1.《魔戒之王》（奇幻）--J.·R.·R.·托尔金
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
安伯是惟一真实的世界。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 "wil
d magic" he's brought with him，but he doesn't believe this fantasy
world exis
ts.
6.《基地》（科幻）--艾萨克·阿西莫夫
陷入衰落的银河帝国和试图控制住损失的科学家秘密社会的史诗故事。
Foundation.Issac Asimov.Monumental tale of a galactic empire spiraling into de
cline and the secret society of scientists manuvering to control the damage.
7.《沙丘》（科幻）--弗兰克·赫伯特
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好的或然历史。
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·西蒙斯
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.《群星，我的归宿》（科幻）--阿尔弗雷德·贝斯特
当格雷·福伊尔熬过被人遗弃、发下报复的誓言时，他自我转变成了一个有穿梭宇宙能力的异常强大的准超人。
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.《月亮是个厉妇》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
月亮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，于是对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，消防员不去读书；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 toread.
31.《霍比特......》（奇幻）--J.·R.·R.·托尔金
霍比特矮人比尔博·巴金斯，巫师甘道夫和13个矮人到大孤山中探索并取回了矮人的宝物。洞穴巨人、小妖精、巨大的蜘蛛和罪恶的龙等遍布他们的旅途中。
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.《赫利康尼亚》（科幻）--布莱恩·奥尔迪斯
在一颗他们的一年相当于我们3000年并且冬天如同冰河纪的行星上，文明兴衰轮回。
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.《新日之书》（奇幻）--吉尼·渥尔夫
有多少个系列丛书以拷打者为主角呢？这本书中一名年轻的拷打者学徒毕业了，成为一个完全的刽子手，他朝着世界的统治者前进，成为人类的救星，当然，最终，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.《格利佛游记》（奇幻）--乔纳森·斯韦夫特
一个船只遇难的生还者偶遇到除了在一系列政治讽刺小说中所拥有的事物以外，还有微型人、巨人和超智人、会说话的马人。
Gulliver's Travels. Jonathan Swift. A shipwreck survivor encounters
miniaturepeople，giants and superintelligent，talking horses among other
things in a series of political satires.
35.《记忆杀手》（科幻）--斯比德·鲁滨逊
当你发现某个人能清除记忆时你会怎么做？记忆杀手--死亡杀手的第一部中篇小说----追踪了两个人的旅程。他们被他们生命中难以抗拒的秘密所吸引，最终在一个谜一般的组织里会合，这个组织负责开发一种可以让人单纯的快乐而死的技术。这同时也是第一种洗脑的永久兴方法。主角们决定要阻止这个企业，尽管他们知道这个会送了他们的命。第一次读这本小说的时候，你会觉得它是本恐怖的神秘小说。第二次，你会发现它提供了丰富的人物描写，然后你会问：是什么使得人生值得一活？
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.《血里的音乐》（科幻）--格鲁格·贝尔
一个天才的研究员发明出生物晶片--智慧细胞--而且将它们注射到自己体内。它们像疾病一样扩散起来，带来了《启示录》般的结果。
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.《绿里》--斯蒂芬·金
令人毛骨悚然的死亡侵入囚犯中间，令他们仿佛面对电椅一般。
The Green Mile. Stephen King. The eerie struggle of death row inmates
as theyfact the electric chair.
38.《夜访吸血鬼》（奇幻）--安妮·赖斯
将有关吸血鬼的哥德式的神秘带进现代旧金山的夜晚的小说。
Interview with the Vampire. Anne Rice. The novel that took the gothic
mystique of the vampire into the nights of modern San Francisco.
