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Binti: The Night Masquerade

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內容簡介 獲獎科幻小說Binti三部曲最終章登場！賓蒂成為Himba族中第一位進入Oomza大學就讀的人，Oomza大學是銀河系最優秀的高等教育學校，她不僅學到了知識，還發現自己體內來自父親族群的能力，賓蒂還因為將兩個長期處於對立狀態的族群統一成為大家口中的英雄。戰爭結束後賓蒂返回自己的星球，她相信曾威脅銀河系和平的外星族群Medusa已不會再帶來紛亂，雖然她自己的人民已過著和平的生活，但對於Khoush一族可就不是如此，他們似乎還緊抓著過去的紛爭不放。Medusa和Khoush兩方的戰爭爆發，也影響了賓蒂的家鄉，賓蒂再次成為拯救大家的關鍵人物，但這次她不是單槍匹馬上陣，還有一位新朋友的陪伴，雖然Himba一族不太認可這個人的動機，但他和賓蒂將再次出場阻止這場戰爭，為人民帶來真正和平安全的生活。The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI.Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse.Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her.Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene--though the elders of her people do not entirely trust her motives--and try to prevent a war that could wipe out her people, once and for all.Don't miss this essential concluding volume in the Binti trilogy.

作者介紹

作者介紹 NNEDI OKORAFOR, born to Igbo Nigerian parents in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 8, 1974, is an author of fantasy and science fiction for both adults and younger readers. Her Tor.com novella Binti won the 2015 Hugo and Nebula Awards; her children's book Long Juju Man (Macmillan, 2009) won the 2007-08 Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa; and her adult novel Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010) was a Tiptree Honor Book. She is an associate professor of creative writing and literature at the University at Buffalo.

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