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一封獻給異國語言與文字的情書，也是一份反叛帝國霸權的開戰宣言── 美國奇幻文學界華裔新星X重量級獎項榮耀肯定：星雲獎最佳長篇小說軌跡獎最佳奇幻小說英國圖書獎最佳小說 語言即魔法的奇幻設定X異國勢力交會的真實歷史：反思「中／外」、「東／西」的百年文化衝突 美國邦諾書店最佳幻想小說獎得獎作英國水石書店年度好書決選入圍Goodreads讀者票選年度最佳奇幻小說決選入圍上市首月內累印六刷，空降《紐約時報》暢銷排行榜冠軍、英國《週日泰晤士報》暢榜亞軍《紐約時報》、《衛報》、《華盛頓郵報》精選年度最佳科／奇幻小說《時代雜誌》年度百大必讀好書 Esc（IG【伊椰史西的閱讀書單】版主）、阿法（TAAZE讀冊生活行銷經理）、邱常婷（小說家）、陳榮彬（國立臺灣大學文學院翻譯碩士學位學程副教授）、推書手L、詹凱婷（獨步文化編輯）──驚豔推薦 ✴故事簡介 帝國獨霸世界，但支持它發展的魔力是從各地蒐羅的「語言」，以巴別塔為名的翻譯學院，就是帝國的魔法核心。 代表各自的母語和母國而來的學生們，有人心悅誠服將自己的語言獻給帝國，也有人暗中等待高塔倒下的那一天…… 十九世紀的廣東沿海通商口岸，全家人死於瘟疫的十一歲孤兒羅賓奄奄一息，被一位自稱勒維教授的英國男子所救，登上了航向倫敦的客船。 勒維教授服務於牛津大學內專研翻譯的「巴別塔學院」，但此地進行的研究和教學不僅是關於不同語言間的轉換──擁有多語能力又受過特殊培訓的「譯者」，將兩種語言的兩個相對應詞彙銘刻於銀條之上時，能同時鎖入翻譯過程中漏失的細微誤差概念，並藉由銀條施展這組詞彙概念代表的魔法。英國藉此壯大科技與軍事實力，向外征服更多語言不同的殖民地之後，又吸收了更多「譯者」來到學院、創造出更多不同的魔法來應用，由此生生不息。 被帶往英國的羅賓成為巴別塔學院的譯者學生，他醉心於翻譯魔法的奧妙，卻也困擾於英國本地同學對他的輕蔑與敵意。意外捲入一樁銀條竊案之後，他發現學院歷年來不斷有學生神祕失蹤或突然身故，他們曾加入的地下組織「赫密士會」，如今也透過一名與他容貌酷似的陌生青年對他遞出邀請。「赫密士會」意欲打破英國政府對翻譯魔法的壟斷，將之普及於所有階級、所有國家，但他們的理想會讓學院付出什麼樣的代價？不斷往返於東西方

導師意外死于魔法實驗，劍橋大學博士生愛麗絲遭遇了人生最大的危機。沒有導師的推薦，她的畢業、工作都將化為泡影。絕望之下，愛麗絲決定親自闖入地獄，搶回導師的靈魂！但地獄的入場券昂貴至極，她必須支付剩餘生命的一半。 更糟的是，她的天才同門彼得突然加入，兩人被迫成為搭檔，踏上一場生死未蔔的冒險。

