地獄。眼見自己的學術生涯恐怕就要無疾而終，愛麗絲決定不擇手段把教授帶回人世，好主持她的論文口試、替她寫完求職推薦信。同一個研究所內的天才型學生彼得也積極想要出一份力拯救教授，卻不是出於師生之情，也不是因為和愛麗絲一樣擔心自己的前途，只是想透過找到來回地獄的路徑與方法，挑戰自己魔法知識的極限。愛麗絲不情願地讓彼得加入這趟旅程，他們必須在分為八殿、各自收容不同種類罪人的地獄中通過層層考驗，才能找到教授的靈魂、請求冥王准許他回到人間；若不能在十四天內歸來，他們自己也將永遠受困地獄。不論挑戰多大、風險多高，愛麗絲都相信這是維繫魔法學者職涯、應用畢生所學的唯一出路，所以絕對值得不計代價踏上。然而，地獄深處時而熟悉、時而扭曲的異變景象，不僅逐漸動搖他們的初衷，也衝擊他們對魔法、世界與自我的理解……本書介出自臉譜出版《地獄修業旅行》_ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworldAlice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world.That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams….Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion.With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like.But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.

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各界推薦 「這是一部充滿思想張力的小說。匡靈秀的創意光芒四射，故事如奶油般滑順自然。Katabasis 是一部強大且永恆的作品，註定成為現代經典。」——《六人地圖集》作者、紐約時報暢銷作家 奧莉薇・布雷克（Olivie Blake）「多麼精彩的冒險！Katabasis 是一部技藝精湛的鉅作——博學、機智又富智慧，從頭至尾令人驚喜連連，結局令人心滿意足。我非常喜愛這本書。」——《萬門之書》國際暢銷作家 加雷斯・布朗（Gareth Brown）匡靈秀 作品讚譽回顧「令人痛快的滿足……令人上癮。」——《紐約時報書評》評《黃色臉孔》「節奏明快、緊湊扣人、敘事成熟——一本執行力極高的小說。」——NPR 評《黃臉》「《巴別塔》獲得巨大讚譽，實至名歸。它是菲利普・普爾曼的《黃金羅盤》，經 N.K. 傑米辛《第五季》之手轉化而來：充滿創意又引人入勝，激情澎湃又嚴謹精緻。匡靈秀筆下即使遊戲、即使實驗，也自律非凡……正如小說中提到的銀條——正如帝國與學院——《巴別塔》的力量來自矛盾的並存，一邊熱愛、一邊痛恨，卻又無法離開。」——《紐約時報書評》「這是一場針對 19 世紀帝國主義的奇幻反擊，如其書名一般飽含份量。匡靈秀在《烽火三部曲》中已展現出駕馭歷史與魔法的絕技，在這部融合歷史奇幻與黑暗學院風格的磅礴小說中再次發揮得淋漓盡致……如果如《巴別塔》所言，語言本身蘊含魔力，那麼匡靈秀的創作，便是一次真正的施咒。」——Oprah Daily「絕對驚人。這是我讀過最犀利、最出色的小說之一，不只是一部另類奇幻歷史，更是一場充滿質問的行動——它抓住殖民歷史與工業革命，翻轉、剖析，並毫不留情地拷問。」——《銅之城》作者 夏儂・查克拉波提（S.A. Chakraborty）Review“This is a book of ideas, and as such, Kuang’s creativity shines, her vehicle for story a prose that’s smooth as butter. Katabasis is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic.” — Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six“What an adventure! Katabasis is a tour de force – literate, witty, and wise, it thrills and delights all the way to a hugely satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed it tremendously.” — Gareth Brown, international bestselling author of The Book of Doors“Viciously satisfying…addictive.” — New York Times Book Review on Yellowface“Well-executed, gripping, fast-paced novel.” — NPR on Yellowface“Babel has earned tremendous praise and deserves all of it. It’s Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass by way of N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season: inventive and engaging, passionate and precise. Kuang is fiercely disciplined even when she’s playful and experimental … Like the silver bars at its heart—like empires and academic institutions both—Babel derives its power from sustaining a contradiction, from trying to hold in your head both love and hatred for the charming thing that sustains itself by devouring you.” — New York Times Book Review“A fantastical takedown of 19th-century imperialism that’s as meaty as its title. R. F. Kuang proved her prowess at blending history and magic with her debut series, The Poppy War, and she’s done it once again in this sweeping novel that blends historical fantasy and dark academia…If, as Babel suggests, words contain magic, then Kuang has written something spellbinding.” — Oprah Daily“Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I’ve had the pleasure of reading that isn’t just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” — S.A. Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass, on Babel

作者介紹

作者介紹 匡靈秀（Rebecca F. Kuang）《紐約時報》與《星期日泰晤士報》雙榜冠軍作家，代表作包括《烽火三部曲》（The Poppy War Trilogy）、《巴別塔：祕法史》（Babel: An Arcane History）與《黃臉》（Yellowface）。其作品橫掃 星雲獎（Nebula）、軌跡獎（Locus）、克勞福獎（Crawford） 及 英國圖書獎（British Book Awards） 等多項國際大獎。匡靈秀為 馬歇爾獎學金（Marshall Scholarship）得主，曾於劍橋大學取得中國研究碩士學位（MPhil），並於牛津大學取得當代中國研究碩士（MSc）。目前就讀耶魯大學，攻讀東亞語言與文學博士，研究主題涵蓋離散族群、當代華語文學與亞裔美國文學。Rebecca F. Kuang is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface. Her work has won the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, and British Book Awards. A Marshall Scholar, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale, where she studies diaspora, contemporary Sinophone literature, and Asian American literature.

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