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這本書是為了這些讀者而寫的:他們在看完《手斧男孩》(Hatchet)和《領帶河》(The River)之後,寫信告訴我,布萊恩的故事在獲救之後就戛然而止,「實在令人不知所措。」他們問:「如果布萊恩沒有獲救,必須在冬天裡求生,會發生什麼事?」
幾乎每天收到兩百封讀者來信,詢問這樣的問題,於是,作者蓋瑞.伯森改變了布萊恩在《手斧男孩》中獲救的結局,隨著嚴冬來到,他讓布萊恩面對更嚴峻的挑戰──在大雪冰封的森林,在求救無望的絕境中,如何讓自己生存下去?
《手斧男孩》中,布萊恩學會了如何在夏天的森林野地裡求生,在《另一種結局》(Brian’s Winter)裡,被扔進嚴冬的他,更需要能力、毅力,以及絕佳的運氣,才有生存機會。
事實上,《另一種結局》已經超越了野外求生歷險的層次,主人翁布萊恩已經脫胎換骨,不再是紐約大都會的青澀少年,大自然的試煉與學習,讓他學得用眼、耳與心靈,接收風霜雨露和大地的訊息,讓他懂得與黑熊、野狼相互尊重與共處。
本書特色
1. 精采內容、如實描繪,連《國家地理雜誌》都信以為真的13歲男孩求生傳奇!
2. 以《手斧男孩》為首的系列小說,之所以廣受歡迎,不僅在於情節與故事本身吸引人,更帶領讀者進入一個遠超過一般冒險小說的文學領域。
——中文簡介摘自野人出版,《手斧男孩 3 另一種結局》
From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter?
In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?
Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure.
"Paulsen picks Hatchet's story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed." --School Library Journal
Read all the Hatchet Adventures
Brian's Winter
The River
Brian's Return
Brian's Hunt