The Last Mapmaker

紐伯瑞銀獎《A Wish in the Dark》作者以泰國為原型打造古老、奇異的海上冒險。前途備受矚目的製圖師助理得到遠征繪製地圖的機會，前往傳說中的島嶼。謊稱家世的她其實來自低下階級，秘密會在危機重重的旅途中被揭穿嗎？From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman’s struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman―and in a kingdom where the status of one’s ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn’t the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading for the fa

A Newbery Honor BookA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of three Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman's struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman--and in a kingdom where the status of one's ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading for the fabled Sunderlands--a land of dragons, dangers, and riches beyo

A Newbery Honor BookA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book From the visionary author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. A young woman struggles to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, 12-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future.In reality, her father is a low-life conman - and the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship is heading for the fabled Sunderlands - a land of dragons, dangers and riches beyond imagining - she must weigh the cost of her dreams.A compelling and suspenseful middle-grade fantasy adventure.

★★★2023年紐伯瑞文學獎銀牌獎★★★三度榮獲紐伯瑞銀牌獎得主最新力作泰式奇幻X海洋冒險命運如盤龍銜尾，周而復始唯有看到人心，才能看到真相 「我會找到方法把這一切都拋開， 即使這意味著我必須咬斷自己的尾巴才能辦到。」 賽依痛恨自己的出身。為了翻轉命運，她抓住機會，以芒空王國製圖大師的助手，搭上前往南方海域的皇家探險隊，但她並不是船上唯一藏有祕密的人。當賽依得知這艘船可能駛向傳說中龍族的故鄉「桑德蘭」——一塊危險與財富並存的土地——時，她必須權衡實現夢想的代價…… 賽依是一位十二歲的女孩，雖然出身自髒亂、被人瞧不起的沼澤地，但憑藉良好的衣服和敏捷的思維，她成為了芒空皇家海軍地圖繪製大師白雲的助手。但這個體面的身分只能維持到十三歲生日之前，屆時如果她沒有收到一條代表家族擁有高貴祖先的金手環，她地位低下的事實將無法掩蓋。 不過幸運的是，在生日到來前，白雲帶著她取得了在皇家船艦上的位置。這艘探險船艦將開往遙遠的南方，傳聞那裡有神祕大陸桑德蘭，甚至有龍。這個遠航的機會，使她終於能離開沼澤地，並遠離她的騙子父親。也因為芒空女王將給找到桑德蘭的人豐厚獎勵，賽依下定決心要找到這塊陸地，靠自己的力量翻轉社會地位，改變命運。 但隨著航行的開始，這個國家的黑暗面逐漸顯露，船上的人們也有著複雜的背景，她該決定要信任誰，以及願意為自己的未來做出什麼犧牲。 【本書資料】 無注音 適讀年齡：10歲以上本書特色 1.一場刺激的海上冒險，追尋著傳說中的龍族 細緻的描寫與流暢的文筆，使讀者彷彿置身波瀾壯闊的大海上，聞著鹹鹹的海風，踩著嘎吱作響的木板，展開一場追尋傳說龍族的冒險。故事節奏明快，懸疑和緊張刺激感會讓孩子們迫不及待地翻開書頁。 2.逐夢、成長、犯錯……命運皆握於自身手中 芒空是個由祖先地位決定人們社會地位的王國，王國座右銘是「牙齒即是尾巴」，意旨不管多努力，你都無法擺脫你的背景。主角雖身處這樣的國家，卻始終堅信能靠自己的努力翻轉命運，即便是犯錯，也能見其成長。 3.在泰式奇幻世界中融合SDGs、階級制度等議題 在這本充滿東方風情與神話情調的小說中，不僅可以探討階級制度與社會地位，也能深究關於發現新大陸背後帶來的資源掠奪、殖民破壞及動物獵殺問題。