凱瑟琳·拉斯基多年來一直對貓頭鷹有著強烈的愛好。幾年前，她開始對貓頭鷹及其生活習第二冊性進行廣泛研究，她原計劃寫一部關於貓頭鷹的非小說類文學作品，書中配上丈夫拍攝的照片作為插畫。然而後來她意識到，由於貓頭鷹是夜行性動物，易受驚嚇，不易被人發現，這個計劃開展起來將會非常睏難。於是她決定改寫一部講述貓頭鷹世界的奇幻小說。在小說中，貓頭鷹會說話，會思考，還會做夢，盡管如此，她還是會在這個虛構的世界裏加入描寫它們自然本性的內容。

凱瑟琳·拉斯基寫過很多小說和非小說類文學作品。她和丈夫閤作著有多部非小說類文學作品，包括：榮獲“紐伯瑞兒童文學奬”銀奬的《糖衣時代》，《世界上最美麗的屋頂》，由於在非小說類文學方麵作齣的傑齣貢獻，她還榮獲“波士頓環球報號角書奬”和“華盛頓知識類兒童讀物奬”。

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Book Description

Guardians of Ga'Hoole is The New York Times bestselling book series written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey.

It is a time of Legends and a time of chaos. Warlords vie for power and marauding outlaws roam the land. Good King Hrath and his queen, Siv, noble Spotted Owls struggle to keep peace in their kingdom. Grank, noble Spotted Owl, friend and supporter of King Hrath, has exiled himself to Beyond the Beyond, where he has developed his firesight and learns how to work with embers, fire and how to forge metals. He is the First Collier. Deep in a volcano in the farthest reaches of Beyond the Beyond, he discovers a magical Ember but fears its awful powers will be misused and hides it again.

Book Dimension :

length: (cm)19.3 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)13.5