血歌首部曲：黯影之子 下

Raven's Shadow #1B

by Anthony Ryan, 安東尼·雷恩, 李鐳 (Translator)

黯影即為邪惡。
你的族人將他們所畏懼，又拒絕理解的事物稱為黯影，
血歌可能是黑暗的，但也可能煥發出異常明亮的光……

一則數個世紀前的預言提到一名無敵的異教徒劍士。他將打擊至聖，斬倒忠心侍奉世界之父的人；他的劍刃鑄煉於邪惡的烈火，黯影的聲音引導著他，他是黑刃——他就是你，瓦林．奧．蘇納……

經過六年的訓練，瓦林與兄弟們即將面對最終且最致命的「利劍測驗」，失敗的下場只有死亡一途，但就算成功，等在面前的也只是鮮血潑灑而成的荊棘道。 雖然血歌翻湧騷動，但瓦林並不緊張，只是綁架芬提斯的絕罰者死前所言，像揮之不去的陰霾籠罩著他——從守護者屠殺夜之後，血歌尖銳的警告就不曾歇止。

通過測驗後，瓦林接受王命參與圍剿異教徒的戰爭，但總感覺戰爭背後的邪惡正逐漸醞釀成形，他自身的信仰也逐漸動搖，只能相信血歌所指引的，並非通往毀滅之路……

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Anthony Ryan was born in Scotland in 1970 but spent much of his adult life living and working in London. After a long career in the British Civil Service he took up writing full time after the success of his first novel Blood Song, Book One of the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. He has a degree in history, and his interests include art, science and the unending quest for the perfect pint of real ale.

For news and general wittering about stuff he likes, check out Anthony's blog at: http://anthonystuff.wordpress.com