一個集體記憶被扭曲的國度

一個尋找真相與走出傷痛的奇幻故事。
 
　　在這個由七王國組成的奇幻時空，
　　少數人擁有超乎常人的神奇稟賦，人稱「恩典」。
　　孟汐王列克的恩典，是以語言操控他人，讓人們相信他的謊言。
　　他焚毀書籍、扭曲歷史、不讓人民識字。他以此恩典控制他的王國。
　　列克亡故後，年僅十歲的碧塔藍繼位成為女王，
　　八年後，她原以為列克對王國的負面影響已隨時間淡去，
　　但某一晚她偷溜出王宮，才漸漸發現，她的王國並不如她所想像。
　　這個國家，所有人都不對勁。
 
　　在王城內，列克的種種是眾人絕口不提的禁忌，
　　而在王城外，他的故事卻是夜晚說書館最熱門的話題。
　　她身邊的大臣們，一被觸及前朝創痛就情緒崩潰，
　　擁有過目不忘恩典的圖書館員，日復一日默寫還原著被焚毀的書籍……
 
　　而她在說書館認識的兩個年輕人……
　　一個印刷店老闆，夢想著完成一本《真相之書》，還原王國被扭曲的記憶；
　　另一個則意圖不明的跑去偷盜王城城牆上的石像鬼。
　　他們教人們識字、用文字記錄傳統、尋找失蹤人口與失物，
　　卻不斷遭到神秘勢力的獵殺……
 
　　事實上整座王城，依然隱藏著許多列克王留下的祕密，
　　充滿狂想的藝術品、隱藏各式密碼的彩色都城、滿佈密道與暗房的王宮，
　　絕版的書籍，父王的暗號，母親的刺繡，童年時的故事書，原來都是以密碼記載的歷史。
　　在這個依然被怪物陰影籠罩的世界，
　　她必須從中一點一滴拼湊出事情的真相，並且設法讓王國的傷痛癒合……
 

得獎紀錄
 
　　★《紐約時報》暢銷排行榜
　　★《出版人週刊》2012年最佳好書
　　★ 美國圖書館協會2013年讀者選書獎
　　★ 科克斯書評2012年最佳青少年小說
 
　　——中文書介摘錄自《碧塔藍》，蓋亞出版
 
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