《巴別塔學院》暢銷作者犀利機智的諷刺小說新作作品非得掛上「政治正確」的招牌，才能叫好叫座？「我」非得擁有「妳」的黃色臉孔，才能寫出感動萬千讀者的故事？＊全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站讀者票選「年度最佳小說」＊作者榮登《時代雜誌》The Time Next 100人物榜＊橫掃Amazon.com、邦諾書店、水石書店、NPR、《紐約時報》、《時代雜誌》等書店及媒體年度好書榜＊瑞絲薇斯朋Hello Sunshine讀書俱樂部選書§故事簡介§「這本小說的核心概念不是我的，但救了這本書的人是我。永遠不會有人理解我投注了多少心血，要是哪天真相大白，世人看著我寫下的美妙文句時，他們就只會看見雅典娜。不過絕對沒有人需要知道這件事，對吧？」年輕的白人女作家茱恩從小嚮往寫作，第一本書出版之後卻不叫好也不叫座，反而她的好友、身為中國移民後裔的雅典娜成了名利雙收的文壇寵兒。某日兩人相約聚餐，雅典娜才提到自己剛寫完的神祕新書，不久後就意外身亡。茱恩在雅典娜家裡發現了新書原稿，當下決定據為己有。雅典娜的書稿《最後的前線》是一部描寫第一次世界大戰期間華人移工的歷史小說，儘管茱恩對其中的時代、文化背景完全不熟悉，她仍然著手修改投稿，並且替自己換了個帶有「東方風味」的筆名，如願以這本「關注少數族群又具有普世性」的小說與知名出版社簽約。《最後的前線》的推出讓茱恩獲得了前所未有的成功，但她開始覺得雅典娜的鬼魂糾纏著她──朗讀會上出現了跟雅典娜長相神似的聽眾，網路論壇上有匿名帳號指控她剽竊，接著雅典娜的Instagram帳號竟也恢復活動……！？茱恩的一個個謊言越滾越大，成了作家社群、出版界、乃至擴及全國社會的一場荒謬風暴，她再也不知道這失控的一切該如何收場……

入此門者，必當放棄一切希望。欲出此門，務先通過無情試煉。在地獄的深處和人間的學術殿堂，這兩句話同樣適用……《巴別塔學院》奇幻敘事＋《黃色臉孔》犀利諷刺臺灣譯本與美國原書同步出版§全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站22萬位讀者加入書單待閱§2025年美國奇幻文學類最高期待度新書「魔法是最神祕、最反覆無常的學科，因其強大威力而受人欽佩，因其空泛無謂而引來嘲笑，其宗旨簡而言之就是以謊言說服他人相信你所杜撰的世界才是真的。只要織出正確的謊言之網，就可以巧妙地重新詮釋自然法則，即便所有證據都顯示事實恰恰相反……所有熟練的魔法師都是如此。」魔法是研究世上萬物運行法則的艱深學門，也是大學內深受重視且充滿菁英色彩的科系。博士生愛麗絲在劍橋大學的分析魔法學研究所勤奮地修課、寫論文、做助教，沒有休閒興趣、不知假期為何物，終於苦盡甘來快要熬到畢業。然而，她的指導老師、德高望重的格萊姆斯教授偏偏在此時因為魔法實驗中的失誤而慘死，肉體四分五裂，靈魂則落入地獄。眼見自己的學術生涯恐怕就要無疾而終，愛麗絲決定不擇手段把教授帶回人世，好主持她的論文口試、替她寫完求職推薦信。同一個研究所內的天才型學生彼得也積極想要出一份力拯救教授，卻不是出於師生之情，也不是因為和愛麗絲一樣擔心自己的前途，只是想透過找到來回地獄的路徑與方法，挑戰自己魔法知識的極限。愛麗絲不情願地讓彼得加入這趟旅程，他們必須在分為八殿、各自收容不同種類罪人的地獄中通過層層考驗，才能找到教授的靈魂、請求冥王准許他回到人間；若不能在十四天內歸來，他們自己也將永遠受困地獄。不論挑戰多大、風險多高，愛麗絲都相信這是維繫魔法學者職涯、應用畢生所學的唯一出路，所以絕對值得不計代價踏上。然而，地獄深處時而熟悉、時而扭曲的異變景象，不僅逐漸動搖他們的初衷，也衝擊他們對魔法、世界與自我的理解……

