Storm Winds (Wind dancer)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Iris Johansen 著
• 出版社 Bantam USA
• 出版时间 1991-10
• ISBN 9780553290325
• 定价 59.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 538页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Atwistedpsychopath...atrailofviolence...andamanandwomanwhowillriskeverythingtostophim...JeanMarcAndreaswantedwhatwashisbyright.Hewasseekingjustice—andhewoulduseanymeanstogetit.JuliettedeClement,aconfidanteoftheroyalfamily,couldaidhissearchforthepricelesstreasuresomanyhadkilledtopossess...anddiedtoprotect.Butineighteenth-centuryrevolutionaryFrance,aworldofpowerandintrigue,soldiersandassassins,royaltyandrebels,deathcouldcomeinmanyformsandfromanydirection,andnonemorelethal—ormorelikely—thanfromthepersonyoutrustedmost.Still,JeanandJuliettehadnochoicebuttotrusteachother,becausetheirverylivesdependedonit.SomeoneelsewasdeterminedtohavetheWindDancerstatue—andthelegacyofpoweritbestowed.Someonewhosetwistedgeniusforevilwasalreadywreakingapathofunspeakableviolencethatonlytogethertheycouldstop...evenastheystoodtobeitsnextvictims.

【作者简介】

IrisJohansenWhileIrisJohansen'sstylehasevolvedovertheyears,thesameskillthatmadeher"oneoftheleadingauthorsofromancefiction"(BarbaraKemp)hashelpedestablishherreputationinabroaderfield.AsCatherineCoulternoted,"IrisJohansenisabestsellingauthorforthebestreason--she'sawonderfulstoryteller."BiographyAfterhertwochildrenlefthomeforcollege,IrisJohansendecidedtodevotehernewfoundfreetimetowriting.Sinceshelovedreadingromancenovels,shepennedalovestory,andfoundtohersurprisethat"IwasjustasvoraciousawriterasIwasareader."Duringthe1980s,hernamewasemblazonedondozensofslendervolumesfeaturingspiritedadventuresses,passionatemysterymen,andsmolderinglovescenes.Thesedays,JohansenisoneofaposseofformerromancewritersdominatingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlists.Earlyoninhercareer,Johansendevelopedthehabitoffollowingcharactersfrombooktobook,sometimesintroducingminorcharactersinonenovelwhothenbecomemajorfiguresinanother.Shedevelopedfamilies,relationships,andevenfictionalcountriesinherromancenovels,which"stretchedtheboundariesofthestandardformulas,"accordingtoBarbaraE.KempinTwentieth-CenturyRomanceandHistoricalWriters.In1991,Johansenbrokeoutofcategoryromance(atermforshortbookswrittentoconformtothelength,styleandsubjectmatterguidelinesforapublisher'sseries)withTheWindDancer,aromantic-suspensenovelsetin16th-centuryItaly.Shefolloweditwithtwosequels,StormWindsandReaptheWind,toformatrilogy,thenwroteseveralmorestand-aloneromancenovelsbeforeTheUglyDucklingwaspublishedin1996.TheUglyDucklingwasherfirstbooktobereleasedinhardcover--andthefirsttosignificantlybroadenherreadershipbeyondherromancefanbase.Sincethen,Johansen'splotshavegottentighterandmoresuspense-driven;criticshavepraisedher"flesh-and-bloodcharacters,cracklingdialogueandlean,suspensefulplotting"(PublishersWeekly).SomeofhermostpopularbooksfeatureforensicsculptorEveDuncan,whofirstappearedinTheFaceofDeceptionin1998.ButJohansenseemsequallycomfortablewithmaleprotagonists,andherbookshavecrossedthegenderdivisionthatoftencharacterizespopularfiction.Indeed,PublishersWeeklycalledTheSearch"thatrarity:awoman'snovelformen."GoodToKnowJohansenrewrotetheendingofReaptheWindforitsreissuein2002."Icouldn'tresisttighteningandchangingtheclimaxtocorrespondwithmychangedideasonplotstructurebutthestoryisbasicallythesame,"sheexplainedinaQ&Aonherpublisher'swebsite.ManyofherearlynovelswerewrittenfortheLovesweptseriesfromBantamBooks;bestsellingauthorsSandraBrownandKayHooperalsowrotefortheseries.Hometown:NearAtlanta,GeorgiaWebsite:http://www.irisjohansen.com