Jeff Grubb — 作者 (11)
The Brothers' War [图书] 豆瓣 Goodreads
兄弟之战
作者: Jeff Grubb publishing house: Wizards of the Coast 1998 - 6
关于兄弟之战(全文转自小说《旅法师》前言)
《兄弟之战》是神器系列的第一部小说;为了让初次接触本系列的读者们了解故事的背景,特在此简述其故事。
神器、机械,魔法力。一对兄弟因对立的神器控制力而分道扬镳,却没想到这二种力量根本系出同源,就像他们之间的兄弟情份。
为了应该谅解而不被谅解的,为了应该弥补却没能挽回的,为了错误,为了复仇,他们争战了大半辈子;在战争的过程中,他们开发的机械破坏了大地。就在他们的世界即将为机械啃蚀殆尽之前,哥哥的醒悟让一切都在魔法的力量中结束。争战不休的末日回归虚无,回归原点。
故事应该从沙漠中的那个小小考古营开始说起。
年幼的克撒和米斯拉在父母双亡后,来到沙漠投靠考古学家托卡西雅。克撒是个瘦长的金发高个儿,也是好学的孩子,个性严肃而不苟言笑;弟弟米斯拉却正好相反,矮胖而黑发,天性冲动爱玩,为人轻浮却很有亲和力。哥哥在营里颇受同学与学弟妹的爱戴,弟弟则成天和沙漠族裔的挖掘工人们混在一起;二人虽时有冲突,不过出于对托卡西雅同样的敬爱之心,兄弟之间仍相安无事。在某次的探勘行动中,一块很大的动力宝石在二人的触碰下竟一分为二;一半可以增强能量,另一半则能削弱能量。哥哥拿到了强能石、弟弟拿到了弱能石之后,觊觎宝石的争端便开始了。冲动的弟弟总是暴躁行事,顽固的哥哥也从来不让步,双方拿着各自的宝石相持不下,直到他们的恩师托卡西雅死在二人因宝石而起的一场争执下。
米斯拉在夜里狂奔出营后不知去向,克撒在料理完后事之后,也离开伤心地。
这段自我放逐的历程,兄弟之间的际遇简直犹如天地之别。哥哥来到了丰饶的南方海国依天,凭着高超的神器知识和机械技术娶到了公主美娇娘,开设神器学校,有国家建设的实验室和一切器材,在丰富的资源供给下打造完美的研究环境。虽然他是个工作狂,和女王妻子之间的感情因此时好时坏,但是此刻的他在物质和精神生活方面并无匮乏。只不过,和弟弟的不愉快与害死恩师的愧疚仍是他午夜梦回时的阴影。在这段期间,克撒得到一名得力助手达硌士,个性纯真,处世却比克撒中庸,后来成为克撒一生中最不可或缺的良徒益友。
弟弟米斯拉的生活却完全不是如此。潜意识里他也为恩师之死而自责,但他受恶魔召唤的时候多过他哥哥,因此总把自己的悔恨归疚在克撒身上。他流落到沙漠中,被法拉吉土匪俘虏为奴隶,过着生不如死的日子。想不到他的口才与语言天份、加上以往和挖掘工人之间的熟稔,却让他因缘际会的成为沙漠族长的太子少保,更在拥有召唤机械龙马法瓦的能力之后,当上少族长的心腹。此后他便成一人之下万人之上。不久他有了一个女徒弟兼情人阿土诺,和米斯拉同样的充满好奇心与求知欲,性情也同样冲动急躁,只是多了一份女性特有的慧黠和机灵。她和克撒的大弟子达路士之间有着亦敌亦友的情谊,在这场兄弟之战中拥有二面评价,是此中唯一的性情中人。
冷落宫中的长嫂向小叔倾诉寂寞,因而生情也不足为奇。盛怒之下的克撒将米斯拉狼狈逐出,不久便招来法拉吉的围城猛攻。佑天沦陷,达硌士带着怀有身孕的女王,在阿士诺的协助下逃走。远征回国的克撒只见到残破的家园,和弟弟之间的梁子也越给越深。此后便是双方一连串的攻城掠地与结盟聚势,竞武则让他们盲目的耗尽地力,弄得天怒人怨,鬼哭神号。克撤或许曾有所领悟,但也难再挽狂澜。战事既开,不分出胜负是不会结束的,米斯拉的执着更使得战事白热化。
基克斯,这个来自非瑞克西亚的怖兽,是机械之神的奴仆。米斯拉在梦境中偷走了他的马法瓦之后,他便只想毁灭这个世界、夺回他的玩具。基克斯兄弟会的信徒崇信机械之神,便理所当然成为他控制下的傀儡。他们在战争的后半局几乎将二大阵营玩弄于股掌之上,也为这场无谓的兄弟之战增添更多可厌的变数。不过魔法力的存在出乎他的意料之外,而这股强大的心灵力量完全压倒了他。最后他狼狈的逃回故土,后来又诱使基克斯修士们进入非瑞克西亚。
就在二股势力打得不可开交的时候,一个预示末日景象的神器出现在西方,那就是一个称为同兆的皿器。最终之战的最后一刻,同兆辗转落到了克撒的手上,看着自己和弟弟之间的战争竟然赔上了整个世界,毁掉美好的大自然和万物万灵,克撒沉痛地回想起他们一路走来的轨迹,想到那段只知考古的岁月。就在那一刻,他用自己的鲜血将这一切回忆和悔意注入同兆中,启动了默示录的力量。毁灭降临,末日景象在世界各地呈现。
逃过一劫的达硌士在一片死寂的海边被克撒救起。克撒已经进化,将往来于时空之中。他给这位大弟子的最后任务,便是要他警惕世人,切莫重蹈覆辙;就像索蓝人当年骤然舍弃文明一样,这场末世战争却仍造成了古族原想避免的悲剧。永远的学徒达硌士在已然变得恶劣的气候中,踏出了为警世师的第一步。
Liberty's Crusade (StarCraft, Book 1) [图书] 豆瓣 Goodreads
作者: Jeff Grubb publishing house: Presses Pocket 2001 - 3 其它标题: Liberty's Crusade
Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end. Danny Liberty was a good reporter...too good. When his investigations struck too close to the heart of the corrupt Terran Confederacy, he faced a simple choice: continue his current series of exposés, or take a hazardous new assignment covering the Marines on the front lines of the Koprulu Sector. It didn't take him long to decide.... Behind the attacks of the Zerg and the Protoss lies the story of a lifetime, but every piece of information blurs the mystery further. Thrown into the middle of a war where the outcome will determine mankind's very survival, the only thing that Danny Liberty knows for sure is that the only person he can trust to keep him alive is himself. Liberty's Crusade
The first in an epic new series of space warfare novels set in the world of the bestselling computer game!
星海爭霸:星際流亡 [图书] 豆瓣
StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade
作者: 傑夫.葛伯 / Jeff Grubb 译者: 子不 publishing house: 尖端出版社 2007 - 3
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在許久之後,鬆散的人類聯邦,在距離地球六萬光年的地方,與謎樣的神族,還有殘忍的蟲族陷入了一場混戰。每個種族都掙扎著要確保自己能在星際戰爭中存活下來。這場戰爭也宣示了人類歷史中,最偉大的章節才正要開始——或者只是預告了戰爭暴力又血腥的結局。
麥克.賴伯特是個傑出的記者……有點太優秀了。當他的調查步驟已經太過接近腐化的人類聯邦核心時,他必須面對一個簡單的選擇:繼續他目前這一系列的狗仔行動,或是接受新的任務,跟著陸戰隊往前線的克普陸防區,進行戰地採訪。不過他倒是沒有花太多時間就下了決定……
在蟲族和神族攻擊的背後,還有著另一段故事背景。但是這些資訊的每個片段,只會把整個謎團弄得越來越模糊。人類在這場戰爭中所投入的每分資源,都會影響人類存活的機會。麥克.賴伯特只知道他唯一能信任,並能讓他活下去的人,就是他自己。
The Last Guardian [图书] 豆瓣 Goodreads
作者: Jeff Grubb publishing house: Star Trek 2001 - 12 其它标题: The Last Guardian
In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, long before the beginning of recorded time, there stood the world of Azeroth. Every kind of magical being strode the countryside among the tribes of man, and all was at peace — until the arrival of the demons and horrors of the Burning Legion and their baneful Lord Sargeras, dark god of chaotic magic. Now Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Humans, and Orcs all vie for supremacy across the scattered kingdoms -- part of a grand, malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of the world of The Guardians of Tirisfal: a line of champions imbued with godlike powers, each one through the ages charged with fighting a lonely secret war against the Burning Legion. Medivh was fated from birth to become the greatest and most powerful of this noble order. But from the beginning a darkness tainted his soul, corrupting his innocence and turning to evil the powers that should have fought for good. Torn by two destinies, Medivh's struggle against the malice within him became one with the fate of Azeroth itself...and changed the world forever.
Manual of the Planes [图书] 豆瓣 Goodreads
龙与地下城 位面守则
作者: Jeff Grubb / Bruce R. Cordell publishing house: Wizards of the Coast 2001 - 8
Visit New Dimensions

