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The Hills Have Spies

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Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.

Mags is more than happy to teach Perry all he knows. He regularly trains his children, including Perry, with tests and exercises, preparing them for the complicated and dangerous lives they will likely lead. Perry has already held positions in the Royal Palace as a runner and in the kitchen, useful places where he can learn to listen and collect information.

But there is growing rural unrest in a community on the border of Valdemar. A report filled with tales of strange disappearances and missing peddlers is sent to Haven by a Herald from the Pelagirs. To let Perry experience life away from home and out in the world, Mags proposes that his son accompany him on an expedition to discover what is really going on.

During their travels, Perry’s Animal Mindspeech allows him to communicate with the local wildlife of the Pelagirs, whose connection to the land aids in their investigation. But the details he gleans from the creatures only deepen the mystery. As Perry, Mags, and their animal companions draw closer to the heart of the danger, they must discover the truth behind the disappearances at the border—before those disappearances turn deadly.
 

 
馬格斯 (Mags) 是瓦爾德瑪 (Valdemar) 的使者刺探,他的妻子愛蜜莉 (Amily) 是國王貼身的使者,兩人婚姻幸福美滿,育有三子。年齡最大的佩雷格林 (Peregrine) 具有動物心靈語言的天賦,可以和動物交談,說服它們按照自己的意願行事。佩里 (Perry) 的夢想是跟隨他父親的腳步,成為使者刺探,但他還沒有被選中。
 
馬格斯非常樂意教佩里他所知道的一切技能。他經常訓練他的孩子,包括佩里,進行測試和練習,為他們可能帶來的複雜和危險的生活做好準備。佩里已經在皇宮擔任信差和廚房幫工,在那裡他可以學習傾聽和收集信息。
 
但是,瓦爾德瑪邊界的一個社區正在發生農村動盪。一份寫有離奇失蹤和失蹤小販故事的報告被佩拉吉爾斯 (Pelagirs) 的使者送到了黑文 (Haven)。為了讓佩里體驗遠離家鄉和這個世界的生活,馬格斯建議他的兒子陪他一起探險,以便了解事情發生的真相。
 
在他們旅途中,佩里的動物心靈語言的天賦使得他能與佩拉吉爾斯的當地野生動物交流,他們與這塊土地的聯繫有助於他們的調查。但他從這些生物身上搜集的細節只會加深這個謎團。隨著佩里、馬格和他們的動物同伴更接近危險的核心時,他們必須盡早發現邊境失蹤背後的真相,最好是在失蹤變成致命之前。

(譯者/劉世明)

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