《巴別塔學院》奇幻敘事＋《黃色臉孔》犀利諷刺臺灣譯本與美國原書同步出版書口全彩噴印精裝版限量預購！原文版授權書衣插畫＋書口噴印彩圖＋蝴蝶頁角色塗鴉＋作者印刷簽名§全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站22萬位讀者加入書單待閱§2025年美國奇幻文學類最高期待度新書「魔法是最神祕、最反覆無常的學科，因其強大威力而受人欽佩，因其空泛無謂而引來嘲笑，其宗旨簡而言之就是以謊言說服他人相信你所杜撰的世界才是真的。只要織出正確的謊言之網，就可以巧妙地重新詮釋自然法則，即便所有證據都顯示事實恰恰相反……所有熟練的魔法師都是如此。」魔法是研究世上萬物運行法則的艱深學門，也是大學內深受重視且充滿菁英色彩的科系。博士生愛麗絲在劍橋大學的分析魔法學研究所勤奮地修課、寫論文、做助教，沒有休閒興趣、不知假期為何物，終於苦盡甘來快要熬到畢業。然而，她的指導老師、德高望重的格萊姆斯教授偏偏在此時因為魔法實驗中的失誤而慘死，肉體四分五裂，靈魂則落入地獄。眼見自己的學術生涯恐怕就要無疾而終，愛麗絲決定不擇手段把教授帶回人世，好主持她的論文口試、替她寫完求職推薦信。同一個研究所內的天才型學生彼得也積極想要出一份力拯救教授，卻不是出於師生之情，也不是因為和愛麗絲一樣擔心自己的前途，只是想透過找到來回地獄的路徑與方法，挑戰自己魔法知識的極限。愛麗絲不情願地讓彼得加入這趟旅程，他們必須在分為八殿、各自收容不同種類罪人的地獄中通過層層考驗，才能找到教授的靈魂、請求冥王准許他回到人間；若不能在十四天內歸來，他們自己也將永遠受困地獄。不論挑戰多大、風險多高，愛麗絲都相信這是維繫魔法學者職涯、應用畢生所學的唯一出路，所以絕對值得不計代價踏上。然而，地獄深處時而熟悉、時而扭曲的異變景象，不僅逐漸動搖他們的初衷，也衝擊他們對魔法、世界與自我的理解……精裝版豪華配備：‧書衣─英文書名及作者名燙金，主要插圖由美國插畫家派崔克‧艾拉史密斯（Patrick Arrasmith，曾為《怪獸與牠們的產地》前導動畫預告片繪圖）繪製，細節精巧豐富。‧裝訂─方背穿線硬殼精裝，內封面將書衣插圖改為單色負片效果印刷。‧書口─比照美國豪華限量版原書全彩噴印上、左、下三邊書口，噴印彩圖為根據故事中地獄意象精繪的插圖。‧蝴蝶頁─前後蝴蝶頁的塗鴉圖文分別代表愛麗絲與彼得兩位主角的地獄旅行筆記。‧作者印簽─作者簽名印刷於前蝴蝶頁後次頁預購說明：‧限量

'Katabasisis a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic'OLIVIE BLAKE'Katabasisis more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time'REBECCA ROSS'A witty, gory, harrowing ride'LEIGH BARDUGOKatabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.That’s if they can agree on anything.Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel bySunday TimesNumber One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

About the Book:'Katabasis is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE'Katabasis is more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time' REBECCA ROSS'A witty, gory, harrowing ride' LEIGH BARDUGOKatabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.That’s if they can agree on anything.Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang.

