Baronet's Song

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About the Author George MacDonald (1824-1905)， Scottish poet， preacher， novelist， and mystic， was one of the most original and influential writers of Victorian Britain. His books have sold in the millions of copies， and he was one of the most popular authors of the day on both sides of the Atlantic. Drawn to the pulpit early， MacDonald eventually left to pursue his writing. Numbered among Dickens， Trollope， and other giants of the age as a novelist， MacDonald ended his career with over fifty books ranging from fantastical literature， to children's stories， to critical essays， and numerous novels. In addition to writing， MacDonald lectured extensively. MacDonald's fiction combined the man's immense spiritual understanding with his innate storytelling ability. His works have influenced writers like C.S. Lewis， J.R.R. Tolkien， and many others. Michael Phillips is an author， editor， publisher， and bookseller. He's written nearly 50 books， including many best sellers， and his current total book sales have capped five million. He's also the editor of 25 books by 19th-century author George MacDonald (Bethany House). Sales now top l.5 million copies. Plus， he's the founder of Sunrise Books， which issues leather-bound editions of MacDonald's original works. At age 45， Phillips is responsible for nearly 100 titles that today circulate in the Christian marketplace. This output stems from the printed page's greatest influence on Phillips' life. Besides the extensive library in his office， seven volumes perch in a place of honor on top of his desk. Each book represents a significant growth period in Schaeffer， C.S. Lewis， MacDonald， and Richard Foster. A key element in his work has been editing MacDonald's writings. "MacDonald has been a spiritual mentor for me，" Phillips says， "exactly as he was for C.S. Lewis. A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelley， launched Phillips' career in bookselling. While in college preparing for what he thought would be a physics career， possibly with NASA， he read Kelley's book. "It had such a profound impact on my whole spiritual being， I began giving copies away，" he says. While searching for inexpensive ways to purchase this book， Phillips created a small bookstore in one corner of his student apartment. This small venture grew， but after a few years in bookselling， Phillips found his interest in books leading him to write. Phillips has also co-written five best-selling Bethany House fiction series with fellow Eureka， CA resident Judith Pella: the HIGHLAND and two STONEWYCKE series set in Scotland， THE JOURNALS OF CORRIE BELL HOLLISTER， and THE RUSSIANS. The Phillips/Pella titles are now approaching 2 million in sales. His most recent books， Wayward Winds， Book 2 in the SECRETS OF HEATHERSLEIGH HALL series， and Legend of the Celtic Stone， Book 1 in his monumental new CALEDONIA series， continue his fine tradition of bringing history to life with compelling plots and intriguing characters. A versatile author， he's had 14 books named finalists in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion award competition.， and in 1993 he had the distinction of being the author of two of the top five fiction books- The Crown and the Crucible (Bethany) and Pinnacles of Power (Moody). Phillips' life is a constant juggling of multiple objectives&operating a bookstore， a publishing company， and a home-school; writing some of the best-selling books in the industry; and maintaining a high level of confidence and enthusiasm for all God has given him to do&with family priorities on top of everything. Phillips identifies his secret as focus: the capacity to keep his vision clear on a particular project in the midst of many vying for his attention. Michael and Judy Phillips live in California. They have three grown sons.

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这本书成功地构建了一个令人信服且充满细节的宏大世界观。它不仅仅是故事发生的背景，本身就具有一种独立运转的逻辑和历史深度。从社会阶层、政治体制到那些独特的文化习俗和地域差异，作者都给出了令人信服的解释，而且这些设定是与故事的发展紧密结合的，而不是生硬地塞进去的背景板。阅读过程中，我感觉自己像是在翻阅一本记录着这个架空世界历史的百科全书，只不过是以最引人入胜的方式呈现出来的。这种世界的真实感，极大地增强了故事的说服力，让我完全沉浸其中，忘记了现实世界的时间流逝。很多奇幻或历史小说往往在世界构建上流于表面，但这本书的深度，绝对值得反复品味和研究。