From Publishers Weekly With its evil-empire depiction of the Soviet Union and obsessive emphasis on the latest and best American military equipment, this first novel owes a heavy debt to Tom Clancy, but manages to carve out its own niche in the technothriller genre. In the author's version of the near-future, the lame duck American president (all but identified as Lee Iacocca) is using the revived space shuttle program to deploy the "Star Wars" defense system. Meanwhile, certain powers in Moscow, beset by Kremlin infighting and conspiracy, see their government's chance for military parity eroding and resort to a desperate measureplanting a psychotic Soviet-trained agent on the U.S. shuttle crew delivering the Star Wars payload. When the spy murders his fellow astronauts and radios Russia, NASA begins a race into space to destroy the shuttle before it reaches enemy hands. Harrison's prose is only serviceable and often much worse; he runs on for pages about a telescope or a bomber, but doesn't describe a major character beyond calling him "very big, very black and very, very smart." But his plotting is better, gathering speed as it goes and saving some effective surprises for the end. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal A saga of a post-Reagan Star Wars. In his first novel, Harrison has already mastered the art of effortlessly intricate plotting. There is the thrill of crackling confrontation between the superpowers with KGB shenanigans of unprecedented boldness. There is a wealth of characters that are not only likable but also recognizable as contemporary American heroes. And best of all, there is daredevilry that evokes the feisty dogfights of classic war stories. After building a wonder of technical wizardry high above the earth, Harrison lets his heroes duke it out in a fierce showdown near ground level. This novel hums with vigor and resonates with the hottest daily news. Fans will hope that Harrison, like his models in Cold War intrigue, will produce more.- Barbara Conaty, Library of CongressCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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我必须承认,这本书的语言风格,初看时会让人觉得有些“晦涩难懂”,这绝对不是那种追求爽快的畅销书的文风。作者似乎对词汇的选择有着近乎偏执的追求,他偏爱那些古老、精确、带着特定历史回响的词语,使得整个文本的密度非常高。初读时,我常常需要频繁查阅词典,才能真正理解某些句子背后的全部意蕴。但一旦适应了这种节奏,你会发现,这种严谨和密度带来的回报是巨大的——每一个词语都是经过千锤百炼的,没有一个是多余的。它更像是一部文学珍品,需要你带着敬畏之心去阅读。我感觉自己像是在解构一幅复杂的油画,不是看它的整体效果,而是凑近了去研究每一笔颜料的堆叠方式和颜色的混合哲学。这种对语言的极致运用,让这本书在同类题材中显得卓尔不群,充满了严肃文学的气质。
评分本书在处理“时间”这个主题上,展现了惊人的独创性和深度。它没有采用传统的时间线叙事,而是通过一些象征性的物件——比如一块被海水侵蚀得面目全非的怀表,或者一本日记中被反复涂抹的同一页日期——来构建时间流逝的感知。这种处理方式,使得“过去”并非是已经结束的历史,而是持续地、潜移默化地影响着“现在”。书中反复出现的那条大河的意象,更是绝妙的比喻,它既是地理上的实体,也象征着历史不可逆转的洪流,以及个体在其中挣扎的徒劳感。我读到最后,对“永恒”和“瞬间”之间的界限产生了全新的理解。这本书带给我的,不仅仅是故事的阅读快感,更是一次关于存在本身的哲学思辨之旅。它像一把手术刀,精准地剖开了我们对时间流逝的日常感知,留下了深刻的印记。
评分这本书的封面设计简直是视觉盛宴,那种深邃的蓝色调配上烫金的字体,一下子就把我拉进了一个充满神秘与未知的世界。初读之下,我立刻被作者那种老派而又细腻的叙事笔触所吸引。他没有急于抛出那些惊天动地的事件,而是用近乎散文诗的语言,慢慢地勾勒出人物内心最细微的情感波动和他们所处的那个时代的氛围。特别是对某个小镇上几代人微妙关系的描绘,那种微妙的张力,如同夏日午后静止的空气中突然出现的一缕微风,让人屏住呼吸,生怕打破了这份宁静下的暗流涌动。文字的韵律感极强,仿佛能听见远处传来的钟声,带着历史的厚重感。我特别喜欢他描述自然景物的段落,那种对光影和季节变化的捕捉,精准得令人叫绝,让你感觉自己真的站在那片土地上,呼吸着同样的空气,甚至能闻到泥土和雨后青草的芬芳。这种沉浸式的体验,是如今许多快节奏小说难以企及的。读这本书,更像是在品味一壶陈年的老茶,需要静下心来,细细咂摸其中回甘的滋味。
评分坦白说,这本书的阅读体验是极其“费脑”的,它绝不是那种可以让你在通勤路上轻松消遣的读物。作者似乎对哲学和历史有着深刻的钻研,书中不经意间穿插的那些关于命运、自由意志和时间观的探讨,常常需要我停下来,合上书本,在脑海中反复咀嚼。叙事结构非常大胆,采用了非线性叙事,多重视角交替出现,像是一块被打散了的精致马赛克,读者必须耐心地将那些看似零散的碎片拼凑起来,才能最终看到全貌。这种创作手法固然挑战了阅读习惯,但也带来了极大的智力满足感。每当我以为自己已经掌握了故事的脉络时,作者总能用一个意想不到的转折或一个全新的视角,彻底颠覆我先前的认知。这本书要求读者积极参与到意义的构建中去,它不直接给出答案,而是提供了一系列复杂而又引人深思的“问题”。读完一个章节,我总有一种精神被深度按摩过的感觉,思绪万千,久久不能平复。
评分这本书的配角群像塑造,简直达到了教科书级别的水准。主角的光芒固然耀眼,但真正让这个世界鲜活起来的,是那些边缘人物。我尤其对那个总是在午夜时分出现在港口,默默擦拭着一盏老旧灯塔的守夜人印象深刻。他几乎没有台词,所有的性格、他的悲剧和他的坚韧,都通过作者对他每一个细微动作的捕捉——比如他擦拭灯罩时指尖的力度,比如他凝视远方海平面时眼神的空洞——被淋漓尽致地展现出来。这些配角的存在,都不是为了推动主线剧情的工具人,他们本身就是完整而复杂的生命体,有着自己不为人知的过去和内心的挣扎。作者对人性的刻画,是那种毫不留情的真实,他敢于直面人性的幽暗角落,同时也毫不吝啬地展现那些微小而坚韧的善意。读到后面,我甚至对某些配角的命运产生了比对主角更强烈的共情。
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