It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen. As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience.
◎入選2011年亞馬遜網路書店百大書籍，紐約時報暢銷書作家瑪姬．史蒂芙薇特繼《邊境森林》最新力作
◎在大西洋有一座名叫黎思拜的島嶼，周邊海域棲居著嗜血食肉的魔幻「水馬」。每年十一月，水馬會離開冰冷的海洋，爬上黎思拜的沙灘。島民會在這個時節舉辦一場「天蠍騎賽」，騎士以魔法咒語與古老儀式駕馭水馬，技藝不精就會慘遭水馬反噬。
◎沉靜寡言，指揮若定的西恩與火爆堅毅的凱特因為這場騎賽逐漸熟識並墜入情網。兩人都為了所愛搏命參賽，但是天蠍騎賽的冠軍只有一個，誰會是最後的贏家？西恩與凱特又該如何應對大環境以及他們感情的劇變？
◎瑪姬．史蒂芙薇特以她如詩如歌的優美文字、個性鮮明的角色以及不落俗套的故事情節，再度帶領讀者進入一個美麗、強烈、撼動人心的新世界。