George’s Secret Key to the Universe

　　喬志的寵物豬肥弟穿過籬笆破洞，跑到隔壁家去了。喬志不但因此認識了他的新鄰居──安妮和她的科學家父親艾瑞克，還發現一把勇闖宇宙的祕密鑰匙。

　　原來，艾瑞克有一台全世界最先進的超級無敵電腦「卡斯摩」（Cosmos，希臘文「宇宙」的意思），可以帶著喬志跟這對奇特的父女，任意進出宇宙任何一個角落。瞬時間，喬志就像坐上了雲霄飛車一般，穿越浩瀚的宇宙，經過行星、小行星風暴等，來到宇宙的邊緣。

　　然而，一股邪惡的勢力正虎視眈眈地注意卡斯摩，把艾瑞克和喬志捲入一場大災難。

　　《勇闖宇宙首部曲》巧妙融合冒險故事和科學知識，讓孩子在引人入勝的故事情節中學會宇宙、各個行星的天文概念，甚至是霍金教授最新的黑洞理論。書中附有太空中各式瑰麗的天體照片，將太空的奧妙盡收眼底。

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　　《勇闖宇宙首部曲》巧妙融合冒險故事和科學知識，讓孩子在引人入勝的故事情節中學會宇宙、各個星球的天文概念，甚至是霍金教授最新的黑洞理論！

　　---中文簡介擷取自中譯本《勇闖宇宙首部曲:卡斯摩的秘密》，時報出版

　　George’s pet pig breaks through the fence into the garden next door - introducing him to his new neighbours: the scientist, Eric, his daughter, Annie, and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos. And from that moment George’s life will never be the same again, for Cosmos can open a portal to any point in outer space . . .

　　Written by science educator Lucy Hawking and her father - the most famous scientist in the world - and illustrated by Garry Parsons, George’s Secret Key to the Universewill take you on a rollercoaster ride through space to discover the mysteries of our universe.

作者簡介

史蒂芬．霍金（Stephen Hawking）

　　生於1942年，劍橋大學數學與理論物理教授，許多人讚譽他為愛因斯坦以來最聰明的理論物理學家之一。著有《時間簡史》（A Brief History of Time），是出版史上的經典之作，銷售超過1,200萬冊，發行30種以上的語言版本。霍金自21歲就被診斷出患有運動神經元疾病，漸漸失去行動、語言能力，困坐輪椅，只能借助語音合成器與外界溝通。他在65歲生日時，許下能在有生之年上太空的願望。【勇闖宇宙三部曲】是他和女兒露西首度合力創作的一套少年科幻小說，不僅送給自己的孫子，也和全世界的孩子分享，打開無限大的宇宙視野。

　　個人網站： www.hawking.org.uk

露西．霍金（Lucy Hawking）

　　史蒂芬．霍金的女兒，著有2本小說，也經常供稿給《每日郵報》（Daily Mail）、《每日電訊報》（Daily Telegraph）、《泰晤士報》（The Times）等媒體。

　　STEPHEN HAWKING is regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Timewhich was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe and The Universe in a Nutshell.

　　LUCY HAWKING is the original creator of the George series. She works with world leading scientists, including her co-author and father, Stephen Hawking, to explain complex concepts of science through story telling to young readers. A former journalist, she has written widely for British newspapers. Lucy now gives regular talks about the science and stories of the George series to audiences all over the world.