The Taking[录取]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Dean Koontz（迪恩·孔茨） 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2005-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553584509
• 定价 57.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 488页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inoneofthemostdazzlingbooksofhiscelebratedcareer,DeanKoontzdeliversamasterworkofpage-turningsuspensethatsurpassesevenhisowninimitablereputationasachroniclerofourworstfears—andbestdreams.InTheTakinghetellsthestoryofacommunitycutofffromaworldundersiege,andtheterrifyingbattleforsurvivalwagedbyayoungcoupleandtheirneighborsasfamiliarstreetsbecomefog-shroudeddeathtraps.Gripping,heartbreaking,andtriumphantinthefaceofmankind'sdarkesthour,hereisasmall-townslice-of-doomsdaythrillerthatstrikestothecoreofeachofustoask:WhatwouldyoudointhemidstofTheTaking.

Onthemorningthatwillmarktheendoftheworldtheyhaveknown,MollyandNielSloanawakentothedrumbeatofrainontheirroof.Ithashauntedtheirsleep,invadedtheirdreams,andnowtheyrisetofindaluminoussilverydownpourdrenchingtheirsmallCaliforniamountaintown.Astrangescenthangsfaintlyintheair,andtheyoungcouplecannotshakethesenseofsomethingwrong.

Ashourspassandtheraincontinuestofall,MollyandNiellistentodisturbingnewsofextremeweatherphenomenaacrosstheglobe.Beforeevening,theirlittletownlosestelevisionandradioreception.ThentelephoneandtheInternetaregone.Withtheceaselessrainnowcomesanobscuringfogthattransformstheonce-friendlyvillageintoaghostlylabyrinth.BynightfalltheSloanshavegatheredwithsomeoftheirneighborstodealwithcommunitydamage...butalsobecausetheyfeeltheneedtobandtogetheragainstsomeunknownthreat,someenemytheycannotidentifyorevenimagine.

Inthenight,strangenoisesarise,andatadistance,intherainandthemist,mysteriouslightsareseendriftingamongthetrees.Theraindiminisheswiththedawn,butamoodygray-purpletwilightprevails.SoonMolly,Niel,andtheirsmallbandoffriendswillbeforcedtodrawonreservesofstrength,courage,andhumanitytheyneverknewtheyhad.Forwithinthemistygloomtheywillencountersomethingthatrevealsinaterrifyinginstantwhatishappeningtotheirworld—somethingthatishuntingthemwithruthlessefficiency.Epicinscope,searinglyintimateandimmediateinperspective,TheTakingisanadventurestorylikenoother,arelentlessroller-coasterreadthatbringsapocalypsetoMainStreetandshowcasesthetalentsofoneofourmostoriginalandmesmerizingnovelistsatthepinnacleofhispowers.

【作者简介】

HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.