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Chasing Aliens

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內容簡介 奧威爾獎（Orwell Prize）得主丹尼爾．拉維爾（Daniel Lavelle）新作：一場穿越 UFO 核心地帶、追逐外星人的瘋狂公路之旅。<source-footnote>< source-footnote><sources-carousel-inline><source-inline-chip>< source-inline-chip>< sources-carousel-inline><button><mat-icon>< mat-icon>< button>「幽默、人性且帶著淡淡的震撼。」——艾略特．希金斯 「極具娛樂性、充滿岡索式（Gonzo-style）風格的 UFO 深度探查。」——尼克．波普 「拉維爾回答了那個真正關鍵的問題：當我們談論外星人時，我們究竟在談論什麼？」——詹姆斯．波爾美國政府一直在國防部的一個秘密部門調查「不明大氣現象」（UAP）。一名前情報官員聲稱政府擁有「完整或部分完整」的外星載具，並敦促美國公開證據。那麼，那些關於 Tic Tac、Gimbal、Go Fast 以及惡名昭彰的「奧穆亞穆亞」（Oumuamua）的目擊事件又是怎麼回事？我們這位魅力十足、帶著點迷惘的調查員丹尼．拉維爾，踏上了橫跨美國 UFO 核心地帶的旅程尋求答案。他訪問了政府內部人士與 UFO 圈的大神，追隨路易斯．伊里桑多、傑瑞米．柯貝爾，參加觀星活動（有時在沙漠中睡著），傾聽外星綁架受害者的心聲，並與「星際種子」（聲稱自己是外星人的地球人）一起喝咖啡。無論是握著藍線石水晶試圖進入跨維度前世，還是與堅信已發現外星生命證據的哈佛天體物理學家討論「太空珠」，丹尼的旅程最終指向了一個更深層的故事：我們對小綠人那不可動搖的著迷，以及我們內心深處不想在宇宙中孤獨存在的渴望。《追逐外星人》（Chasing Aliens）是一場深入美國靈魂的荒野之行，在那裡，外星人就跟喬治．華盛頓或熱蘋果派一樣充滿美國色彩。這本書獻給所有對宇宙鄰居感興趣，以及在短暫而充滿不確定的人生中，不斷尋找意義與偉大謎題答案的人。From Orwell Prize-winning Daniel Lavelle comes a wild road trip chasing aliens through the UFO heartlands'Hilarious, humane and quietly devastating' ELIOT HIGGINS'A hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists' NICK POPE'Lavelle answers the question that really matters: what is it we're talking about when we're talking about aliens? JAMES BALLThe US government has been investigating unidentified aerial phenomena in a secret division of the Department of Defence. A former intelligence official urged the US to disclose evidence of UFOs after saying the government possesses ‘intact and partially intact’ alien vehicles. And what about those sightings of Tic Tac, Gimbal, Go Fast and the infamous Oumuamua?Danny Lavelle, our charming, borderline-bewildered investigator, sets out on a road trip through America’s UFO heartlands to get some answers (thankfully 41% of Americans believe aliens have made contact so he has plenty of sources to choose from). Talking to those in the know in government and the UFO scene – often the same thing – Danny follows Lue Elizondo, Jeremy Corbell, attends sky watches (sometimes falling asleep in the desert), listens to alien abductees and has coffee with Starseeds (human beings who claim to be actual aliens).Whether he’s smoking weed whilst holding dumortierite crystals to access his interdimensional past, or discussing ‘space beads’ with the Harvard astrophysicist who’s convinced he’s found evidence of alien life, Danny’s journey becomes a deeper story about our unshakeable fascination with little green men – and our deepest wishes not to be alone in the universe.Encountering a fair amount of religiosity, conspiratorial thinking and magical thinking, Chasing Aliens is a wild journey into the soul of America – where aliens are as American as George Washington and warm apple pie. This is a book for anyone interested in our (possible) neighbours in the universe, and our ongoing search for meaning and answers to life’s great mysteries, trapped as we are in the uncertainty of our short, mortal lives.'Enthusiasm, deft writing and an attention to the strange, fascinating details of ordinary lives' THE TELEGRAPH, BOOKS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2026

