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內容簡介 「近未來科幻寫作的顛峰之作。」──劉慈欣，中國科幻作家小米是個沉溺於電子垃圾的女孩，和上千位工人一樣，她被引誘到中國南方海岸的矽嶼，因為有關當局聲稱可以在這裡找到工作、有穩定的生活。但矽嶼實際上是資本主義和消費文化的有毒惡尾，這裡嚴重被汙染，但居民們卻對這樣的環境已經麻木了，根深蒂固認為這裡是掌權者賜給他們的恩惠。風暴正在凝聚，宣稱要用環保技術來拯救島嶼的資本份子、覺醒的當地老大、渴求利益的投資客、尋找出身根源的華裔美籍翻譯……這些勢力的相遇開啟了一場窮與富、過去與現在的戰爭。小米必須做出選擇，究竟要繼續當個受人掌控的棋子，或者，改變所有遊戲規則……此為中國知名科幻作家陳楸帆的科幻大作，背景的矽嶼以陳楸帆家鄉附近的貴嶼為原型，是中國受電子汙染相當嚴重的地點之一，譯者為星雲獎、雨果獎得主劉宇昆，陳楸帆曾在百度、Google等大企業工作，現為諾亦騰科技有限公司副總裁。'An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul' DAVID MITCHELL.Mimi is a 'waste girl', a member of the lowest caste on Silicon Isle. Located off China's southeastern coast, Silicon Isle is the global capital for electronic waste recycling, where thousands of people like Mimi toil day and night, hoping that one day they too will get to enjoy the wealth they've created for their employers, the three scrap families who have ruled the isle for generations.Scott Brandle has come to Silicon Isle representing TerraGreen Recycling, an American corporation that stands to earn ungodly sums if they can reach a deal to modernize the island's recycling process.Chen Kaizong, a Chinese American, travels to Silicon Isle as Scott's interpreter. He hopes to find his heritage, but finds only more questions. The home he longs for may not exist.These forces collide when a ship bearing a dangerous cargo arrives at Silicon Isle and unleashes a terrible, futuristic virus. Against the backdrop of a gritty near-future Chinese landscape, in a world of body modifications and virtual reality, a war erupts – between the rich and the poor; between ancient traditions and modern ambition; between humanity's past and its future.'Waste Tide is a work of spoiled and toxic beauty ... It's more than a timely eco-thriller; it's a dark mirror held up to our selves' SIMON INGS."
