科幻-奇幻小说TOP100(排名仅供参考,不代表译者立场!)
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这份目录来自1998年三月《审理杂志》上一篇题为“最后审判日:100本你今生必看的书”的文章。
1.《魔戒之王》(奇幻)——J.·R.·R.·托肯恩
所有奇幻文学的鼻祖,当然,赢得了我们最顶端的位置。除了全然独立创造了奇幻文学类型和影响了几代作家之外,托肯恩的传说讲述了一个宏大的故事。
The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien. The granddaddy of all fantasy literature,of course,notches our top spot.Besides reinventing the entire fantasy genre and influencing generations of writers,Tolkien’s tale tells one helluva story.
2.《安伯历代志》(奇幻)——罗杰·泽拉兹内
Amber(琥珀)是惟一真实的世界。所有其他的世界,包括地球,只不过是幻像。柯文王子,安伯王座合法的继承者,必须征服这些交错的真实,反抗恶魔的压迫,并且还要在他自己残酷的家族体系中存活下来去赢得王冠。
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.《安德的游戏》(科幻)——沃森·斯科特·卡德
仅仅八岁,安德·维京就成为地球上最优秀的军事天才。面临着战争的现实,安德选择了离开军队而成为了一名“死者代言人”、一名顾问、真理的搜寻者和在需要咨询的家族中做仲裁人。不幸地是,上天赋予了他另外的任务。
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.《神经漫游者》(科幻)——威廉·吉布森
一个耗尽了好运的黑客、同时也是一个做梦都想敛财的家伙发现了一名新生AI的秘密。塞伯朋克第一次被提出的著作,也是吉布森系列作品的第一部。
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.《异教徒汤玛斯·寇文能历代记》(奇幻)——史蒂芬·R.·唐纳森
一个真实世界的麻疯病人,汤玛斯·寇文能被传送到一个由污浊的、邪恶的力量包围的幻想世界。只有用他随身所携之“离奇魔术”签订的契约才能解救这个世界,但是他并不相信这个幻想世界的存在。
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)——艾萨克·阿西莫夫
陷入衰落的银河帝国和控制了杀伤性机械的科学家神秘社会的史诗故事。
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)——弗兰克·哈伯特
沙丘系列的第一部讲述了宇宙中最强大的灵媒,保罗·阿特雷兹的事迹,他在学习应对政治上的阴谋和沙漠行星阿拉吉斯环境上的荒凉的同时也在平衡着自己不断增长的力量。
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.《艾尔瑞克》(奇幻)——迈克尔·摩考克
一名白子战士/巫师在一次死亡竞赛中找到一柄吸魂剑而且在“秩序”和“混乱”之间的终极打击下拾起了它。
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
充满了偏执狂和复杂真实的游戏,这种“假如纳粹德国获胜”的剧情是曾经被写过的最非主流的历史。
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)——乔治·奥维尔
真诚的讲你会喜欢这本书的。它是一本你要独自看的书;没有其他人在身边。你会在每天晚餐后花上二个小时看这本书;荧光屏能确保这一点。老大哥会成为你的朋友。
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·西蒙丝
伯劳鸟:一种用思想来停止时间的终极杀人机器。霸权/人工智能同盟:一个支配整个银河的帝国。驱逐者:经过万年进化、决心推翻霸权的猿人。将这些综合在一起你就会得到一场世界末日善恶的决战。
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)——阿尔弗雷德·贝斯特
当格雷·福伊尔熬过了螺旋陷阱、发下报复的誓言时,他将自己改造成了一个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.《泰格纳》(奇幻)——盖伊·盖瑞尔·凯
为了报仇,一名强大的巫师将泰格纳王国从现实中清除了。但是一小群英雄依靠着他们故国的记忆,寻求将泰格纳再一次重现在它原来的地方。
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.《弗兰肯斯坦》(科幻)——玛莉·雪莱
一个疯狂科学家的创造物、一个用死人身体部分拼合的怪物和怪物争取世人承认他人类身份而进行抗争的经典故事。
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.《机器人会不会梦到电子羊?》(科幻)——菲利普·k.·迪克
一位银翼杀手警察被分配去追捕佯装成人的机器人而且在这一过程中寻究 "人类" 的定义。
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.《莎拉娜之剑》(奇幻)——泰瑞·布鲁克斯
“莎拉娜”系列的第一本将施·欧姆斯福德置于反对邪恶的法术士王和他的骷髅随从的争斗中。在通俗化的现代奇幻文学中这本书是很关键的。
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.《阿努比斯之门》(科幻)——提姆·鲍尔斯
一位现代学者实现了时间旅行,变更了身份、神气活现并且享受着1810年伦敦的魅力。如同查理斯·狄更斯遇到了印地安那·琼斯。
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.《电光》(科幻)——迪恩·库恩兹
一位来自过去的时间旅行者试图阻止纳粹德国对现在的改变。
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)——大卫·布林
横跨银河的——包括有感觉力的海豚和黑猩猩——所有其它种族都通过基因改造或者 "提升"获得了智力并且要为他们的恩人献出他们的一生。人类却不是这样,他们把自己留在宇宙图腾的最底部,反对着科学高层者和时常怀有敌意的种族。
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.《环形世界》(科幻)——拉里·尼文
一支星际远征队迫降到一个直径1.9亿英里形如呼啦圈的人造行星上。幸存者必须与最初建设者留下的蛮族后代作战,方能穿越环形世界找到答案。
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.《时间机器》(科幻)——H.·G.·威尔斯
一个时间旅客在西元802701年目击了一场温顺又美丽的伊洛人和居住在地下无情的莫洛克人之间的战争。
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.《法夫哈德和老练的搜寻者》(奇幻)——弗瑞兹·雷伯
一个野蛮人和老练的小偷搭伴而行,笨手笨脚地历经了一些暗杀者公会、致命的巫师和诡计多端的神制造的意外。
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)——埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯
“约翰·卡特”系列的第一部,一个盟军士兵发现自己被传送到了火星,并在那里赢得了战士的荣誉。
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.《银河旅行者指南》(科幻)——道格拉斯·亚当斯
这本书开创了一个由五本书组成的系列。亚瑟·登特仅仅在地球因银河高速公路而被摧毁之前被搭救。他和他的同伴福特·普瑞菲特偶会一个偏执的机器人、拜访了撒法人的世界并且勇敢地面对了沃根星球的威胁。
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
一种病毒毁灭了世界上大部份人口。当仅有的一小群人挣扎着重建文明时,恶魔的力量威胁着美洲的幸存者们。
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.《亚瑟王和他的圆桌骑士》(奇幻)——汤姆斯·马罗礼爵士
亚瑟王故事的最可靠的选集——从兰斯洛特的背叛到莫德雷德的出生到影子骑士。
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,机器人》(科幻)——艾萨克·阿西莫夫
科幻小说中为智能机器人设定了标准的短篇故事。最著名的是设定出现在被公认的机器人三定律。
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.《月亮是一个严厉的妇人》(科幻)——罗伯特·海因莱茵
月亮是成为一个被铁腕政权统治的严酷的殖民地。市民想获得自由,于是求助于一台有自我意识的计算机展开反抗计划。
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.《水洼》(奇幻)——理查德·亚当斯
完全从一只兔子的眼光来看待搜寻新的家园和为生存而竞争。一本独特的取材于《出埃及记》的圣经故事。
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.《华氏451》(科幻)——雷·布雷德伯里
在盖伊·蒙太哥生活的世界里,消防员不用读书;他们焚烧书籍。盖伊喜欢他的工作。十年的消防员生涯,他从没问过隐藏在焚烧书籍背后或者它给他带来乐趣的原因……直到一个17岁的女孩告诉他,过去这里的人们并不惧怕阅读。
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.