39.《星际船伞兵》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
一个未来的新兵通过了宇宙中的最残酷的海军新兵训练基地的锤炼--并且投入反抗人类最致命敌人的战争之中。忘掉电影去读书吧。
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.《纳尼亚年代记》（奇幻）--C.·S.·路易斯
这个系列中有一本《狮子、巫婆和衣橱》，它是系列中最有名的一本，英格兰某地的四个孩子走进一个衣橱，里面浮现出一个有魔力的纳尼亚大陆，这个大陆上有半人半羊的农牧神和会说话的海狸，整个大陆处于由白魔女施下的永恒的冬天的规则和符咒之下。
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.《启示录三部曲》--罗伯特·施和罗伯特·安顿·威尔逊
启示录系列的三本书只有部分是想像的著作。它们全面解决了我们这个时代中的谜团，从到底是谁射杀了肯尼迪到为什么一美元钞票上有金字塔。
The Illuminatus！Trilogy. Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. The
three books of the Illuminatus are only partly works of the imagination. They
tackle allthe 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·库恩兹
基因实验创造出二只超智生物。一只是疯狂的邪恶生物，逃走了。另一个能阻止他的是他的"兄弟"--一只被命名为爱因斯坦的被驯养的狗。
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.《被毁灭的人》（科幻）--阿尔弗雷德·贝斯特
一个毛骨悚然的谋杀/悬疑故事，回答了这样一个问题，"在24世纪的精神感应流行的社会中该怎样完成谋杀？"
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.《埃姆菲瑞尔》（科幻）--杰克·万斯
在行星哈默上，统治者将机械化和大生产视为违法，藉以限制工人的产量来使得他们贫穷潦倒。吉尔·塔沃克，一名雕刻师的儿子，为推翻传统体系和为工人阶级赢得公平待遇而工作。
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.《奥兹法师》（奇幻）--L.·弗兰克·鲍姆
桃乐丝寻找回家路途时和她的朋友们游历了一个奇幻世界。这是奥兹系列的第一部，比那部经典电影包含多得多的内容，例如与丑陋的锤头的偶遇和铁皮人的由来。唉，然而没有飞天猴子。
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 withthe monstrous Hammerheads and the origin of the Tin Man. Alas，no
winged monkeys though.
46.《世界大战》（科幻）--H.·G.·威尔斯
经典的外星人入侵故事，有高度发达科技的火星征服者却带有巨大的致命弱点。
War of the Worlds. H.G. Wells. The classic alien invasion tale of
technologically advanced Martian conquerors with an enormous Achilles' Heel.
47.《传说中的森林》（奇幻）--罗伯特·霍德斯托克
凯尔特人和古英语的神话来源自富有生气的原始森林地带，那里会从人们无意识中产生活生生的"幽灵"。
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.《动物农场》（科幻）--乔治·奥威尔
暴动的农场家畜们逃离了它们的压迫者建立起一个家畜乌托邦。
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
一个活灵活现的浪漫又刺激的故事......加上非同寻常大小的老鼠。
The Princess Bride. William Goldman. A swashbucking tale of romance and
adventure......plus Rodents Of Unusual Size.
50.《时光之轮》（奇幻）--罗伯特·乔丹
一个世代终结了，另一个世代又兴起。命运之网在每一个轮回里让那些古英雄们和反面角色得以重生，并由此展开一系列故事。在漫长的年代更迭中，黑暗之王被沙约尔·弗尔施法囚禁在他的山脉监狱中。他渴望逃脱，并且把所有从他手心逃掉的家伙全部杀掉，同时他的爪牙在大陆上暗中破坏、操纵并用其它方法促成他邪恶的愿望。一个农夫的孩子，安特·兰德·阿尔托尔，对于他所在的小村庄外的事情一无所知。但是当一个神秘的女人到来使他看到了正在逼近的邪恶时，兰德和他的伙伴出发去寻求永久改变世界的办法。你知道，兰德是再生的龙，当时最强大的男法师。他拥有强大的力量可以夷平整个城市、可以改写历史、可以挑战黑暗之王--但这种力量慢慢的使他发了疯。
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 hisage. 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
一支专门捕食虚弱的人、易受伤害的人、放荡的人的生物。一只成为你最可怕的梦魇的生物。
It. Stephen King. A creature which preys upon the weak，the
vulnerable，the abandoned. A creature which becomes your worst nightmare.
52.《发条橙》（科幻）--安东尼·伯吉斯
当亚历克斯被捕后，他接受了将他反社会的冲动置于人工控制的治疗。没有了自由的意志还能是个善良的人吗？
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.《时间柱》（科幻）--格雷戈里·本福德
不久的将来科学家将信息及时地送回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·麦卡芙瑞
人类骑士与善良的、飞机大小的龙进行意识连接，去对抗所有贪婪的斯瑞德.赫尔。
Pern. Anne McCaffery. Human riders link minds with
benevolent，airplane-sized
dragons to fight off the all-devouring Thread.heh
55.《五号屠场》（科幻）--小库尔特·冯尼格
战争的恐怖成为一个人在两种现实--从二战的德雷斯顿到囚禁在外星球垂尔佛曼德尔--之间来回转换的体验。
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》--尼尔·吉曼和特里·普拉特切特
在这个奇异的、世界终结的喜剧中，哈米吉多顿（世界末日善恶决战的战场）出现了，然而天使和恶魔都没有准备好面对它。
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.《菲奥尼瓦》（奇幻）--盖伊·盖乌瑞尔·凯
一群现代学生被神秘地传送到一个处于危险之中的幻想世界。当一个恶毒的魔王从千年的监禁中释放出来时，学生们发现他们的命运与菲奥尼瓦的命运纠缠在一起。
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.《地海法师》（奇幻）--厄休拉·K.·勒吉恩
一个名为盖德的男孩研习怎样成为男巫，并且最终被视为有助于重建宇宙的平衡：光和暗、男人和女人、生存和死亡、法术和它的终极价值。
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
我们是如何得知我们是什么的？这个系列回答了一个人类基本的问题。它开始于我们的猿类祖先和对生存的竞争之间联系的确立。我们被其它行星的生命视为无可救药的虚弱和数量众多。一种外部的力量通过一块巨大的黑色"独块巨石"的方式播种下了真正智慧的种子。这些第一次概念上的想法开启了一系列使我们进入未来的事件。未来的开发中，我们的好奇心引导着我们在月球上发现了另外一个这样的盒子--它是一项铁证，证明了我们不是宇宙中惟一的指挥文明！这也是一项对于我们来说无法理解的发现，如同我们千百万年以来的生存问题一样。接着，人类不断地探寻，只是在木星附近发现了另一个盒子，它带给人类更多至为重要的事件。3001年：最后的奥德赛，系列中提到过多次的问题--不管是凶是吉--得到了最终的回答。
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
crucialto himanity. In 3001：The Final Odyssey，many of the questions raised
in the series are - for good or ill - finally answered.
60.《异种生殖》（科幻）--奥克塔维亚·巴特勒
外星人欧安卡利拯救了地球。作为代价，欧安卡利的幸存者需要稳定的基因的交换......而且我们是交配的原料。
Xenogenesis. Octavia Butler. The Oankali aliens have saved the earth.
For a price. Oankali survival requires constant genetic exchange......and we
are matingstock.
61.《深渊之火》（科幻）--弗诺·文奇
来自另一界的似神的人工智能体威胁着这个宇宙。一群人拥有阻止它的知识，但他们被困在一颗有灵长动物的行星上，那里没有空间航行或者现代通信的科技手段。
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）--罗伯特·E.·霍华德
终极的野蛮英雄挫败了大量的邪恶法师，将大批恶毒的畸形怪物象垃圾一样清除，并且搭救了行星上每一位美丽的公主。然后他大嚼起早餐。
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·罗宾逊
2026年，一只百名探险家队起程拓殖火星并将其地球化。不过，并不是每个人都想那样做。
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.《灵魂之井的午夜》（科幻）--杰克·L.·查克
大部份的宇宙实际上由一个远古的死亡种族建造的并由一台庞大的计算机控制着。无论是谁控制了计算机都等于拥有了终极力量。
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.《变色龙的符咒》（奇幻）--皮尔斯·安东尼
在仙丝，每个人都有他们自己惟一的特殊魔术力量。不幸的是，布林克出生时却没有独特的法术，他怎么办？
A Spell for Chameleon. Piers Anthony. In Xanth， everyone has a
special magicpower unique to themselves. Unfortunately，Blink is born without one.