A stunning deluxe edition featuring foiled board, designed endpapers, as well as sprayed edges including a specially designed fore-edge!Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.That’s if they can agree on anything.Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

The SUNDAY TIMES and #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerTHE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER‘One for Philip Pullman fans’THE TIMES‘This one is an automatic buy’GLAMOUR‘Ambitious, sweeping and epic’EVENING STANDARD‘Razor-sharp’DAILY MAIL‘An ingenious fantasy about empire’GUARDIANTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836.The city of dreaming spires.It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.Until it became a prison…But can a student stand against an empire?An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.'A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of e

《黃色臉孔》是一本由暢銷作家R.F. Kuang所寫的小說，故事描寫一位默默無聞的白人作家琼，因目睹亞裔作家雅典娜意外身亡，決定偷走她未出版的手稿並以自己的名字發表。琼的事業因此快速起飛，但隨著越來越多疑點浮現，她開始擔心真相會被揭穿。這本小說以第一人稱視角，探討種族、多元文化、出版界競爭與社群媒體的壓力。語氣直接，情節緊湊，是一本關於身份與道德抉擇的故事，適合對當代文化議題有興趣的讀者閱讀。INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKHard to put down, harder to forget. Stephen King, #1New York Timesbestselling authorWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didnt write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainlynotAsian Americanin this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F.Kuang, the #1New York Timesbestselling author of Babel.Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athenas a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody.Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athenas death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athenas just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the uns

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War "Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out." -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of BrassFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, hardcover Deluxe Collector’s Edition of R. F. Kuang’s The Dragon Republic, with a full-wrap illustrated jacket and black-and-white interior art by JungShan Chang throughout, plus embossed case, designed endpapers, and stenciled edges!Considered one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the second book in the beloved Poppy War Trilogy continues Rin’s epic struggle to defend her homeland at any cost.The war is over.The war has just begun.Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has ended, the war still rages for Rin. Haunted by the atrocity she committed to save her people, the shaman and warrior is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vise, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with fearsome power.While the yo

‘The best fantasy debut of 2018’ WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. When Rin aced the

Dante’sInfernomeetsSusanna Clarke’sPiranesiin this all-new dark academia fantasyfrom R. F. Kuang, the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofBabel and Yellowface,in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworldAlice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world.That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams….Nor will the fact that her ri

One of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time"I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year...I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang's] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin." -- BooknestFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, the brilliantly imaginative debut of R.F. Kuang: an epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu's Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance Trilogy.When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who believed they'd finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of

From R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Babel, this collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy--The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God--a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.The Poppy WarA war orphan, Rin earned her place in Nikan's most elite military school. There, she discovers her lethal, unearthly power of shamanism--and learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive. When an inevitable conflict arises between longtime enemies the Nikara Empire and the Federation of Mugen, Rin realizes her shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity. . .The Dragon RepublicAfter committing an atrocity in battle, shamanic warrior Rin is consumed with guilt, an opium addiction, and the mu

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, collector's edition of R. F. Kuang's debut novel, The Poppy War. Considered one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rin's rise to power gets a fresh look with a full-wrap illustrated jacket and black-and-white interior art by JungShan throughout, plus embossed case, designed end papers, and sprayed edges. When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who believed they'd finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard--the most elite military school in Nikan--was

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen KingWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. Now with an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Katabasis!Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets

Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION— only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector’s hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers.Dante’sInfernomeetsSusanna Clarke’sPiranesiin this all-new dark academia fantasyfrom R. F. Kuang, the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofBabel and Yellowface,in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworldAlice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world.That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.Grimes is now in

本書以冷靜又犀利的筆法，描寫文壇競爭、文化挪用與創作倫理等議題。作者 R.F. Kuang 讓讀者跟著主角 June，看見一段從偶然開始、卻越走越偏的故事。一份手稿、一個選擇，逐步揭開創作背後的焦慮與權力關係。本書在娛樂性與批判性之間取得平衡，讀來緊湊，也能讓人思考何謂「故事的擁有權」。書中運用第一人稱敘事，使主角的猶疑、自辯與失控更具說服力，是一本適合邊讀邊反思的話題小說。• 直指文壇現象：名聲、版稅、文化挪用• 情節推進迅速，閱讀節奏明快• 主角視角帶出自我欺瞞與道德模糊地帶• 入選多項年度選書，為各界熱議之作The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from author R.F. Kuang (colour may vary)The Number One Global Sensation*Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year**Amazon Book of the Year**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*‘Addictive’ Grazia‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer‘Provocative’ Mail on SundayTHIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY.IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it.So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript?So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity?And so what if the first lie is only the beginning…Finally, June has the fame

