科幻-奇幻小說TOP100
2.《Amber歷代志》(奇幻)——羅傑·澤拉茲內
Amber(琥珀)是惟一真實的世界。所有其他的世界,包括地球,只不過是幻像。柯文王子,Amber王座合法的繼承者,必須征服這些交錯的真實,反抗惡魔的壓迫,並且還要在他自己殘酷的家族體系中存活下來去贏得王冠。 The Chronicles of Amber. Roger Zelazny. Amber is the one, true world. All others,including Earth,are merely shadows. Prince Corwin,rightful successor to the throne of Amber,must master these alternate realities,fight demonic forces,and survive the ruthless schemes of his own family to gain the crown. 3.《安德的遊戲》(奇幻)——奧森·斯科特·卡德 僅僅八歲,安德·威金斯就成為地球上最優秀的軍事天才。面臨著戰爭的現實,安德選擇了離開軍隊而成為了一名「言靈者」、一名顧問、真理的搜尋者和在需要諮詢的家族中做仲裁人。不幸地是,上天賦予了他另外的任務。 Ender"s Game. Orson Scott Card. By age 8, Ender Wiggins becomes Earth"s greatest military genius. Confronted with the realities of war, Ender chooses to abandon the military and become a "speaker for the dead,"a councilor,truthseeker,and arbitrator between families in need of guidance. Unfortunately,the universe has other plans for him. 4.《神經漫遊者》(科幻)——威廉·吉布森 一個耗盡了好運的黑客、同時也是一個做夢都想斂財的傢伙發現了一名新生AI的秘密。網際龐克第一次被提出的著作,也是吉布森眾多作品的第一部。Neuromancer. William Gibson. A down-on-his-luck hacker and a sleep razor-nailed mercenary discover the secrets of a newborn AI. Cyberpunk"s first defining work and the first of Gibson"s Sprawl books.
5.《異教徒湯瑪斯·寇文能歷代記》(奇幻)——史蒂芬·R.·唐納森 一個真實世界的麻瘋病人,湯瑪斯·寇文能被傳送到一個由污濁的、邪惡的力量包圍的幻想世界。只有用他隨身所攜之「離奇魔術」簽訂的契約才能解救這個世界,但是他並不相信這個幻想世界的存在。 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Stephen R. Donaldson. A real-world leper,Thomas Covenant gets transported to a fantasy world besieged by a corrupt and malevolent force. Only Covenant can save the world with the "wild magic" he"s brought with him,but he doesn"t believe this fantasy world exists. 6.《基地》(科幻)——艾薩克·阿西莫夫 陷入衰落的銀河帝國和控制了殺傷性機械的科學家神秘社會的史詩故事。 Foundation.Issac Asimov.Monumental tale of a galactic empire spiraling into decline and the secret society of scientists manuvering to control the damage.7.《沙丘》(科幻)——弗蘭克·哈伯特
沙丘系列的第一部講述了宇宙中最強大的靈媒,波爾·阿特雷茲的事迹,他在學習應對政治上的陰謀和沙漠行星阿拉吉斯環境上的荒涼的同時也在平衡著自己不斷增長的力量。 Dune. Frank Herbert.The first book in the Dune series tracks one of the most powerful psychics in the universe,Paul Atreides,as he learns to deal with the political machinations and environmental savagery of the desert planet Arrakis while balancing his growing powers. 8.《艾爾瑞克》(奇幻)——邁克爾·摩考克 一名白子戰士/巫師在一次死亡競賽中找到一柄吸魂劍而且在「秩序」和「混亂」之間的終極打擊下拾起了它。 Elric.Michael Moorcock. An albino warrior/sorcerer from a dying race seeks out a soul-sucking sword and gets caught up in the ultimate batter between Order and Chaos. 9.《高堡中的男人》(科幻)——菲利浦·k.·迪克 充滿了偏執狂和複雜真實的遊戲,這種「假如納粹德國獲勝」的劇情是曾經被寫過的最非主流的歷史。The Man in the High Castle. Philip K. Dick. Full of paranoia and sophisticated reality games,this "what if Nazi Germany had won" storyline is the best alternative history ever written.
10.《1984》(科幻)——喬治·奧維爾 真誠的講你會喜歡這本書的。它是一本你要獨自看的書;沒有其他人在身邊。你會在每天晚餐後花上二個小時看這本書;「熒光屏」能確保這一點。老大哥會成為你的朋友。 1984.George Orwell.The Ministry of Truth says you will enjoy this book.It"s the only book you can read;there are no others available.You will spend two hours after dinner every day reading this book;the telescreens insure this.Big Brother is your friend. 11.《休伯利安》(科幻)——丹·西蒙絲 伯勞鳥:一種用思想來停止時間的終極殺人機器。霸權/人工智慧同盟:一個支配整個銀河的帝國。驅逐者:經過萬年進化、決心推翻霸權的猿人。將這些綜合在一起你就會得到一場世界末日善惡的決戰。 Hyperion. Dan Simmons. The Shrike:the ultimate killing machine that can stop time with a thought. The Hegemony/AI Consortium alliance: an empire that dominates an entire galaxy. The Ousters:eon-long mutated humanoids bent on overthrowing the Hegemony. Add them up and you"ve got Armageddon.12.《星星,我的目的地》(科幻)——阿爾弗雷德·貝斯特
當格雷·福伊爾熬過了螺旋陷阱、發下報復的誓言時,他將自己改造成了一個有穿梭宇宙能力的全能的准超人。 The Stars My Destination.Alfred Bester.When Gully Foyle gets screwed over and vows revenge,he transforms himself into an all-powerful quasi-Superman with the power to change the universe. 13.《泰格納》(奇幻)——蓋伊·蓋瑞爾·凱 為了報仇,一名強大的巫師將泰格納王國從現實中清除了。但是一小群英雄依靠著他們故國的記憶,尋求將泰格納再一次重現在它原來的地方。 Tigana. Guy Gavriel Kay. In an act of revenge,a powerful sorcerer erases the kingdom of Tigana from existance. But a small band of heros clings to the memory of their homeland and quests to restore Tigana once again to its rightful place. 14.《弗蘭肯斯坦》(科幻)——瑪莉·雪萊 一個瘋狂科學家的創造物、一個用死人身體部分拼合的怪物和怪物爭取世人承認他人類身份而進行抗爭的經典故事。Frankenstein. Mary Shelly. The classic tale of a mad scientist"s creation,a monster pieced together from graveyard body parts ,and the monster"s struggle to have the world recognize his humanity.
