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作者:OrsonScottCard
出版时间:2011-1-4
书籍简介:
The Lost Gate is the first book in Card's Mither Mages trilogy. With this series, Card is creating not one magical world, but two: Westil, a dwindling land that clings to the memory of a time when great magic was possible, and an Earth where the exiles of Westil have lived in isolation for almost 1500 years. For now, the two worlds remain separate – but there is a promise implicit in the birth of a gatemage in either world. It starts small, one boy in the hills of Virginia. It won't stay that way.
Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself.
He grew up in the rambling old house, filled with dozens of cousins, and aunts and uncles, all ruled by his father. Their home was isolated in the mountains of western Virginia, far from town, far from schools, far from other people.
There are many secrets in the House, and many rules that Danny must follow. There is a secret library with only a few dozen books, and none of them in English — but Danny and his cousins are expected to become fluent in the language of the books. While Danny’s cousins are free to create magic whenever they like, they must never do it where outsiders might see.
Unfortunately, there are some secrets kept from Danny as well. And that will lead to disaster for the North family.