《巴別塔學院》暢銷作者 犀利機智的諷刺小說新作 作品非得掛上「政治正確」的招牌， 才能叫好叫座？ 「我」非得擁有「妳」的黃色臉孔， 才能寫出感動萬千讀者的故事？ ＊全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站讀者票選「年度最佳小說」 ＊繼《巴別塔學院》連續兩年奪得英國圖書獎「年度最佳小說」 ＊作者榮登《時代雜誌》The Time Next 100人物榜 ＊Amazon.com、邦諾書店、水石書店、NPR、《紐約時報》、《時代雜誌》年度好書 ＊瑞絲薇斯朋Hello Sunshine讀書俱樂部選書 朱宥勳（作家）、吳曉樂（作家）、李麗美（旅美書評人）、陳思宏（作家）、陳榮彬（臺灣大學文學院翻譯碩士學位學程副教授）、盧郁佳（作家）、譚光磊（國際版權經紀人） ──激賞推薦 §故事簡介§ 「這本小說的核心概念不是我的，但救了這本書的人是我。 永遠不會有人理解我投注了多少心血， 要是哪天真相大白，世人看著我寫下的美妙文句時， 他們就只會看見雅典娜。 不過絕對沒有人需要知道這件事，對吧？」 年輕的白人女作家茱恩從小嚮往寫作，第一本書出版之後卻不叫好也不叫座，反而她的好友、身為中國移民後裔的雅典娜成了名利雙收的文壇寵兒。某日兩人相約聚餐，雅典娜才提到自己剛寫完的神祕新書，不久後就意外身亡。茱恩在雅典娜家裡發現了新書原稿，當下決定據為己有。 雅典娜的書稿《最後的前線》是一部描寫第一次世界大戰期間華人移工的歷史小說，儘管茱恩對其中的時代、文化背景完全不熟悉，她仍然著手修改投稿，並且替自己換了個帶有「東方風味」的筆名，如願以這本「關注少數族群又具有普世性」的小說與知名出版社簽約。 《最後的前線》的推出讓茱恩獲得了前所未有的成功，但她開始覺得雅典娜的鬼魂糾纏著她──朗讀會上出現了跟雅典娜長相神似的聽眾，網路論壇上有匿名帳號指控她剽竊，接著雅典娜的Instagram帳號竟也恢復活動……！？茱恩的一個個謊言越滾越大，成了作家社群、出版界、乃至擴及全國社會的一場荒謬風暴，她再也不知道這失控的一切該如何收場…… §好評推薦§ 「伍迪．艾倫電影《命中注定，遇見愛》諷刺成名作家一心撿現成，盜用車禍昏迷無名小卒的未出版書稿，名利雙收。朴範信《銀嬌》學生不但靠老師代筆成名，還要殺人滅口。史蒂芬．金〈秘密的窗〉闡述剽竊陰影，《誰找到就是誰的》寫書迷槍殺作家劫稿，通過嫉妒、占有，揭露痛苦的自我

