Top 10 SF and Fantasy Books

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
曾有超過5000人提名,超過60000人投票,現(xiàn)在投票的結(jié)果出來了。讀者票選出的“NPR百部最佳科幻奇幻小說”中既有經(jīng)典的作品,也有時(shí)下流行的作品。

Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion).
我們的評審小組瀏覽了上百部提名最多的作品,排除了不符合此次票選標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的作品——相信我們,他們?yōu)榇嗽M(jìn)行了激烈、慎重,又充滿歡快的學(xué)究氣息的討論。

So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels.
那么現(xiàn)在,就來看看最受讀者歡迎的科幻和奇幻小說吧。

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord Of The Rings
指環(huán)王

by J.R.R. Tolkien
作者:J.R.R.托爾金

Tolkien's seminal three-volume epic chronicles the Lord of the Rings, in which Frodo the hobbit and his companions set out to destroy the evil Ring of Power and restore peace to Middle-earth. The beloved trilogy still casts a long shadow, having established some of the most familiar and enduring tropes in fantasy literature.
托爾金開創(chuàng)性的三卷本史詩編年史《指環(huán)王》,講述了霍比特人弗羅多和他的伙伴們摧毀魔戒,使中土重歸和平的旅程。大受喜愛的《指環(huán)王》三部曲創(chuàng)造出了奇幻文學(xué)中許多最為人熟知和經(jīng)久不衰的意象,時(shí)至今日仍有很大影響。

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
銀河系漫游指南

by Douglas Adams
作者:道格拉斯·亞當(dāng)斯

In the first, hilarious volume of Adams' Hitchhiker's series, reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent gets swept up in some literally Earth-shattering events involving aliens, sperm whales, a depressed robot, mice who are more than they seem, and some really, really bad poetry.
亞當(dāng)斯令人捧腹的“銀河系漫游指南”系列的第一部,主人公亞瑟·登特在一些——涉及外星人、抹香鯨、抑郁的機(jī)器人、比我們想象中更多的老鼠,以及糟糕透頂?shù)脑姼璧摹獨(dú)绲厍虻氖录?,極不情愿地成為了一名銀河系旅行者。

Enders Game

Ender's Game
安德的游戲

by Orson Scott Card
作者:奧森·斯科特·卡德

Young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, bred to be a genius, is drafted to Battle School where he trains to lead the century-long fight against the alien Buggers.
天才兒童,年輕的安德魯·“安德”·維京(注:主角的外號“安德”——Ender,即“終結(jié)者”之意)被送到戰(zhàn)斗學(xué)校。人們希望他能帶領(lǐng)人類,贏得持續(xù)了一個(gè)世紀(jì)之久的,對抗外星蟲族的戰(zhàn)爭。

Dune

The Dune Chronicles
《沙丘》系列

by Frank Herbert
作者:弗蘭克·赫伯特

Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
關(guān)于保羅·阿崔迪的冒險(xiǎn)故事。保羅是本是一位公爵的兒子,被拋棄在這顆名為“沙丘”的變幻莫測的荒漠行星上。當(dāng)?shù)匦郧楸┝业挠文撩褡迨震B(yǎng)了他,并且?guī)椭靼琢俗约阂庀氩坏降拿\(yùn)。

A Song of Ice and Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire Series
冰與火之歌

by George R.R. Martin
作者: 喬治·R. R. 馬丁

As the Seven Kingdoms face a generation-long winter, the royal Stark family confronts the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, the arrival of barbarian hordes, and other threats.
持續(xù)數(shù)年的嚴(yán)冬即將降臨到維斯特洛(書中虛構(gòu)的大陸)的七大王國之中,尊貴的史塔克家族卻面臨著來自宿敵蘭尼斯特家族的毒藥陰謀,怪物和野蠻人的入侵,以及其他的威脅。

1984

1984
一九八四

by George Orwell
作者:喬治·奧威爾

Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.
描繪了極權(quán)政府監(jiān)視所有人和主導(dǎo)所有活動(dòng)的未來景象。

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451
華氏451

by Ray Bradbury
作者:雷·布拉德伯里

A totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be destroyed, but one of the book burners suddenly realizes their merit, in a chilling novel of a frightening near-future world.
極權(quán)政府下令銷毀所有書籍,但燒書人中的一位卻突然明白了他們的功過是非。關(guān)于恐怖的近未來的令人汗毛倒豎的小說。

Foundation

The Foundation Trilogy
基地三部曲

by Isaac Asimov
作者:艾薩克·阿西莫夫

A band of psychologists, under the leadership of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, plant a colony to encourage art, science, and technology in the declining Galactic Empire and to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind.
在心里歷史學(xué)家哈里·謝頓的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下,一群心理學(xué)家建立了殖民地,通過鼓勵(lì)藝術(shù)和科學(xué)技術(shù)來挽救衰落的銀河帝國,保存人類積累至今的知識。

Brave New World

Brave New World
美麗新世界

by Aldous Huxley
作者:阿道司·赫胥黎

Huxley's classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
赫胥黎經(jīng)典的預(yù)言小說描繪了未來主義烏托邦中社會(huì)化的恐怖和對個(gè)人自由的剝奪。

American Gods

American Gods
美國眾神

by Neil Gaiman
作者:尼爾·蓋曼

On the plane home to attend the funerals of his wife and best friend, Shadow, an ex-con, encounters an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him. When Shadow accepts the stranger's job offer, he finds himself plunged into a perilous game with the highest of stakes: the soul of America itself.
在回家參加他妻子和好友的葬禮的飛機(jī)上,前罪犯“影子”遇到了一個(gè)神秘的陌生人。陌生人似乎了解“影子”的一切,并且為他提供了一份工作?!坝白印苯邮芰?,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己陷入了一場危險(xiǎn)的博弈之中,而賭注竟是“美國的靈魂”!

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