On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever .

Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying?

Just as he did in The Terror , Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD is Dan Simmons at his powerful best.

丹•西蒙斯Dan Simmons

美国才华横溢的小说家，写遍奇幻、科幻、恐怖、推理、惊悚、历史、主流文学。只要他出手，任何类型的小说，必定叫好又叫座，捧回无数大奖，是名副其实的“跨界大师”。

科幻小说《海伯利安》囊括全球所有科幻重要奖项，与《银河帝国》并称为科幻文学史不 可逾越的两座丰碑！

奇幻小说《迦梨之歌》获得奇幻小说的至高奖项——世界奇幻文学奖，是世界上首部获得世界奇幻文学奖的奇幻处女作。

恐怖小说《魔鬼在你身后》将恐怖小说界超重量级的三大奖项——布拉姆•斯托克奖、英伦奇幻奖和轨迹奖收入囊中，是二十世纪不可不读的恐怖经典。

悬疑小说《谋杀狄更斯》是丹•西蒙斯关于作家狄更斯无比惊险神秘的悬疑故事。

【译者简介】

陈锦慧

加拿大西蒙弗雷泽大学教育硕士。曾任平面媒体记者十余年，现为专职译者。译作：《简·爱》（新译本）《移动迷宫》《山之魔》《洛丽塔》（台版）《沉默之心》《骨钟》《昨夜在日落大道》等。