一封獻給異國語言與文字的情書，也是一份反叛帝國霸權的開戰宣言──美國奇幻文學界華裔新星X重量級獎項榮耀肯定：星雲獎最佳長篇小說軌跡獎最佳奇幻小說英國圖書獎最佳小說語言即魔法的奇幻設定X異國勢力交會的真實歷史：反思「中／外」、「東／西」的百年文化衝突美國邦諾書店最佳幻想小說獎得獎作英國水石書店年度好書決選入圍Goodreads讀者票選年度最佳奇幻小說決選入圍上市首月內累印六刷，空降《紐約時報》暢銷排行榜冠軍、英國《週日泰晤士報》暢榜亞軍《紐約時報》、《衛報》、《華盛頓郵報》精選年度最佳科／奇幻小說《時代雜誌》年度百大必讀好書Esc（IG【伊椰史西的閱讀書單】版主）、阿法（TAAZE讀冊生活行銷經理）、邱常婷（小說家）、陳榮彬（國立臺灣大學文學院翻譯碩士學位學程副教授）、推書手L、詹凱婷（獨步文化編輯）──驚豔推薦✴故事簡介帝國獨霸世界，但支持它發展的魔力是從各地蒐羅的「語言」，以巴別塔為名的翻譯學院，就是帝國的魔法核心。代表各自的母語和母國而來的學生們，有人心悅誠服將自己的語言獻給帝國，也有人暗中等待高塔倒下的那一天……十九世紀的廣東沿海通商口岸，全家人死於瘟疫的十一歲孤兒羅賓奄奄一息，被一位自稱勒維教授的英國男子所救，登上了航向倫敦的客船。勒維教授服務於牛津大學內專研翻譯的「巴別塔學院」，但此地進行的研究和教學不僅是關於不同語言間的轉換──擁有多語能力又受過特殊培訓的「譯者」，將兩種語言的兩個相對應詞彙銘刻於銀條之上時，能同時鎖入翻譯過程中漏失的細微誤差概念，並藉由銀條施展這組詞彙概念代表的魔法。英國藉此壯大科技與軍事實力，向外征服更多語言不同的殖民地之後，又吸收了更多「譯者」來到學院、創造出更多不同的魔法來應用，由此生生不息。被帶往英國的羅賓成為巴別塔學院的譯者學生，他醉心於翻譯魔法的奧妙，卻也困擾於英國本地同學對他的輕蔑與敵意。意外捲入一樁銀條竊案之後，他發現學院歷年來不斷有學生神祕失蹤或突然身故，他們曾加入的地下組織「赫密士會」，如今也透過一名與他容貌酷似的陌生青年對他遞出邀請。「赫密士會」意欲打破英國政府對翻譯魔法的壟斷，將之普及於所有階級、所有國家，但他們的理想會讓學院付出什麼樣的代價？不斷往返於東西方之間運籌帷幄的勒維教授，又將如何再次介入羅賓的命運？隨著中英兩國的衝突在羅賓的故鄉釀成戰火，一場撼動巴別塔的叛亂也一觸即發。羅賓與巴別塔學院的譯者師生會在戰

《巴別塔學院》暢銷作者犀利機智的諷刺小說新作作品非得掛上「政治正確」的招牌，才能叫好叫座？「我」非得擁有「妳」的黃色臉孔，才能寫出感動萬千讀者的故事？＊全球最大閱讀社群Goodreads網站讀者票選「年度最佳小說」＊繼《巴別塔學院》連續兩年奪得英國圖書獎「年度最佳小說」＊作者榮登《時代雜誌》The Time Next 100人物榜＊Amazon.com、邦諾書店、水石書店、NPR、《紐約時報》、《時代雜誌》年度好書＊瑞絲薇斯朋Hello Sunshine讀書俱樂部選書朱宥勳（作家）、吳曉樂（作家）、李麗美（旅美書評人）、陳思宏（作家）、陳榮彬（臺灣大學文學院翻譯碩士學位學程副教授）、盧郁佳（作家）、譚光磊（國際版權經紀人）──激賞推薦§故事簡介§「這本小說的核心概念不是我的，但救了這本書的人是我。永遠不會有人理解我投注了多少心血，要是哪天真相大白，世人看著我寫下的美妙文句時，他們就只會看見雅典娜。不過絕對沒有人需要知道這件事，對吧？」年輕的白人女作家茱恩從小嚮往寫作，第一本書出版之後卻不叫好也不叫座，反而她的好友、身為中國移民後裔的雅典娜成了名利雙收的文壇寵兒。某日兩人相約聚餐，雅典娜才提到自己剛寫完的神祕新書，不久後就意外身亡。茱恩在雅典娜家裡發現了新書原稿，當下決定據為己有。雅典娜的書稿《最後的前線》是一部描寫第一次世界大戰期間華人移工的歷史小說，儘管茱恩對其中的時代、文化背景完全不熟悉，她仍然著手修改投稿，並且替自己換了個帶有「東方風味」的筆名，如願以這本「關注少數族群又具有普世性」的小說與知名出版社簽約。《最後的前線》的推出讓茱恩獲得了前所未有的成功，但她開始覺得雅典娜的鬼魂糾纏著她──朗讀會上出現了跟雅典娜長相神似的聽眾，網路論壇上有匿名帳號指控她剽竊，接著雅典娜的Instagram帳號竟也恢復活動……！？茱恩的一個個謊言越滾越大，成了作家社群、出版界、乃至擴及全國社會的一場荒謬風暴，她再也不知道這失控的一切該如何收場……§好評推薦§「伍迪．艾倫電影《命中注定，遇見愛》諷刺成名作家一心撿現成，盜用車禍昏迷無名小卒的未出版書稿，名利雙收。朴範信《銀嬌》學生不但靠老師代筆成名，還要殺人滅口。史蒂芬．金〈秘密的窗〉闡述剽竊陰影，《誰找到就是誰的》寫書迷槍殺作家劫稿，通過嫉妒、占有，揭露痛苦的自我懷疑。在這條探討創作魔考的軸線上，匡靈秀《黃色臉孔》走得更遠，翻出新