The most powerful adventurers know that great rewards--and great perils--await them beyond the world they call home. From the depths of Hell to the heights of Mount Celestia, from the clockwork world of Mechanus to the swirling chaos of Limbo, these strange and terrifying dimensions provide new challenges to adventurers who travel there. Manual of the Planes is your guidebook on a tour of the multiverse.

This supplement for the D&D game provides everything you need to know before you visit other planes of existence. Included are new prestige classes, spells, monsters, and magic items. Along with descriptions of dozens of new dimensions, Manual of the Planes includes rules for creating your own planes.

To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook , the Dungeon Master 's Guide , and the Monster Manual . A player needs only the Player's Handbook .
Monster Manual II [图书] 豆瓣 Goodreads
作者: Ed Bonny / Skip Williams publishing house: Wizards of the Coast 2002 - 9 其它标题: Monster Manual II (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying Supplement)
Even Greater Threats Await!
As heroes grow in power, they seek out more formidable adversaries. Whether sinister or seductive, ferocious or foul, the creatures lurking within these pages will challenge the most experienced characters of any campaign.
This supplement for the D&D game unleashes a horde of monsters to confront characters at all levels of play, including several with Challenge Ratings of 21 or higher. Inside are old favorites such as the death knight and the gem dragons, as well as all-new creatures such as the bronze serpent, the effigy, and the fiendwurm. Along with updated and expanded monster creation rules, "Monster Manual II" provides an inexhaustible source of ways to keep even the toughest heroes fighting and running for their lives.
To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the "Player's Handbook" and the "Dungeon Master""'s Guide." A player needs only the "Player's Handbook."
Enemies and Allies [图书] Goodreads
作者: Jeff Grubb / David Noonan publishing house: Wizards of the Coast 2001 - 10
This collection of nefarious villains and powerful patrons adds spark to your Dungeons & Dragons game. It's packed with powerful spellcasters, devious mobsters and deadly monsters galore, including:
Statistics for powerful and unusual nonplayer characters you can drop into your own campaign.
Ready-to-run minions, guards and thugs useful in dungeons, cities or wherever your adventures take you.
Full descriptions of the D&D characters from the Player's Handbook - the characters that designers use to test new monsters and adventures for the D&D game.
وارکرفت: آخرین نگهبان [图书] Goodreads
作者: Jeff Grubb / فرزانه زمانیان publishing house: نشر زهره 2008 - 1
ازراث برپا بود... نگهبانان تيريسفال، صفي از قهرمانان خوفناك با قدرت‌هاي خداي‌گونه، هر يك در خلال اعصار به تنهايي درگير جنگي پنهاني با لژيون آتش بوده‌‌اند. تقدير مديو متولد شدن به عنوان مهيب‌ترين و برترين نگهبان در ميان همگنان خود بود اما از آغاز روحش با تاريكي ملوث شده و معصوميتش لكه‌دار گشته و تبديل به اهريمن شده است. در كشاكش بين دو سرنوشت، ستيز مديو در برابر بدنهادي درونش، سرنوشت ازراث را رقم مي‌زند. تا زمان ورود اهريمنان و وحشت‌آفرينان لژيون آتش به فرماندهي ارد نابودگرشان سارگراس، خداي تباهي و جادوي سياه، همه نژاد‌ها زير نظر نگهبانان در سراسر سرزمين در آرامش و صلح مي‌زيستند. جدال بين نژادهاي مختلف، قسمتي از طرح باشكوه و بدنهادانه‌اي است كه تقدير دنياي واركرفت را تغيير خواهد داد. آخرين نگهبان افسانه‌اي اصيل از جادو، جنگاوري و شجاعت است.
Manual of the Planes [图书] Goodreads
作者: Jeff Grubb publishing house: TSR, Inc. 1987 - 7
The most powerful adventurers know that great rewards--and great perils--await them beyond the world they call home. From the depths of Hell to the heights of Mount Celestia, from the clockwork world of Mechanus to the swirling chaos of Limbo, these strange and terrifying dimensions provide new challenges to adventurers who travel there. Manual of the Planes is your guidebook on a tour of the multiverse.

This supplement for the D&D game provides everything you need to know before you visit other planes of existence. Included are new prestige classes, spells, monsters, and magic items. Along with descriptions of dozens of new dimensions, Manual of the Planes includes rules for creating your own planes.

To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook , the
Dungeon Master
's Guide , and the Monster Manual . A player needs only the Player's Handbook .