The Poisoned King

 
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　　克里斯多福一覺醒來，發現巨龍正在啃他的臉，但他心中卻充滿喜悅——他終於回到夢寐以求的群島。群島是一個神奇的島嶼群，上面住著許多我們在神話中才能看到的生物。巨龍召喚著克里斯多福，因為許多龍族正在死去，但沒有人知道原因。與此同時，在多沙島，安雅公主的祖父被謀殺，安雅的父親被指為兇手，但安雅知道父親是被誣陷的。
 
　　克里斯多福與安雅逃到小島格林特，克里斯多福必須騎著獅身人面獸，潛入巨龍的巢穴，展開一場英勇的救援任務。他們齊心協力，希望能幫龍族找出致命毒素的解藥，並保護安雅公主與她的父親。
 
　　The Poisoned King書中分為三大部：城堡、龍、復仇，結合童話、奇幻與莎士比亞戲劇的元素，延續首部曲的故事主線，也引進全新角色與挑戰，細膩、奇幻的插圖更為本書增添濃厚的異世界氛圍。書中共收錄50幅插圖，包括地圖與一部魔法古生物圖鑑，讓這趟奇幻旅程更加生動有趣。

Return to the magic of the Archipelago in the dazzling sequel to the runaway, #1 New York Times bestseller Impossible Creatures, hailed as “an instant classic” (Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan)!

*This spectacular book features foil and embossing on the jacket, full-color designed endpapers, and brilliant stained edges*

Christopher Forrester woke to find a dragon chewing on his face—and his heart leapt for joy! He’d been dreaming of going back to the Archipelago, the secret cluster of islands where all the creatures of myth still live, and here was his summons.

But there is a poison spreading in the Archipelago. Rooting it out will involve a daring rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, a stealthy entrance to a dragon’s lair, and a death-defying plan to save a prisoner held in the heart of a castle. At the center of this storm is Anya: a small girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket, and a ravenous hunger for justice.

Katherine Rundell’s second thrilling installment in the Impossible Creatures series involves castles, dragons, and revenge—the things of which great stories are made. The splendors within are brought to life with fifty illustrations, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures.

Katherine Rundell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures and The Poisoned King. Her other books for children include Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, and The Good Thieves. For adult readers, Rundell has written Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures and Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. She was the recipient of the British Book Award for Book of the Year and Author of the Year. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.

Ashley Mackenzie is a Canadian artist and illustrator with a special affinity for dragons, dryads, and all magical creatures.