語言即魔法，翻譯即背叛。19世紀20年代，瘟疫席捲廣州，男孩羅賓全家慘死，而他死裡逃生，神秘的洛弗爾教授出手相救，把他帶往大洋彼岸的英國倫敦培養成人，只為使他有資格培進入巴別塔內學習。巴別塔是這個世界的翻譯中心，也是魔法的中心。塔中精通多門語言的學者借助翻譯使魔法生效。翻譯不可能完美，所以在翻譯過程中丟失或扭曲的含義就被銀條捕捉並展現。刻字的銀條是帝國力量的源泉，它使英國的艦隊所向披靡，促使白銀工業革命誕生，還幫助英國把全世界的白銀捲入囊中。隨著學習的深入，羅賓沉醉于翻譯魔法，卻不知道自己和同伴即將捲入一場醞釀已久的陰謀當中……消失的學生，詭秘的社團，當惡意、嫉妒、貪婪和暴力充斥這座理想之塔，是忠於自己母語與故土，還是在異國他鄉繼續苟活，他們必須做出抉擇。

一封獻給異國語言與文字的情書， 也是一份反叛帝國霸權的開戰宣言── 美國奇幻文學界華裔新星X重量級獎項榮耀肯定： 星雲獎最佳長篇小說 軌跡獎最佳奇幻小說 英國圖書獎最佳小說 語言即魔法的奇幻設定X異國勢力交會的真實歷史： 反思「中／外」、「東／西」的百年文化衝突 美國邦諾書店最佳幻想小說獎得獎作 英國水石書店年度好書決選入圍 Goodreads讀者票選年度最佳奇幻小說決選入圍 上市首月內累印六刷，空降《紐約時報》暢銷排行榜冠軍、英國《週日泰晤士報》暢榜亞軍 《紐約時報》、《衛報》、《華盛頓郵報》精選年度最佳科／奇幻小說 《時代雜誌》年度百大必讀好書 Esc（IG【伊椰史西的閱讀書單】版主）、阿法（TAAZE讀冊生活行銷經理）、邱常婷（小說家）、陳榮彬（國立臺灣大學文學院翻譯碩士學位學程副教授）、推書手L、詹凱婷（獨步文化編輯） ──驚豔推薦 ✴故事簡介 帝國獨霸世界，但支持它發展的魔力是從各地蒐羅的「語言」， 以巴別塔為名的翻譯學院，就是帝國的魔法核心。 代表各自的母語和母國而來的學生們， 有人心悅誠服將自己的語言獻給帝國， 也有人暗中等待高塔倒下的那一天…… 十九世紀的廣東沿海通商口岸，全家人死於瘟疫的十一歲孤兒羅賓奄奄一息，被一位自稱勒維教授的英國男子所救，登上了航向倫敦的客船。 勒維教授服務於牛津大學內專研翻譯的「巴別塔學院」，但此地進行的研究和教學不僅是關於不同語言間的轉換──擁有多語能力又受過特殊培訓的「譯者」，將兩種語言的兩個相對應詞彙銘刻於銀條之上時，能同時鎖入翻譯過程中漏失的細微誤差概念，並藉由銀條施展這組詞彙概念代表的魔法。英國藉此壯大科技與軍事實力，向外征服更多語言不同的殖民地之後，又吸收了更多「譯者」來到學院、創造出更多不同的魔法來應用，由此生生不息。 被帶往英國的羅賓成為巴別塔學院的譯者學生，他醉心於翻譯魔法的奧妙，卻也困擾於英國本地同學對他的輕蔑與敵意。意外捲入一樁銀條竊案之後，他發現學院歷年來不斷有學生神祕失蹤或突然身故，他們曾加入的地下組織「赫密士會」，如今也透過一名與他容貌酷似的陌生青年對他遞出邀請。「赫密士會」意欲打破英國政府對翻譯魔法的壟斷，將之普及於所有階級、所有國家，但他們的理想會讓學院付出什麼樣的代價？不斷往返於東西方之間運籌

The Number One Global Sensation*Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year**Amazon Book of the Year**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*‘Addictive’ Grazia‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer‘Provocative’ Mail on SundayTHIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY.IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it.So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript?So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity?And so what if the first lie is only the beginning…Finally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose her…What happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.‘The book that everyone is talking about’ Glamour‘Ingenious, astute, hugely entertaining’ David Nicholls‘Breathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story’ Elizabeth Day‘Hard to put down. Harder to forget’ Stephen KingR.F. Kuang’s b

A collection of the year's best science fiction and fantasy writing selected by New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang and series editor John Joseph Adams.R. K. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel, selects twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy today.