15.《機器人會不會夢到電子羊?》(科幻)——菲利普·k.·迪克 一位銀翼殺手警察被分配去追捕佯裝成人的機器人而且在這一過程中尋究 "人類" 的定義。 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Philip K. Dick. A Bladerunner policeman is assigned to hunt down androids posing as human and questions the definition of "humanity" in the process. 16.《莎拉娜之劍》(奇幻)——泰瑞·布魯克斯 「莎拉娜」系列的第一本將施·歐姆斯福德置於反對邪惡的法術士王和他的骷髏隨從的爭鬥中。在通俗化的現代奇幻文學中這本書是很關鍵的。 The Sword of Shannara. Terry Brooks. The first book in the "Shannara" series pits Shea Ohmsford against the evil Warlock Lord and his Skull Bearer minions.This book was pivotal in popularizing modern fantasy.17.《阿努比斯之門》(科幻)——提姆·鮑爾斯
一位現代學者實現了時間旅行,變更了身份、神氣活現並且享受著1810年倫敦的魅力。如同查理斯·狄更斯遇到了印地安那·瓊斯。 The Anubis Gates. Tim Powers. A modern scholar gets caught up in time travel,body- swapping,swashbuckling,and sorcery in London,circa 1810. Thing Charles Dickens meets Indiana Jones. 18.《電光》(科幻)——迪恩·庫恩茲 一位來自過去的時間旅行者試圖阻止納粹德國對現在的改變。 Lightning. Dean Koontz. A time traveler from the past seeks to avert Nazi Germany"s alterations to the present. 19.《提升三部曲》(科幻)——大衛·布林 橫跨銀河的——包括有感覺力的海豚和黑猩猩——所有其它種族都通過基因改造或者 "提升"獲得了智力並且要為他們的恩人獻出他們的一生。人類卻不是這樣,他們把自己留在宇宙圖騰的最底部,反對著科學高層者和時常懷有敵意的種族。The Uplift Trilogy. David Brin. All the other races across the galaxy - including sentient dolphins and chimps - gained intelligence by genetic modification or "uplift" and can trace their heritage to their benefactors. Mankind cannot,leaving them at the bottom of the universal totem pole against technologically superior and often hostile races.
20.《環形世界》(科幻)——拉里·尼文 一支星際遠征隊迫降到一個直徑1.9億英里形如呼啦圈的人造行星上。倖存者必須與最初建設者留下的蠻族後代作戰,方能穿越環形世界找到答案。 Ringworld. Larry Niven. A space expedition crashes onto an artificial planet shaped like a giant hula hoop 190 million miles in diameter. The survivors must fight the barbarian descendants of the original builders as they adventure across the ring in search of answers. 21.《時間機器》(科幻)——H.G.威爾斯 一個時間旅客在西元802701年目擊了一場溫順又美麗的伊洛人和居住在地下無情的莫洛克人之間的戰爭。 The Time Machine. H.G. Wells. A time-traveler explores a conflict in the year 802,701 A.D. between the meek and beautiful Eloi and the underground-dwelling,ruthless Morlocks.22.《法夫哈德和老練的搜尋者》(奇幻)——弗瑞茲·雷伯
一個野蠻人和老練的小偷搭伴而行,笨手笨腳地歷經了一些暗殺者公會、致命的巫師和詭計多端的神製造的意外。 Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Fritz Leiber. A barbarian and master thief band together and bungle their way through encounters with assassin guilds,deadly sorcerers and scheming gods. 23.《火星公主》(科幻)——艾德加·賴斯·伯洛夫斯 「約翰·卡特」系列的第一部,一個盟軍士兵發現自己被傳送到了火星,並在那裡贏得了戰士的榮譽。 A Princess of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. In the first book of the "John Carter" series,a Confederate soldier finds himself transported to Mars where he wins acclaim as a warrior. 24.《銀河旅行者指南》(科幻)——道格拉斯·亞當斯 這本書開創了一個由五本書組成的系列。亞瑟·登特僅僅在地球因銀河高速公路而被摧毀之前被搭救。他和他的同伴福特·普瑞菲特偶會一個偏執的機器人、拜訪了撒法人的世界並且勇敢地面對了沃根星球的威脅。 The Hitchhiker"s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams. The book that kicked off the five-book trilogy. Arthur Dent is rescued just before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway. He and his companion Ford Prefect encounter a depressed robot ,visit the world where sofas come from and brave the dangers of Vogon poetry. 25.《末日逼近》——斯蒂芬·金 一種病毒毀滅了世界上大部份人口。當僅有的一小群人掙扎著重建文明時,惡魔的力量威脅著美洲的倖存者們。 The Stand. Stephen King. A virus wipes out most of the world"s population. While pockets of people fight to restore civilization , a demonic power threatens to the remnants of America. 26.《亞瑟王和他的圓桌騎士》(奇幻)——湯姆斯·馬羅禮爵士 亞瑟王故事的最可靠的選集——從蘭斯洛特的背叛到莫德雷德的出生到影子騎士。 Le Morte d"Arthur. Sir Thomas Malory. The definitive collection of Arthurian tales - from Lancelot"s betrayal to the birth of Mordred to invisible knights. 27.《我,機器人》(科幻)——艾薩克·阿西莫夫 科幻小說中為智能機器人設定了標準的短篇故事。最著名的是設定出現在被公認的機器人三定律。 I,Robot. Issac Asimov. Short stories that set the standard for intelligent robots in science fiction. Most famous for setting down the Three Laws of Robotics now taken for granted. 28.《月亮是一個嚴厲的婦人》(科幻)——羅伯特·海因萊茵 月亮是成為一個被鐵腕政權統治的嚴酷的殖民地。市民想獲得自由,於是求助於一台有自我意識的計算機展開反抗計劃。 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Robert Heinlein. The moon is a penal colony ruled by an iron-fisted administration. The citizens want freedom and turn to a self-aware computer for rebellion plans. 29.《水窪》——理查德·亞當斯 完全從一隻兔子的眼光來看待搜尋新的家園和為生存而競爭。一本獨特的取材於《出埃及記》的聖經故事。 Watership Down. Richard Adams. The search for a new home and struggle for survival,all from a rabbit"s point of view. A unique take on the biblical story of Exodus. 30.《華氏451》(科幻)——雷·布雷德伯里 在蓋伊·蒙太哥生活的世界裡,消防員不用讀書;他們焚燒書籍。蓋伊喜歡他的工作。十年的消防員生涯,他從沒問過隱藏在焚燒書籍背後或者它給他帶來樂趣的原因……直到一個17歲的女孩告訴他,過去這裡的人們並不懼怕閱讀。 Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury. Firemen in the world of Guy Montag don"t read books;they burn them. And Guy enjoys his job. Ten years as a fireman, he never questions the reasons behind book-burning or the pleasure it gives him ……until a 17 year-old girl shares a past with him where people were not afraid to read. 31.《霍比特……》(奇幻)——J.R.R. 托肯恩 霍比特矮人比爾博·巴金斯,巫師甘道夫和13個矮人著手到大孤山中探索並取回矮人的寶物。侏儒、小妖精、巨大的蜘蛛和罪惡的龍,Smaug,遍布他們的旅途中。 The Hobbit…… J.R.R. Tolkien. The hobbit Bilbo Baggins,the wizard Gandalf and 13 dwarves embark on a quest to retake the dwarven treasure in the Lonely Mountain. Trolls,goblins,giant spiders, and the infamous dragon,Smaug,stand in their way. 32.《赫利康尼亞》(科幻)——布萊恩·奧爾迪斯 在一顆他們的一年相當於我們3000年並且冬天如同冰河紀的行星上,文明興衰輪迴。 Helliconia. Brian Aldiss. Civilizations rise and fall on a planet where their year equals 3,000 of our years and winter"s like an ice age. 33.《新日之書》(奇幻)——吉尼·渥爾夫 有多少個系列叢書以拷打者為主角呢?這本書中一名年輕的拷打者學徒畢業了,成為一個完全的劊子手,他朝著世界的統治者前進,成為人類的救星,當然,最終,不免一死。 The Book of the New Sun. Gene Wolfe. How many series have a torturer as the main character?Follow along as a young apprentice torturer graduates to mass executioner,moves on to ruler of the world,savior of humanity,and,finally,a ghost. 34.《格利佛遊記》(奇幻)——喬納森·斯韋夫特 一個船隻遇難的生還者偶遇到除了在一系列政治諷刺小說中所擁有的事物以外,還有微型人、巨人和超智人、會說話的馬人。 Gulliver"s Travels. Jonathan Swift. A shipwreck survivor encounters miniature people,giants and superintelligent,talking horses among other things in a series of political satires. 35.《記憶殺手》(科幻)——斯比德·魯濱遜 當你發現某個人能清除記憶時你會怎麼做?記憶殺手——死亡殺手的第一部中篇小說――追蹤了兩個人的旅程。他們被他們生命中難以抗拒的秘密所吸引,最終在一個謎一般的組織里會合,這個組織負責開發一種可以讓人單純的快樂而死的技術。這同時也是第一種洗腦的永久興方法。主角們決定要阻止這個企業,儘管他們知道這個會送了他們的命。第一次讀這本小說的時候,你會覺得它是本恐怖的神秘小說。第二次,你會發現它提供了豐富的人物描寫,然後你會問:是什麼使得人生值得一活? Mindkiller. Spider Robinson. What do you do when you find someone can erase minds?Mindkiller(the first novella in Deathkiller) traces the paths of two men as mysteries in their lives irrevocably draw them to converge on one enigmatic organization - a corporation that is responsible for creating technology that lets people die from pure pleasure.It also has the first permanent means of brainwashing a person.The protagonists decide to try to shut down this cartel,even though they know it will certainly mean their doom. The book reads like a mystery-thriller the first time through ,offers rich characterization on a second reading,and underneath asks:What makes life worth living ? 36.《血里的音樂》(科幻)——格魯格·貝爾 一個天才的研究員發明出生物晶元——智慧細胞——而且將它們注射到自己體內。它們像疾病一樣擴散起來,帶來了《啟示錄》般的結果。 Blood Music. Greg Bear. A nerdy researcher develops biochips - intelligent cells - and injects them into himself. They spread like a disease,with apocalyptic results. 37.《綠里》——斯蒂芬·金 令人毛骨悚然的死亡侵入囚犯中間,令他們彷彿面對電椅一般。 The Green Mile. Stephen King. The eerie struggle of death row inmates as they fact the electric chair. 38.《夜訪吸血鬼》(奇幻)——安妮·賴斯 將有關吸血鬼的哥德式的神秘帶進現代舊金山的夜晚的小說。 Interview with the Vampire. Anne Rice. The novel that took the gothic mystique of the vampire into the nights of modern San Francisco. 39.《星際船傘兵》(科幻)——羅伯特·海因萊茵 一個未來的新兵通過了宇宙中的最殘酷的海軍新兵訓練基地的錘鍊——並且投入反抗人類最致命敵人的戰爭之中。忘掉電影去讀書吧。 Starship Troopers. Robert Heinlein. A recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe - and into battle against humanity"s deadliest enemy. Forget the movie,read the book. 40.《納尼亞年代記》(奇幻)——C.S.路易斯 這個系列包含《獅子》、《巫婆》和《衣櫥》,系列中最有名的一本,英格蘭某地的四個孩子走進一個衣櫥,裡面浮現出一個有魔力的納尼亞大陸,這個大陸上有半人半羊的農牧神和會說話的海狸,整個大陸處於由白魔女施下的永恆的冬天的規則和符咒之下。 The Chronicles of Narnia. C.S. Lewis. This series contains The Lion,The Witch and the Wardrobe,the most famous book of the series,wherein four children step inside a wardrobe in England and emerge into the magical land of Narnia,a land complete with fauns and talking beavers,a land under the rule and spell of eternal winter by the White Witch. 41.《啟示錄三部曲》——羅伯特·施和羅伯特·安頓·威爾遜 啟示錄系列的三本書只有部分是想像的著作。它們全面解決了我們這個時代中的謎團,從到底是誰射殺了肯尼迪到為什麼一美元鈔票上有金字塔。 The Illuminatus!Trilogy. Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. The three books of the Illuminatus are only partly works of the imagination. They tackle all the cover- ups of our time,from who really shot the Kennedys to why there"s a pyramid on a one- dollar bill. 42.《看守者》(科幻)——迪恩·庫恩茲 基因實驗創造出二隻超智生物。一隻是瘋狂的邪惡生物,逃走了。另一個能阻止他的是他的「兄弟」——一隻被命名為愛因斯坦的被馴養的狗。 Watchers. Dean Koontz. A genetic experiment creates two super-intelligent beasts. One,a twisted creature of evil,escapes and the only one that can stop him is his "brother" - a domesticated dog named Einstein. 43.《被毀的人》(科幻)——阿爾弗雷德·貝斯特 一個毛骨悚然的謀殺/懸疑故事,回答了這樣一個問題,「在24世紀的精神感應流行的社會中該怎樣定義謀殺?" The Demolished Man. Alfred Bester. A thrilling murder/suspense story which answers the question,"How do you commit murder in a 23rd-Century telepathic society?" 44.《埃姆菲瑞爾》——傑克·萬斯 在行星哈默上,統治者將機械化和大生產視為違法,藉以限制工人的產量來使得他們貧窮潦倒。吉爾·塔沃克,一名雕刻師的兒子,為推翻傳統體系和為工人階級贏得公平待遇而工作。 Emphyrio. Jack Vance. On the planet Halma,the ruling Lords have made mechanization and mass production illegal to keep workers poor by limiting their output. Ghyl Tarvoke ,the son of a master woodcarver,works to overthrow the traditional system and earn fair treatment for the working class. 45.《奧茲法師》(奇幻)——L.弗蘭克·鮑姆 桃樂絲尋找回家路途時和她的朋友們遊歷了一個奇幻世界。這是奧茲系列的第一部,比那部經典電影包含多得多的內容,例如與醜陋的鎚頭的偶遇和鐵皮人的由來。唉,然而沒有飛天猴子。 The Wizard of Oz. L.Frank Baum. Dorothy seeks to return home while exploring a fantasy world with her companions. This is the first in a series of Oz books,containing much more material than the classic film such as an encounter with the monstrous Hammerheads and the origin of the Tin Man. Alas,no winged monkeys though. 46.《世界大戰》(科幻)——H.G.威爾斯 經典的外星人入侵故事,有高度發達科技的火星征服者卻帶有巨大的致命弱點。 War of the Worlds. H.G. Wells. The classic alien invasion tale of technologically advanced Martian conquerors with an enormous Achilles" Heel. 47.《傳說中的森林》(奇幻)——羅伯特·霍德斯托克 凱爾特人和古英語的神話來源自富有生氣的原始森林地帶,那裡會從人們無意識中產生活生生的「幽靈」。 Mythago Wood. Robert Holdstock. Celtic and Old English myths come alive in a stretch of primeval woodland that generates living "ghosts" from people"s unconcious minds. 48.《動物農場》(科幻)——喬治·奧威爾 暴動的農場家畜們逃離了它們的壓迫者建立起一個家畜烏托邦。 Animal Farm. George Orwell. Mutinous farm animals run off their oppressor to establish a livestock utopia. 49.《公主新娘》(奇幻)——威廉·高曼 一個活靈活現的浪漫又刺激的故事……加上非同尋常大小的老鼠。 The Princess Bride. William Goldman. A swashbucking tale of romance and adventure……plus Rodents Of Unusual Size. 50.《時光之輪》(奇幻)——羅伯特·喬丹 一個世代終結了,另一個世代又興起。命運之網在每一個輪迴里讓那些古英雄們和反面角色得以重生,並由此展開一系列故事。在漫長的年代更迭中,黑暗之王被沙約爾·弗爾施法囚禁在他的山脈監獄中。他渴望逃脫,並且把所有從他手心逃掉的傢伙全部殺掉,同時他的爪牙在大陸上暗中破壞、操縱並用其它方法促成他邪惡的願望。一個農夫的孩子,安特·蘭德·al"Thor,對於他所在的小村莊外的事情一無所知。但是當一個神秘的女人到來使他看到了正在逼近的邪惡時,蘭德和他的夥伴出發去尋求永久改變世界的辦法。你知道,蘭德是再生的龍,當時最強大的男法師。他擁有強大的力量可以舉起整個城市、可以改寫歷史、可以挑戰黑暗之王——但這種力量慢慢的使他發了瘋。 Wheel of Time. Robert Jordan. One age dies,another age unfolds,and the web of fate shapes events as each cycle reincarnates old heroes and villians in new flesh. Imprisoned throughout the changing of the years is the Dark One,fastened by magic in his mountain prison,Shayol Ghul. He yearns to escape and break all that has escaped his grasp,while his minions scour the land subverting,manipulating and otherwise enforcing his dark will. Enter Rand al"Thor,farm boy. He has no comprehension of the events outside his little villiage. But when a mysterious woman arrives to open his eyes to the approaching evil,Rand and his friends set out on a quest that will forever change the world. You see,Rand is the Dragon Reborn,the most powerful male sorcerer to live during his age. He"s got the power to level whole cities,to erase history,to challenge the Dark One himself - except it"s slowly driving him insane. 51.《死光》——斯蒂芬·金 一支專門捕食虛弱的人、易受傷害的人、放蕩的人的生物。一隻成為你最可怕的夢魘的生物。 It. Stephen King. A creature which preys upon the weak,the vulnerable,the abandoned. A creature which becomes your worst nightmare. 52.《發條橙》(科幻)——安東尼·伯吉斯 當ultraviolent·亞歷克斯被捕後,他接受了將他反社會的衝動置於人工控制的治療。沒有了自由的意志還能夠是一個善良的人嗎? A Clockwork Orange. Anthony Burgess. When ultraviolent Alex gets caught,he undergoes treatment to have his antisocial urges artificially controlled. Is a person capable of goodness without free will? 53.《時間柱》(科幻)——格雷戈里·本福德 不久的將來科學家將信息及時地送回1962年以拯救行星。 Timescape. Gregory Benford. Near-future scientists send messages back in time to 1962 to save the planet. 54.《波恩》(奇幻)——安妮·麥卡芙瑞 人類騎士與善良的、飛機大小的龍進行意識連接,去對抗所有貪婪的斯瑞德.赫爾。 Pern. Anne McCaffery. Human riders link minds with benevolent,airplane-sized dragons to fight off the all-devouring Thread.heh 55.《五號屠場》(科幻)——庫爾特·馮內古特 戰爭的恐怖成為一個人在兩種現實——從二戰的德雷斯頓到囚禁在外星球Tralfamadore——之間來迴轉換的體驗。 Slaughterhouse Five. Kurt Vonnegut. The horrors of war are examined as one man shifts back and forth between existences,from experiences in WWII Dresden to captivity on the alien planet Tralfamadore. 56.《吉兆》——內爾·吉曼和泰瑞·普拉特切特 在這個奇異的、世界終結的喜劇中,哈米吉多頓(世界末日善惡決戰的戰場)出現了,然而天使和惡魔都沒有準備好面對它。 Good Omens. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. In this bizarre,end-of-the-world comedy,Armageddon has come,except the angels and devils aren"t ready for it. 57.《菲奧尼瓦》(奇幻)——蓋伊·蓋烏瑞爾·凱 一群現代學生被神秘地傳送到一個處於危險之中的幻想世界。當一個惡毒的魔王從千年的監禁中釋放出來時,學生們發現他們的命運與那些菲奧尼瓦糾纏在一起。 Fionavar. Guy Gavriel Kay. A group of modern-day students is mysteriously transported to a fantasy world in peril. When a malevolent diety is released from 1,000 of imprisonment,the students discover that their fates are intertwined with those of Fionavar. 58.《地海法師》(奇幻)——厄休拉·K.·勒吉恩 一個名為蓋德的男孩研究怎樣成為男巫,並且最終被視為幫助重建了宇宙的平衡:光和暗、男人和女人、生存和死亡、法術和它的終極價值。 Earthsea. Ursula K. Le Guin. A misfit boy named Ged studies to be a wizard and eventually is called to help reestablish the balance of the universe:between light and dark,male and female,life and death,magic and its ultimate price. 59.《2001》(科幻)——阿瑟 C.克拉克 我們是如何得知我們是什麼的?這個系列回答了一個人類基本的問題。它開始於我們的猿類祖先和對生存的競爭之間聯繫的確立。我們被其它行星的生命視為無可救藥的虛弱和數量眾多。一種外部的力量通過一塊巨大的黑色「獨塊巨石」的方式播種下了真正智慧的種子。這些第一次概念上的想法開啟了一系列使我們進入未來的事件。未來的開發中,我們的好奇心引導著我們在月球上發現了另外一個這樣的盒子——它是一項鐵證,證明了我們不是宇宙中惟一的指揮文明!這也是一項對於我們來說無法理解的發現,如同我們千百萬年以來的生存問題一樣。接著,人類不斷地探尋,只是在木星附近發現了另一個盒子,它帶給人類更多至為重要的事件。3001年:最後的奧德賽,系列中提到過多次的問題——不管是凶是吉——得到了最終的回答。 2001. Arthur C. Clarke. How did we get to be what we are? This series answers that one fundamentally human question. It begins with the establishment of a connection between our ape-ancestors,struggling to merely survive. We are hoplessly weaker and outnumbered by the other animals of the planet. An outside force plants the seeds of real intelligence by way of a great black "monolith." These first conceptual thoughts launch us toward a chain of events into the future. As the future unfolds,our curiosity leads to the discovery of another such box on the moon - proof positive that we are not the only intelligent force in the universe!It is a discovery that is as impossible for us to understand as our survival problem was millennia ago. Still, humanity presses on,only to discover another box near jupiter,which brings even more events crucial to himanity. In 3001:The Final Odyssey,many of the questions raised in the series are - for good or ill - finally answered. 60.《異種生殖》——奧克塔維亞·巴特勒 外星人歐安卡利拯救了地球。作為代價,歐安卡利的倖存者需要穩定的基因的交換……而且我們是交配的原料。 Xenogenesis. Octavia Butler. The Oankali aliens have saved the earth. For a price. Oankali survival requires constant genetic exchange……and we are mating stock. 61.《深淵之火》(科幻)——弗納·維格 來自另一個宇宙的似神的人工智慧體威脅著這個宇宙。一個群體擁有阻止它的知識,但他們被困在一顆靈長類動物的行星,那裡沒有空間航行或者聯絡的科技手段。 A Fire Upon the Deep. Vernor Vinge. A god-like artificial intelligence from another universe threatens this universe. One group has the knowledge to stop it,but they"re trapped on a primative planet without the technological means for space travel or communication. 62.《柯南》(奇幻)——羅伯特·E.·霍華德 終極的野蠻英雄挫敗了大量的邪惡法師,將大批惡毒的畸形怪物象垃圾一樣清除,並且搭救了行星上每一位美麗的公主。然後他大吃起早餐。 Conan. Robert E. Howard. The ultimate barbarian hero kicks the crap out of a cornucopia of evil sorcerers,trashes a legion of demonic monstrosities,and rescues every beautiful princess on the planet. Then he eats breakfast. 63.《火星》(科幻)——金·斯坦利·羅賓遜 2026年,一對百名探險家起程拓殖火星並將其地球化。不過,並不是每個人都想那樣做。 Mars. Kim Stanley Robinson. In the year 2026,a group of 100 explorers sets out to colonize and terraform Mars. Except,not everyone wants it that way. 64.《靈魂之井的午夜》——傑克·L.·查克 大部份的宇宙實際上由一個遠古的死亡種族建造的並由一台龐大的計算機控制著。無論是誰控制了計算機都等於擁有了終極力量。 Midnight at the Well of Souls. Jack L. Chalker. Most of the universe was actually built by an ancient dead race and is manipulated by one massive computer. Whoever controls the computer has ultimate power. 65.《變色龍的符咒》——皮爾斯·安東尼 在仙絲,每個人都有他們自己惟一的特殊魔術力量。不幸的是,布林克出生時卻沒有獨特的法術,他怎麼辦? A Spell for Chameleon. Piers Anthony. In Xanth, everyone has a special magic power unique to themselves. Unfortunately,Blink is born without one. Or is he ? 66.《縫隙》(科幻)——史蒂芬·R.·唐納德森 來自遙遠的禁斷空間的邊界,埃姆昵恩,一個傾向恐怖暴行的外星種族,需要某種人類無法形容的東西——而且他們會以某些無法想像的程度來得到它。 The Gap. Stephen R. Donaldson. From beyond the boundaries of Forbidden Space,the Amnion,an alien race capable to horrific atrocities,want something unspeakable from humanity - and they"ll go to unthinkable lengths to get it. 67.《亞瑟王法庭中的康涅狄格美國佬》(科幻)——馬克·吐溫 一個19世紀的男人被傳送回圓桌會議發生地,在那裡他通過介紹許多諸如鐵路和電話等現代工具而被任命為亞瑟王的幫手。 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur"s Court. Mark Twain. A 19th century man is transported back to the Round Table where he becomes Arthur"s second in command by introducing a number of modern tools like railroads and telephones. 68.《不鏽鋼鼠歷險記》(科幻)——哈里·哈德森 吉姆·迪格茲是銀河中最有才氣的欺詐藝術家和小偷。當他最後被捕獲時,執法者只有一個選擇——讓他成為他們中的一員——因為要用這隻老鼠去捉另一隻。 Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat. Harry Harrison. Jim diGriz is the most brilliant con artist and thief in the galaxy. When he"s finally captured,the law enforcement has only one choice - make him one of their own - for it takes a rat to catch a one. 69. 《火星編年史》(科幻)——雷·布雷德伯里 一本聚焦在人類在紅色行星上以及與那些怪誕的原住民間偶遇的短篇故事集。它開始於第一次的接觸和從那裡的搬移。每個故事都貼上了布雷德伯里怪誕的標籤。 The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury. A collection of short stories focusing on humanity"s encounters with the Red Planet and its eerie inhabitants. It starts with first contact and moves on from there. Every story"s got a trademark Bradbury twist. 70.《黑暗精靈》(奇幻)——R.A. 薩爾瓦多 遊戲相關小說最好的系列之一,介紹了崔斯特·杜堊登,一個黑暗精靈,他一出生便擁有其他精靈所不具備的或不能提供的品質:同情心。他的家鄉,地下城市魔索布萊城,是一個粗暴的地方,而且他的家族通過堅守城市的金箴規則:「不留活口」而取得了它的權力位置。當崔斯特成年時,魔索布萊城中越來越多的人開始討厭他,而且他也無法做他的社會所需要的那些邪惡行為。最後,他惹惱他的家族,成為了母系社會中的一名男性,對他的處罰就是死亡。他沒有選擇只有逃到到地表世界,但那裡不會善待黑暗精靈,因為他們有著嗜殺者的惡名。崔斯特尋求 "善行" 社會的接受和擺脫他的過去,這導致了許多次冒險和戰鬥。 Dark Elf. R.A. Salvatore. One of the best series of gaming-related fiction introduces Drizzt Do"Urdern,a dark elf(or drow )born with something that no other drow has or can afford to have:a conscience. His hometown,the underground city of Menzoberranzan,is a rough place,and his family achieved its position of power by adhering to the city"s Golden Rule:Don"t get caught. As Drizzt comes of age,more and more of life in Menzoberranzan becomes repugnant to him,and he can"t perform the evil acts his society requires. Eventually,he embarasses his family,and,being a male in a matriarchal society,the penalty for that sort of thing is death. He has no choice but to escape to the surface world,which doesn"t take kindly to dark elves,who have a reputation of beeing bloodthirsty evildoers. Drizzt"s quest for acceptance in "good" society and escape from his past lead to many adventures and battles. 71.《伊甸園之西》(科幻)——哈里·哈德森 地球被智能恐龍所統治;他們發現了美洲大陸,利用工具移民石器時代的人。於是血腥的戰鬥爆發了。 West of Eden. Harry Harrison. The earth is ruled by intelligent dinosaurs;they discover America,populated by tool-using,Stone Age men. Bloody fights ensue. 72.《美好的秘密所在》——彼得·S.·比戈 一個永恆的經典浪漫史,發生在兩個必須通過打鬥來記起曾經的生命和愛的鬼魂之間。 A Fine and Private Place. Peter S. Beagle. A timeless classic romance between two ghosts who must fight to remember what life and love once were. 73.《海底兩萬里》(科幻)——儒勒·凡爾納 尼摩船長在大洋中的歷險和為了他們的控制權而發生的戰鬥。凡爾納的鸚鵡螺號早於真正的潛水艇。 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Jules Verne. Captain Nemo"s exploration of the oceans and battle for their control. Verne"s Nautilus predates real submarines. 74.《內心垂死》——羅勃特·西爾弗伯格 一個老去的有精神感應的人開始失去控制他的精神力量。一次進入某個被賦予了不同尋常力量的男人思想內部的迷人旅程。 Dying Inside. Robert Silverberg. An aging telepath starts to lose the grip on his mental powers. A fascinating journey into the mind of an average man granted unusual powers. 75.《龍槍》(奇幻)——瑪格麗特·魏絲和崔西·西克曼 傳說中的生物,龍,回來了——伴隨著他們的是黑暗和破壞。只有一隊探險者能夠拯救世界……只要他們沒有從內部被出賣。 Dragonlance. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The creatures of legend,dragons,have returned - and brought darkness and destruction with them. Only one band of adventurers can save the world ……if they"re not betrayed from within. 76.《透鏡人》(科幻)——E.E.·史密斯"博士" 經典的太空歌劇,講述了男童子軍般純樸的英雄和無情的邪惡壞蛋為潮濕行星的「世界末日裝置」的控制而戰鬥。 Lensman. E.E. "Doc" Smith. Classic space opera with pure-as-Boy-Scout heros and unrelentingly evil bad guys fighting for control of planet-squishing "doomsday devices." 77.《壞東西這樣來》——雷·布雷德伯里 也許這是曾經被寫過的最精妙的驚駭故事。狂歡節允諾實現你最大的希望,但要為此承擔最高的價格。 這本書中的情景會在你的餘生里經常見到。 Something Wicked This Way Comes. Ray Bradbury. Perhaps the subtlest horror story ever written. The Carnival promises to fulfill your greatest wish,but charges the highest price for it. The images from this book will haunt you for the rest of your life. 78.《上帝眼中的微塵》——拉里·尼文和傑瑞·波內爾 西元3017年是人類在宇宙的一個死水區域中發現智慧外星生物的一年;我們是應該迎接他們還是把他們炸成碎塊? The Mote in God"s Eye. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It"s 3017 A.D. Humanity discovers intelligent aliens in a backwater region of space:Should we embrace them or bomb "em to bits? 79.《異鄉異客》(科幻)——羅伯特·海因萊茵 陌生人是瓦倫丁·邁克爾·史密斯,陌生的土地是地球。史密斯出生於火星,是我們第一支去那裡的遠征隊中惟一的人類倖存者。他被火星人養大,然後被25年後的第二支遠征隊所「搭救」。他認為自己是火星人並且使用看上去與他們沒有什麼不同的火星人能力——懸浮術。現在,向被狼在荒野中養大的孩子一樣,他必須學會怎樣做人……而且同時,教他的新朋友如何看待一個火星人。他發現了性和自由性愛的樂趣(這是60年代那一代人令這本書非常流行的部分原因),而且試著用他火星知識來調解地球宗教許多互相衝突的教義。讀者不僅看到史密斯的成長,而且得知了一系列未來地球的情況和人類社會所有的弱點。 Stranger in a Strange Land. Robert A. Heinlein. The stranger is Valentine Michael Smith,and the strange land is Earth.Smith was born on Mars,the only human survivor of our first expedition there. He was raised by Martians,then "rescued" by the second expedition some 25 years later. He thinks of himself as a Martian and uses Martian abilities like levitation without seeing anything unusual about them. Now,like a child raised in the wilderness by wolves,he must learn how to be human……and at the same time,teach his new friends how to think like a Martian. He discovers the joys of sex and free love (which is part of what made this book so popular with the 60"s generation),and tries to reconcile the many conflicting teachings of Earthly religions with his Martian knowledge. The reader not only watches Smith"s growth,but also gets a tour of a futuristic Earth and all the foibles of human society. 80.《空間三部曲》(科幻)——C.S.·路易斯 火星生命泛濫。水覆蓋下的金星移居來一些漂浮的居住用的「島嶼」。如同地球上亞瑟王對抗整個英國的地方。 Space Trilogy. C.S. Lewis. A Mars rampant with life. A water-covered Venus populated with floating,living "islands."An Earth where King Arthur fights corporate Britain. 81.《隱身人》(科幻)——H.G. 威爾斯 一個科學家的心智和道德是他不可見的道德準則的價值。 The Invisible Man. H.G. Wells. A scientist"s sanity and morality is the price of his invisibility formula. 82.《帶特殊音樂的槍》(科幻)——喬納森·萊塞姆 一個私家偵探在不遠的、黑暗的未來偵破一件棘手的謀殺疑案,那時殘留的人類和動物生活在一起,這些動物是類似槍袋鼠那樣經過增強基因達到了接近人類的智力。近乎苛刻的黑暗色調,非常搞笑。 Gun,With Occasional Music. Jonathan Lethem. A private eye gets involved in a murder mystery in a near,dark future populated by leftover humans and animals - like gun-toting kangaroos - genetically enhanced to near-human intelligence. Scathingly dark and very funny. 83.《里昂內斯》(奇幻)——傑克·萬斯 超自然小說,充斥著仙子、巫婆和顛覆王國的陰謀——而這一切全部是在英吉利海峽下發生的。 Lyonesse. Jack Vance. Supernatural novels full of faeries,witches and inter-kingdom intrigue - and it all takes place beneath the English Channel. 84.《傀儡》(科幻)——瓊·維格 計算機朋克,謀殺秘密和政治上的陰謀扭結在這一本書中,它講述了一隻貓的故事,一個心理意義上的半人,被強給他最憎恨的人做保鏢。 Catspaw. Joan Vinge. Cyberpunk,murder-mystery and political intrigue twist together in this page-turner which tells the story of Cat,a half-human psychic,forced to work as a bodyguard for the people he hates most. 85.《水晶快遞》(科幻)——布魯斯·斯特靈 人類最終為了空間拋棄了地球而且像哲學上那樣把生物分為了兩個集團。形態論者利用基因和生物工程技術改造了他們的身體去適應空間,而機械論者把信心放在製造高級人類使用的控制論增強器上。 Crystal Express. Bruce Sterling. Humanity has finally abandoned Earth for space and divided into two factions separated by biology as well as philosophy. The Shaper faction uses genetic and bio-engineering to adapt their bodies to space while the Mechanists believe in creating superior humans using cybernetic enhancements. 86.《最後的獨角獸》(奇幻)——彼得·S.·貝格爾 當一隻獨角獸收到其它已經消失的獨角獸的音信時,她踏上了尋找她失蹤的同伴的路途。她因一個草率的時代差點死去,而且她是惟一熱愛人類比較久的獨角獸。 The Last Unicorn. Peter S. Beagle. When a unicorn receives word that all the other unicorns have vanished,she embarks on a quest to find her lost fellows. She is mortal for a brief period and is the only unicorn that has ever loved a human being for more than a short time. 87.《走向你們散落的身體》——弗利普·何塞·法默 任何人都曾經死去過——你、我、希特勒、馬克·吐溫——死在一個陌生的外星世界。「河上世界」系列的第一本書講述了一個孤獨的探索者試圖解出奇異的「來世」的秘密。 To Your Scattered Bodies Go. Philip Jose Farmer. Anyone who has ever died - you,me,Hitler,Mark Twain - ends up on a strange alien world. The first book in the Riverworld series follows the adventures of a lone explorer trying to puzzle out the mysteries of the freakish "afterlife." 88.《沉默的羔羊》——托馬斯·哈里斯 一名FBI偵探必須謀求一個嗜血成性的連環殺人犯的幫助來追捕到另一名連環殺人犯。 The Silence of the Lambs. Thomas Harris. An FBI agent must enlist the help of a sadistic serial killer to hunt down another serial killer. 89.《深潛站》——C.J. 切立夫 人類已經能夠駕駛亞光速飛船探索幾百光年外的宙域,這麼長的距離足夠在一些遙遠的太陽系的兩個軌道站之間建設貿易航線。深潛站處於航線的關鍵位置,也是通向地球防衛圈的門戶。地球主管當局擔心亞光速通信的間歇——有時會長達十年甚至更多——會給他們遙遠的殖民地和暴發戶商人的飛船帶來太多的自由,但是當地球最終採取制裁措施時,一切已經太晚了:在遙遠的賽汀上的科學家們已建造了第一艘超光速空間航行器,並且賽汀成為一個名為聯邦的新生力量的中心。儘管深潛站已宣稱自己中立,它還是夾在地球、聯邦和商團武裝之間,註定成為衝突的中心。 Downbelow Station. C.J. Cherryh. Humanity has been exploring space for a few hundred years with sub-light ships,long enough to establish trade routes between orbital stations in a handful of distant solar systems. Downbelow Station is at the crux of the shipping routes,the gateway to Earth"s defensive perimeter. Earth authorities worry that the sub-light communication lags - of 10 years or more in some cases - are giving their distant colonies and upstart merchant vessels too much freedom,but when Earth finally cracks down,it"s already too late:Scientists at distant Cyteen have already built the first faster-than-light spacedrive,and Cyteen has become the center of a new power called Union. Although Downbelow Station has always prided itself on its neutrality,it"s now caught between Earth,Union,and merchanter forces,fated to become the center of the conflict. 90.《獻給埃基爾儂的花》(科幻)——丹尼爾·基斯 一個心理上弱智的小管理員接受了一項具有突破性意義的外科手術,使得其智商提高了三倍。他擁有了天才的頭腦,但卻只有孩童的情感。 Flowers for Algernon. Daniel Keyes. A mentally retarded custodian undergoes a breakthrough surgical technique that triples his IQ. He"s got the mind of a genius,but the emotional maturity of a child. 91.《遙遠地球之歌》(科幻)——阿瑟·C.·克拉克 人類了解到太陽正走向爆炸,於是在地球被毀滅之前將它的基因種子進入宇宙。這是帶有合理可行的空間旅行方法的硬科幻小說。 The Songs of Distant Earth. Arthur C. Clarke. Humankind learns that the Sun is going to explode and sends its genetic seed into the universe before the Earth is destroyed. This is hard science-fiction with a reasonably viable method of space travel. 92.《鑽石的四大統治者》(科幻)——傑克·查克 一名間諜將他的思想複製到四個不同的身體之內,以便滲入到四個敵人的世界中並刺殺他們的統治者。 The Four Lords of the Diamond. Jack Chalker. A secret agent has his mind copied into four different bodies to infiltrate four enemy worlds and assasinate their rulers. 93.《劍》(奇幻)——弗瑞德·薩伯海根 神武坎製造了精美的刀劍,每一把都擁有特殊的無法阻擋的力量,並且能在未曾猜想到的世界裡釋放它們。一開始,人類就用這些劍殺死了神。隨即,事態變得狂烈起來。 Swords. Fred Saberhagen. The god Vulcan crafts magical blades,each with a specific unstoppable power,and unleashes them upon an unsuspecting world. First,humanity uses the swords to kill the gods. After that,things get violent. 94.《中轉站》(科幻)——克利福德·西馬克 一個普通人被銀河聯邦僱用看守一個他們在地球上秘密安置的中轉站。他能平衡對自己種族、對僱主的誠信並阻止一場核子戰爭嗎? Way Station. Clifford Simak. An Earthling is employed by an intergalactic federation to watch over a Way Station they secretly set up on Earth. Can he balance the loyalties to his race and to his employers and prevent an atomic war? 95.《海怪蘇醒》——約翰·懷海姆 一個不尋常的「海下入侵」 假設將產生「你瘋了」想法的主角波爾和傑梅緊密聯繫在一起。 The Kraken Wakes. John Wydham. An unusual "invasion from below" premise with a couple similar to Paul and Jamie from "Mad About You" fulfilling the lead roles. 96.《雪崩》(科幻)——內爾·斯蒂芬森 第一本以網路人格和虛擬現實的初步暗示為特色的塞伯朋克小說。另外,你會喜歡上那個叫Hiro Protagonist(日本名)的主人公,他是一名黑客、日本武士兼披薩餅快遞員。 Snow Crash. Neal Stephenson. The first cyberpunk novel to feature a Matrix with personality and the first hints of virtual reality. Plus,you"ve gotta love a main character named Hiro Protagonist who"s a hacker,samurai-swordsman and pizza- delivery guy for The Mob. 97.《滿天飛翔的十字軍》(科幻)——波爾·安德森 黑暗時代的騎士駕駛一艘宇宙飛船征服銀河,一路上將外星人教化成基督徒。 The High Crusade. Poul Anderson. Dark Age knights comandeer a space craft and conquer the galaxy,converting aliens to Christianity along the way. 98.《穿越鏡面》(奇幻)——路易斯·卡羅爾 小說中講述了愛麗絲在奇境里的故事,年輕的愛麗絲尋找歸家之路,在這期間,探索了一塊瘋狂的、被施過魔法的大陸並且巧妙地躲過了試圖傷害她的人。 Through the Looking Glass. Lewis Carroll. In the novel that follows Alice in Wonderland,young Alice seeks to return home while exploring a mad,enchanted land and dodging those who seek to do her harm. 99.《腐屍安慰者》(奇幻)——丹·西蒙斯 一個超自然吸血鬼的社會導致其他人的痛苦並和人類頭腦鬥智。 Carrion Comfort. Dan Simmons. A secret society of psychic vampires feed off others" misery and play games with human minds. 100《郵差》(科幻)——大衛·布林 你曾看過一部電影關於一個人在美國郵遞啟示錄過程中堅持自己的理念的故事。現在讀一下這本書,它會更好些。 The Postman. David Brin. You"ve seen the movie about one man standing up for his ideals in a post-apocalypse America. Now read the book;it"s better. (完)推薦閱讀:
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