Lady Friday 星期五夫人

图书标准信息

• 作者 Garth Nix（加斯·尼克斯） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2007-03
• ISBN 9780007175093
• 定价 83.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Fridayishere!TheraceisontofindthesecretoftheMiddleHouse.ThefiftheagerlyawaitedinstallmentinGarthNix'sbestsellingfantasyseries,TheKeystotheKingdom.ArthurPenhaligon'sadventuresintheHousegetevermoreperilousastheweekunfolds.Onthefifthday,therewasfear!FourofthesevenTrusteeshavebeendefeatedandtheirKeystaken,butforArthur,theweekisstillgettingworse.SuzyBlueandFredInitialNumbersGoldhavebeencapturedbythePiper,andhisNewNithlingarmystillcontrolsmostoftheGreatMaze.SuperiorSaturdayiscausingtroublewherevershecan,includingturningoffalltheelevatorsintheHouseandblockingtheFrontDoor.Arthurcan'tevenfindoutwhatishappeningbackhome.AllheknowsisthatLeafisn'tonearthanymore.She'smissingandsoarehundredsofotherpeoplewhoweretransferredfromregularhospitalstoaprivateinstitutionrunbya'DoctorFriday'.FromtheretheyhavebeentakensomewhereelseintheSecondaryRealms,forLadyFriday'sownhorriblepurposes.Amidallthistrouble,Arthur'smotherisalsomissing,andhemustweighupanofferfromLadyFridaythatiseitheracunningtrapfortheRightfulHeiroragoldenopportunityhemustseize--beforeSuperiorSaturdayorthePiperbeatshimtoit.

【作者简介】

GarthNixwasbornin1963andgrewupinCanberra,Australia.AftertakinghisdegreeinprofessionalwritingfromtheUniversityofCanberra,heworkedinabookshopandthenmovedtoSydney.Therehesanklowerintothemorassofthepublishingindustry,steadilydevolvingfromsalesrepthroughpublicistuntilin1991hebecameasenioreditorwithamajormultinationalpublisher.AfteraperiodtravellinginEasternEurope,theMiddleEastandAsiain1993,heleftpublishingtoworkasamarketingcommunicationsconsultant.In1999hewasluredbacktothepublishingworldtobecomeapart-timeliteraryagent.HenowlivesinSydney,afive-minutewalkfromCoogeeBeach,withhiswife,Anna,andlotsofbooks.