Windhaven

GeorgeR.R.Martinhasthrilledagenerationofreaderswithhisepicworksoftheimagination,mostrecentlythecriticallyacclaimedNewYorkTimesbestsellingsagatoldinthenovelsAGameofThrones,AClashofKings,andAStormofSwords.LisaTuttlehaswonacclaimfromfansofsciencefiction,horror,andfantasyalike—mostrecentlyforherhauntingnovelThePillowFriend.Nowtogethertheygiftreaderswiththisclassictaleofabrilliantlyrenderedworldofironboundtradition,wherearebellioussoulseekstoprovethepowerofadream.

TheplanetofWindhavenwasnotoriginallyahometohumans,butitbecameonefollowingthecrashofacolonystarship.Itisaworldofsmallislands,harshweather,andmonster-infestedseas.Communicationamongthescatteredsettlementswasvirtuallyimpossibleuntilthediscoverythat,thankstolightgravityandadenseatmosphere,humanswereabletoflywiththeaidofmetalwingsmadeofbitsofthecannibalizedspaceship.

Manygenerationslater,amongthescatteredislandsthatmakeupthewaterworldofWindhaven,nooneholdsmoreprestigethanthesilver-wingedflyers,whobringnews,gossip,songs,andstories.Theyareromanticfigurescrossingtreacherousoceans,bravingshiftingwindsandsuddenstormsthatcouldeasilydashthemfromtheskytoinstantdeath.Theyarealsomembersofanincreasinglyelitecaste,forthewings—alwaysinlimitedquantity—aregrowinggraduallyrarerastheirbearersperish.

Withsuchelitismcomesarroganceandarigidadherencetohideboundtradition.Andfortheflyers,allowingjustanyonetojointheircadreisanideathatbordersonheresy.Wingsaremeantonlyfortheoffspringofflyers—nowthenewnobilityofWindhaven.Exceptthatsometimeslifeisnotquitesoneat.

MarisofAmberly,afisherman'sdaughter,wasraisedbyaflyerandwantsnothingmorethantosoaronthecurrentshighaboveWindhaven.Bytradition,however,thewingsmustgotoherstepbrother,Coll,theflyer'slegitimateson.ButCollwantsonlytobeasinger,travelingtheworldbysea.SoMarischallengestradition,demandingthatflyersbechosenonthebasisofmeritratherthaninheritance.Andwhenshewinsthatbitterbattle,shediscoversthathertroublesareonlybeginning.

Fornotallflyersarewillingtoaccepttheworld'snewstructure,andasMarisbattlestoteachthosewhoyearntofly,shefindsherselflikewisefightingtopreservetheintegrityofasocietyshesolongedtojoin—nottomentiontheveryfabricthatholdsherculturetogether.

GeorgeR.R.Martin'sbestsellingASongofIceandFirefantasyserieshasearnedhimthetitleof'theAmericanTolkien'.ThefirstbookoftheserieshasbeenmadeintoaHBOTVadaptation,AGameofThrones.Heistheauthorofeightnovels,severalcollectionsofshortstoriesandnumerousscreenplaysfortelevisiondramaandfeaturefilms.HelivesinSantaFe,NewMexico.

LisaTuttlewasbornandraisedinHouston,Texas,wontheJohnW.CampbellAwardforBestNewWriterin1974,andnowliveswithherhusbandanddaughteronthewestcoastofScotland.Herfirstnovel,Windhaven,waswrittenwithGeorgeR.R.Martin.OthernovelsincludeLostFutures,whichwasshort-listedfortheArthurC.ClarkeAward,ThePillowFriend,andTheMysteries.

　　乔治·雷蒙德·理查德·马丁（GeogerRaymondRichardMartin）欧美奇幻小说大师。1948年9月20日出生于美国新泽西州的贝约恩，在伊利诺伊州伊凡斯顿的西北大学就读，主修新闻写作，1971年取得硕士学位。马丁的作品主要以人物为关注点，描写细腻丰富，突破了幻想文学界固有的创作模式，多次引领阅读潮流。代表作有十大浪漫太空歌剧之一的《光逝》、由雨果奖获奖名篇扩展而成的《风港》、在杂志读者群中深受爱戴的《图夫航行记》，以及当代正统奇幻的第一经典《冰与火之歌》等。由于马丁的辉煌成就，他被誉为美国的托尔金和新世纪的海明威。从1989年开始，马丁淡出文学界，转而投身演艺界发展，其中包括《美女与野兽》的编剧和TheTwilightZone的剧本编辑。1996年他才重返文坛而开始奇幻文学的创作，处女作便是《权力的游戏》（TheGameOfThrone），即为《冰与火之歌》（TheSongOfFireAndIce）的首部曲。虽然封笔几近10年，但大师风范犹在，《权力的游戏》甫出便拿下了BritishFantasySociety、世界奇幻奖和星云奖年度最佳幻想作品提名，即使是由其中抽取章节编成的BloodoftheDragon也获得多个最佳中篇奖，在科幻奇幻界引起极大的反响。在非官方的不记名奇幻作品投票中，《冰与火之歌》俨然已经可以和《魔戒》平起平坐，作者网站的访问量也是和斯蒂芬·金、J.K.罗琳等不相上下，其受欢迎的程度可见一斑。他的读者群早已是远远的超越奇幻科幻爱好者的范围，而受到更为广泛的关注。

　　权力的游戏已在HBO播出。乔治·马丁被时代杂志评选为2011年影响世界的一百人。