Or is he ？
66.《缝隙》（科幻）--史蒂芬·R.·唐纳德森
来自遥远的禁断空间的边界，埃姆昵恩，一个倾向恐怖暴行的外星种族，需要某种人类无法形容的东西--而且他们会以某些无法想象的程度来得到它。
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.《亚瑟王法庭中的康涅狄格美国佬》（科幻）--马克·吐温
一个19世纪的男人被传送回圆桌会议发生地，在那里他通过介绍许多诸如铁路和电话等现代工具而被任命为亚瑟王的帮手。
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.《不锈钢鼠历险记》（科幻）--哈里·哈德森
吉姆·迪格兹是银河中最有才气的欺诈艺术家和小偷。当他最后被捕获时，执法者只有一个选择--让他成为他们中的一员--因为要用这只老鼠去捉另一只。
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. 《火星编年史》（科幻）--雷·布雷德伯里
一本聚焦在人类在红色行星上以及与那些怪诞的原住民间偶遇的短篇故事集。它开始于第一次的接触和从那里的搬移。每个故事都贴上了布雷德伯里怪诞的标签。
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.《黑暗精灵》（奇幻）--R.·A.·萨尔瓦多
游戏相关小说最好的系列之一，介绍了崔斯特·杜垩登，一个黑暗精灵，他一出生便拥有其他精灵所不具备的或不能提供的品质：同情心。他的家乡，地下城市魔索布莱城，是一个粗暴的地方，而且他的家族通过坚守城市的金箴规则："不留活口"而取得了它的权力位置。当崔斯特成年时，魔索布莱城中越来越多的人开始讨厌他，而且他也无法做他的社会所需要的那些邪恶行为。最后，他惹恼他的家族，成为了母系社会中的一名男性，对他的处罚就是死亡。他没有选择只有逃到到地表世界，但那里不会善待黑暗精灵，因为他们有着嗜杀者的恶名。崔斯特寻求"善行"社会的接受和摆脱他的过去，这导致了许多次冒险和战斗。
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.《伊甸园之西》（科幻）--哈里·哈德森
地球被智能恐龙所统治；他们发现了美洲大陆，利用工具移民石器时代的人。于是血腥的战斗爆发了。
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.·贝格尔
一个永恒的经典浪漫史，发生在两个必须通过争斗来记起曾经的生命和爱恋的鬼魂之间。
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.《海底两万里》（科幻）--儒勒·凡尔纳
尼摩船长在大洋中的历险和为了他们政权而发生的战斗。凡尔纳的鹦鹉螺号早于真正的潜水艇。
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.《内心垂死》（科幻）--罗勃特·西尔弗伯格
一个老去的有精神感应的人开始失去控制他的精神力量。一次进入某个被赋予了不同寻常力量的男人思想内部的迷人旅程。
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.《龙枪》（奇幻）--玛格丽特·魏丝和崔西·西克曼
传说中的生物，龙，回来了--伴随着他们的是黑暗和破坏。只有一队探险者能够拯救世界......只要他们没有从内部被出卖。
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.《透镜人》（科幻）--E.·E.·史密斯"博士"
经典的太空歌剧，讲述了男童子军般纯朴的英雄和无情的邪恶坏蛋为潮湿行星的"世界末日装置"的控制而战斗。
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.《坏东西这样来》（科幻）--雷·布雷德伯里
也许这是曾经被写过的最精妙的惊骇故事。狂欢节允诺实现你最大的希望，但要为此承担最高的价格。这本书中的情景会在你的余生里经常见到。
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.《上帝眼中的微尘》（科幻）--拉里·尼文和杰瑞·波内尔
西元3017年是人类在宇宙的一个死水区域中发现智慧外星生物的一年；我们是应该迎接他们还是把他们炸成碎块？
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.《异乡异客》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
异客是瓦伦丁·迈克尔·史密斯，异乡是地球。史密斯出生于火星，是我们第一支去那里的远征队中惟一的人类幸存者。他被火星人养大，然后被25年后的第二支远征队所"搭救"。他认为自己是火星人并且使用看上去与他们没有什么不同的火星人能力--悬浮术。现在，向被狼在荒野中养大的孩子一样，他必须学会怎样做人......而且同时，教他的新朋友如何看待一个火星人。他发现了性和自由性爱的乐趣（这是60年代那一代人令这本书非常流行的部分原因），而且试着用他火星知识来调解地球宗教许多互相冲突的教义。读者不仅看到史密斯的成长，而且得知了一系列未来地球的情况和人类社会所有的弱点。
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.《空间三部曲》（科幻）--C.·S.·路易斯
火星生命泛滥。水覆盖下的金星移居来一些漂浮的居住用的"岛屿"。如同地球上亚瑟王对抗整个英国的地方。
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.《隐身人》（科幻）--H.·G.·威尔斯
一个科学家的心智和道德是他不可见的道德准则的价值。
The Invisible Man. H.G. Wells. A scientist's sanity and morality is the
price of his invisibility formula.
