尼尔·舒斯特曼，1962年11月12日出生于纽约布鲁克林区，美国知名热销书作家，写过无数脍炙人口的青少年小说，屡屡获奖。尼尔是一位充满魅力的说故事高手，曾于加利福尼亚大学尔湾分校双主修心理学与戏剧专业，毕业后不到一年就签下头一份出版合约。他也编写电影和电视剧剧本，甚至参与游戏设计。他以高产的创作，通俗性与思想性兼具的作品特色，享誉世界。代表作：《明日分解：逃离收获营》（Unwind）、《挑战者深渊》（Challenger Deep）、《消极者》（Downsiders）、《全力加速》（Full Tilt）等。译者简介：郭静英国诺丁汉特伦特大学媒体和全球化专业硕士、英国纽卡斯尔大学笔译与口译硕士。翻译作品：“狂热”系列三部曲。

In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until theireighteenth birthday, they can't be harmed -- but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away. In Unwind , Boston Globe/Horn Book Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive.