At the Edge

「人」與「牲畜」兩種處境的界線並非涇渭分明，而是經常飄忽來往、進出穿梭，範圍甚至就在同一人身上。任何小事，在壓力重重當代生活裡，就是深感自己宛如牲口、落入六道的開端。作者以五部劇作，分別透過資本主義消費生活、現代社會邊緣場景、死刑陪審團、大齡女子原生家庭、放棄進入天堂荒謬執念等，展示種種可能。〈大遊樂園 Live Long and Prosper〉｜本書唯一一部短篇劇本，表現資本主義下可能的生活模式及其限制，例如人與物間保持彼此消費與被消費關係，且無盡循環。〈沈默是今 Cut Out〉｜入圍2020年臺灣文學金典獎，以不同場景中被逼至極限，卻難以為自己發聲的六組人為主幹，串連不同視窗，呈現特殊視野下的社會全景。〈12 LOOP〉｜發想自美國經典電影《十二怒漢》（1957），但改以「隨機殺人犯是否應該處以死刑」為主題，架空時、地，所有陪審團背景皆選擇臺灣常見的職業與形象。〈四姊妹 Silent Sisterhood〉｜訴說中年大齡女子人生境遇，包括原生／自組家庭、健康、情感、童年創傷、世代差異等面向，同時也試圖透過劇情表現人生中面臨的問題有時並無法解決，但可以選擇是否承認它。〈再一步，天堂？！One Step to Heaven ?!〉｜改編自沙特經典劇作《無路可出》，在相同結構下把條件翻轉：三人都有機會可以進入天堂，但卻因對彼此的成見而明確拒絕，寧可待在不盡然但時而宛如地獄的人間。

森林邊緣開了一家小小的咖啡館，這是雷妮夢寐以求的生活。可是，來客們點的卻是各種古怪又令人倒胃口的食物！新來的服務生格倫富特能幫忙解決難題嗎？本書以幽默押韻的文字、奇幻的場景與細膩插圖，帶領讀者踏入一段既可愛又怪誕的奇妙故事。The phenomenal and outrageously original new illustrated children’s picture book full of mythical creatures, monstrous meals and an unusual friendshipWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2025'An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book' The Guardian‘[a] gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle’ Daily MailWelcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.Rene's dreams have finally come true! She's opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine! But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things.Can Glumfoot's quick-thinking save the day?Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humo

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket. It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine’s old foe – the formidable gangmaster of all the thieflings in London.Even if Nine can get her hands on the locket, the friends must find a way to release its power – and for that they must travel through the World Between Worlds to the lighthouse on the Isle of Illusion, where nothing is quite as it seems…

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny next book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends have cured the house's hiccups and are off to the strange and utterly unpredictable Back of Beyond in search of Professor Dish – Spoon's best friend and partner in all things alchemy.When they find Dish trapped by the greedy witch Ophidia in the basement of a particularly marvellous shop, it soon becomes clear they're going to need something more than Flabberghast's dicey magic and Nine's quick thinking to triumph this time. What they really need is a rather clever witch – one particularly good at curses...A new instalment in the brilliantly funny, magical and commercial series for readers age 8+.

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★ 橫跨極地、深洞與世界之巔的冒險人生紀實★ 跟隨Keith Partridge鏡頭，看見地球最壯麗也最危險的角落★ 一部影像與故事交織的極致之書，閱讀與收藏價值兼具從巴布亞紐幾內亞的幽深洞穴，到聖母峰的極限高峰，Keith Partridge用鏡頭記錄下人類探索世界的極致瞬間。本書透過多次驚心動魄的探險經歷，拼湊出他精彩而獨特的人生軌跡。無論是攀登、洞穴探險，還是極地旅行，他始終站在最前線，捕捉那些難以抵達的景象。同時，他的故事也穿插著電影與電視世界中熟悉的人物與場景，使這段冒險旅程更添戲劇張力。影像震撼人心，文字同樣扣人心弦，帶領讀者走進一場既真實又壯闊的生命冒險。Keith Partridge is probably the world’s most experienced and famous practitioner of a rare trade. His filming has recorded expeditions all over the world in some of its most beautiful and hostile environments. The Adventure Game is the story of his life told through several expeditions ranging from the deep caves of Papua New Guinea to the summit of Mount Everest – Keith’s photography speaks for itself! His story is equally exciting though, with characters we all recognise from film and television.His activities are not restricted to any one field such as mountaineering but include caving, polar travel and, with film and television references which will be familiar to many people. All this he has expres

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From J. R. Dawson, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a haunting and moving story of family and grief, memory and magic, and what it truly means to be alive. Perfect for readers of TJ Klune and V. E. Schwab.A devastating sapphic re-imagining of Orpheus, a mythology-infused fantasy perfect for fans of Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao and Orfeia by Joanne Harris‘Gorgeous . . . haunting and healing’ – Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The SpellshopLove doesn’t die; people do . . .At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.Nera has spent decades watching her father – the ferryman of the dead – sail across the lake, every night just like the last.But tonight something is wrong.The Station's lighthouse has started to flicker out. The te

From award winning author Lucy Strange, The Island at the Edge of Night is a dark, suspenseful mystery set on an island where science and magic blur and danger and secrets unfold.Faye Fitzgerald does not remember what she's done to land herself at the Auk Island School. She remembers so little about the night that changed her life. Growing up surrounded by nature with botonist father in the Forest House, she can't cope with the bleak and treeless island where the school sits in seclusion.Where she and the other children are treated more like prisoners than pupils.While her fellow students begin to defy the horrible headmaster within the walls of the school, something is begging for Faye's attention on the outside. "The Knife," the only mountain on the island, is calling for her. And it will draw her into a web of secrets that she could have never thought possible.In this gripping mystery that weaves in and around the line between science and magic, a murdered prince, a majestic stag, a