這裡曾被孤兒Robin視為樂土，如今已成囚籠。掌握語言秘密的巴別塔裡，他的翻譯是為誰服務？語言與文字的力量，加速帝國擴張，而若想將強權拽倒，暴力是否只能作為唯一解答？《The Poppy War》華裔小說家匡靈秀帶來震撼人心的黑暗奇幻歷史新作。From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History? and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation―also known as Babel.Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working―the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars―has made the British

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.The war is over.The war has

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK“Hard to put down, harder to forget.”—Stephen King, #1New York Timesbestselling authorWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainlynotAsian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofBabel.Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her

A Library Journal Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018" pick!A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books of 2018" pick!“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that[Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- BooknestA brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.The war is over.The war has

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devas

The Poppy War Boxset:The Poppy War:A war orphan, Rin earned her place in Nikan’s most elite military school. There, she discovers her lethal, unearthly power of shamanism―and learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive. When an inevitable conflict arises between longtime enemies the Nikara Empire and the Federation of Mugen, Rin realizes her shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people.The Dragon Republic:After committing an atrocity in battle, shamanic warrior Rin is consumed with guilt, an opium addiction, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix god. Channeling her anger against the Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland, she chooses to join forces with the Empress’s enemy, the Dragon Warlord.The Burning God:After saving Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress in a brutal civil war, Rin realizes that her homeland’s real power lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. Vowing to

The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR.Rin is on the run …Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her people, Rin's only reason for living is to take revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland to its enemies.Forced to ally with the powerful Dragon Warlord in his plan to unseat the Empress, Rin throws herself into the struggle using the fearsome power bestowed on her by the vengeful god PhoenixAfter all, making war is all she knows how to do …