各界推薦

各界推薦 艾略特．希金斯（《Bellingcat》作者）：「丹尼爾深入美國的 UFO 狂熱夢境，帶回了比外星殘骸更罕見的東西：清澈。這場穿越觀星點與皮行者牧場的旅程，最終成了對信仰、孤獨以及我們如何填補宇宙空虛的深刻反思。」詹姆斯．波爾（普立茲獎得主）：「他以信徒的熱情與懷疑論者的勤奮，回答了那個真正關鍵的問題：當我們談論外星人時，我們究竟在談論什麼？」尼克．波普（UFO 研究專家）：「一場極具娛樂性、岡索風格（Gonzo-style）對 UFO 現象與研究者的深度剖析。」藍雷．巴卡雷（作家）：「就像是奧爾德姆版的亨特．湯普森（Hunter S. Thompson），但有更多的笑聲、更多的真心，且少了些胡扯。」《每日電訊報》（The Telegraph）：「雖然題材看似轉向，但拉維爾展現了同樣的新聞天賦：熱情、靈巧的文筆，以及對平凡生活中奇特細節的精準捕捉。」ReviewDaniel Lavelle dives headfirst into America’s UFO fever dream and comes back with something rarer than alien wreckage: clarity. Chasing Aliens is hilarious, humane and quietly devastating, a road trip through sky watches and Skinwalker Ranch that becomes a deeper reckoning with belief, loneliness and the stories we tell to make the cosmos feel less empty -- Eliot Higgins, author of WE ARE BELLINGCATMany of us have questions about aliens. Are they real? Have they visited? Who's covering them up? In Chasing Aliens, Daniel Lavelle tackles all of these with the relish of a believer and the diligence of a sceptic. But beyond that he answers the question that really matters: what is it we're talking about when we're talking about aliens? -- James Ball, winner of the Pulitzer PrizeLavelle's quest for the truth about the UFO phenomenon involves a fascinating journey across the United States where he meets a colourful cast of characters who are at least as interesting as the UFO mystery itself. A hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists -- Nick PopeA wild trip into the unknown and the surreal with Oldham’s answer to Hunter S. Thompson, except with more laughs, more heart and less bullshit. An essential book from one of the best non-fiction writers in the UK -- Lanre Bakare, author of WE WERE THEREChasing Aliens is an exhilarating adventure into the dusty heart of American conspiracy land, where Daniel Lavelle tries to parse alien myth from government secrecy from captivating lunacy. Lavelle’s investigation is, at the same time, utterly serious and totally berserk. His rip-roaring, edge-of-your-seat narration is injected with as much serious research as there is joy, humour and intrigue. I’m recommending this book to everyone I know -- Cara McGoogan, author of THE POISON LINEWith equal measures of sincerity and scepticism, Daniel Lavelle takes us into the UFO heartlands of America. But what begins as a journalistic quest for extraterrestrial evidence develops into a tender exploration of the question: are we alone? I loved going on this road trip to find 'the little green men' in Lavelle's funny, heartfelt and clear-eyed book -- Katie Goh, author of FOREIGN FRUITLavelle, a young British journalist, won an Orwell Prize in 2023 for his reporting on homelessness (including his own experience). This book may seem like a swerve: he takes a road-trip across the United States, not only to investigate why more than 40 per cent of Americans believe aliens have made contact, but to meet some who claim it’s happened to them. But the same journalistic skills are at play: enthusiasm, deft writing and an attention to the strange, fascinating details of ordinary lives -- Cal Revely-Calder & Lucy Thynne ― The Telegraph, Books to Look Forward to in 2026

作者介紹

作者介紹 丹尼爾．拉維爾（Daniel Lavelle）奧威爾獎（Orwell Prize）得主，來自曼徹斯特的特約撰稿人。首部著作《走投無路》（Down and Out）於 2022 年出版，並榮獲英國皇家文學學會（RSL）非虛構寫作獎。他長期為《衛報》（The Guardian）、《新政治家》（New Statesman）與《獨立報》（The Independent）撰稿，探討心理健康、無家可歸及文化議題。他曾以自身無家可歸的經驗撰寫評論，獲頒《衛報》雨果．楊獎（Hugo Young Award）。其參與製作的《空洞門戶》（The Empty Doorway）系列專題不僅榮獲 2019 年英國新聞獎（British Journalism Awards）年度特寫獎，更入圍 2020 年國家報業獎。Daniel Lavelle is an Orwell Prize-winning freelance feature writer from Manchester. His first book, Down and Out, was published in 2022 and won a Royal Society of Literature award for non-fiction writing. He has covered topics such as mental health, homelessness, and culture for the Guardian (for whom he co-authored the series ‘The Empty Doorway’), New Statesman and the Independent. He received the Guardian’s Hugo Young award for an opinion piece on his experience of homelessness. ‘The Empty Doorway’ won Feature of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2019 and was nominated for the same award at the National Press Awards 2020.

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最佳賣點 : 【奧威爾獎得主瘋狂紀實：深入美國 UFO 核心地帶！】政府藏了外星載具？記者丹尼展開一場荒謬公路之旅。他與「星際種子」喝咖啡、在沙漠觀星睡著，甚至討論太空珠。這場辛辣幽默的探險，不僅是在追逐小綠人，更揭開了人類在孤單宇宙中對意義的終極渴望。

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