The Outcast

　　勇氣將引領飛翔 勇者將開創傳說
　　與創造夢想的夥伴 一同攜手飛翔

　　身為貓頭鷹世界邪惡者的子嗣，奈洛無法拋去過往，無法逃離被鄙視的命運，只能選擇在黑暗中孤身飛行。

　　奈洛在失去摯友後，了解自由意志的偉大，他決心將自己改名為柯林，並且努力彌補母親奈拉帶給王國其他貓頭鷹的傷痛。在俠客般的救援下，柯林從蓋胡傳說中的火焰系列故事裡發現自己的使命。

　　柯林瞭解到他必須展翅飛入黑暗，前往沒有法治的國度，徘徊荒涼的火山地，看著大火吞噬天空，完成新的傳說。

　　終年噴發熱火，熔炎滾滾的火山處，有一群遭放逐的神聖看守者，他們會幫助柯林或是與他為敵？柯林是否能再現礦工葛蘭克的傳說？

　　To prove his goodness, young Nyroc will renounce his name, his mother, and his inheritance to seek the holiest of relics from The Beyond the Beyond.

　　Nyroc has exiled himself from the Pure Ones. He flies alone, feared and despised by those who know him as Kludd's son, hunted by those whose despotism he has rejected, and haunted by ghostly creatures conjured by Nyra to lure him back to the Pure Ones. He yearns for a place he only half believes in -- the great tree -- and an uncle -- the near-mythic Soren -- who might be a true father to him. Yet he cannot approach the tree while the rumor of evil clings to him. To prove his worth, Nyroc will fly to The Beyond the Beyond seeking the legendary Relic and bring it, a talisman of his own

　　★本書中譯版《貓頭鷹守護神 8 登上蓋胡島王位》由晨星出版。

作者簡介

凱瑟琳．拉斯基（Kathryn Lasky）

　　因為非常愛好貓頭鷹而開始對貓頭鷹展開研究，原本預計要寫一本有關貓頭鷹的紀實圖鑑，最後墜入貓頭鷹迷人世界，進而寫出一部有關貓頭鷹世界的奇幻小說。她在故事中賦予貓頭鷹會說話、思考、做夢的能力，也保留了牠們自然本性的一面。

　　寫超過120冊童書或青少年小說和非小說作品，總銷售量超過千萬本。

　　她曾榮獲許多獎的肯定，如非小說童書作品榮獲華盛頓郵報的最佳童書獎，還有紐柏瑞兒童文學獎、國家猶太書籍獎；美國圖書館協會的最佳青少年書籍獎、美國圖書協會優良書獎；國家科學學院的年度最佳書籍獎；父母之選榮譽獎；波士頓環球報號角書獎；約翰布羅獎的傑出自然類童書獎；國家牛仔名人堂的西部傳統獎；以及二度獲得美國愛倫坡獎的年度最佳推理童書提名。

　　KATHRYN LASKY's many books for young people have received such honors as the Parents' Choice Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and a Newbery Honor citation. Her picture books include The Emperor's Old Clothes, illustrated by David Catrow; A Brilliant Streak: The Making of Mark Twain, illustrated by Barry Moser; and Marven of the Great North Woods, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.