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人類死後成為靈魂，流連於世界各處。「靈視者」藉由各種方式接觸靈魂、預測未來，甚至能操縱守護天使或厲鬼。然而，在政府嚴厲控管下，靈視者只有兩個選擇：為政府工作三十年後安樂死，抑或一生躲躲藏藏、時刻處於死亡的恐懼之中。
佩姬是靈視者中最為稀有的「夢行者」，十六歲起便偷偷在地下組織工作，被幫主傑克森視若珍寶，卻在一次攔查時誤殺巡警而遭到逮捕。她並未被處死，反而和其他犯人被送至荒廢已久的古城，由高大而強悍的「利菲特族」掌管。
原來，以靈視者氣場為食的利菲特族與政府簽訂協議，十年一度的「骸骨季節」即是政府進貢「食物」的時刻。以此為條件，他們訓練「貢品」，消滅不時越界侵略人類的惡靈。
族長未婚夫奧古雷斯從未訓練過人類，這次卻指名監管佩姬，不僅引起一片譁然，更點燃族長的醋意及怒火。而佩姬在奧古雷斯悉心教導之下，漸漸激發隱藏的天賦，卻也讓自己陷入性命危險──
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I technically read this twice - once last year with the first edition and once a few weeks ago with the revised version. I wasn't inclined to pick up the sequel with the first read, and I still feel the same way even after the reading the revised version.I think my gripe is that everything still feels too big, we're thrusted into a dystopian future with an alternate history with psychics, and then we're thrusted into what feels like that game We Happy Few - people are in poverty and drugs are used to forget the pain while they are oppressed by the Rephaim. Meanwhile, Paige is going through trials and trying to not die. And I'm over here trying to play catch-up in double time. By the end, I'm not invested enough to care what happens to our characters. I really doubt I'll read the sequel - however I did start The Priory of the Orange Tree a while back, so I'm hopeful different characters and settings will have me give Samantha Shannon another try!
La historia me llamó mucho la atención y, aunque me resultó algo caótica por la gran cantidad de términos extraños (incluso teniendo el glosario al final del libro me perdía bastante), creo que es una historia interesante. Otra "pega" por mi parte es que sentí que algunas partes se alargaban demasiado, así que por eso a veces perdía un poco el interés. Pero esto es una opinión personal, por supuesto. En absoluto debe tomarse como algo generalizado, ni mucho menos.Esperaba, eso sí, un poquito más de salseo romántico. No veo mucha química a la pareja, pero quizá me equivoque y luego sea distinto.
During the first few chapters I wasn't sure that it was my bag. Whilst I normally revel in stories based on normal day to day life with a slight element of sci-fi/fantasy thrown in, but still predominantly 'believable' if you see what I mean, I started off struggling with this story because the world created seemed a little too 'out there' and too divergent from reality. However, the idea and storyline slowly but surely grew on me and I ended up being enthralled. Can't wait for the next installment!