82.《带特殊音乐的枪》（科幻）--乔纳森·莱塞姆
一个私家侦探在不远的、黑暗的未来侦破一件棘手的谋杀疑案，那时残留的人类和动物生活在一起，这些动物是类似枪袋鼠那样经过增强基因达到了接近人类的智力。近乎苛刻的黑暗色调，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.《里昂内斯》（奇幻）--杰克·万斯
超自然小说，充斥着仙子、巫婆和颠覆王国的阴谋--而这一切全部是在英吉利海峡下发生的。
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）--琼·维格
计算机朋克，谋杀秘密和政治上的阴谋扭结在这一本书中，它讲述了一只猫的故事，一个心理意义上的半人，被强迫给他最憎恨的人做保镖。
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.《晶体表示》（科幻）--布鲁斯·斯特灵
人类最终因为空间问题而舍弃地球，并且像哲学上那样把自身分为了两个集团。形态论者利用基因和生物工程技术改造了他们的身体去适应空间，而机械论者把信心放在制造高级人类使用的电子控制增强器上。
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.《最后的独角兽》（奇幻）--彼得·S.·贝格尔
当一只独角兽收到其它已经消失的独角兽的音信时，她踏上了寻找她失踪的同伴的路途。她与人类共处了一小段时间，而且她是惟一热爱人类比较久的独角兽。
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.《走向你们散落的身体》（科幻）--弗利普·何塞·法默
任何人都曾经死去过--你、我、希特勒、马克·吐温--死在一个陌生的外星世界。"江河世界"系列的第一本书讲述了一个孤独的探索者试图解出奇异的"来世"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》--托马斯·哈里斯
一名FBI侦探必须谋求一个嗜血成性的连环杀人犯的帮助来追捕到另一名连环杀人犯。
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.《深潜站》--C.·J.·切立夫
人类已经能够驾驶亚光速飞船探索几百光年外的宙域，这么长的距离足够在一些遥远的太阳系的两个轨道站之间建设贸易航线。深潜站处于航线的关键位置，也是通向地球防卫圈的门户。地球主管当局担心亚光速通信的间歇--有时会长达十年甚至更多--会给他们遥远的殖民地和暴发户商人的飞船带来太多的自由，但是当地球最终采取制裁措施时，一切已经太晚了：在遥远的赛汀上的科学家们已建造了第一艘超光速空间航行器，并且赛汀成为一个名为联邦的新生力量的中心。尽管深潜站已宣称自己中立，它还是夹在地球、联邦和商团武装之间，注定成为冲突的中心。
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.《献给埃基尔侬的花》（科幻）--丹尼尔·基斯
一个心理上弱智的小管理员接受了一项具有突破性意义的外科手术，使得其智商提高了三倍。他拥有了天才的头脑，但却只有孩童的情感。
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.《遥远地球之歌》（科幻）--阿瑟·C.·克拉克
人类了解到太阳正走向爆炸，于是在地球被毁灭之前将它的基因种子进入宇宙。这是带有合理可行的空间旅行方法的硬科幻小说。
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.《钻石的四大统治者》（科幻）--杰克·查克
一名间谍将他的思想复制到四个不同的身体之内，以便渗入到四个敌人的世界中并刺杀他们的统治者。
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.《剑》（奇幻）--弗瑞德·萨伯海根
神武坎制造了精美的刀剑，每一把都拥有特殊的无法阻挡的力量，并且能在未曾猜想到的世界里释放它们。一开始，人类就用这些剑杀死了神。随即，事态变得狂烈起来。
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.《中转站》（科幻）--克利福德·西马克
一个普通人被银河联邦雇用看守一个他们在地球上秘密安置的中转站。他能平衡对自己种族、对雇主的诚信并阻止一场核子战争吗？
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.《海怪苏醒》（科幻）--约翰·怀海姆
一个不寻常的"海下入侵"假设将产生"你疯了"想法的主角保罗和杰梅紧密联系在一起。
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）--内尔·斯蒂芬森
第一本以网络人格和虚拟现实的初步暗示为特色的塞伯朋克小说。另外，你会喜欢上那个叫HiroProtagonist（日本名）的主人公，他是一名黑客、日本武士兼披萨饼快递员。
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.《满天飞翔的十字军》（科幻）--波尔·安德森
黑暗时代的骑士驾驶一艘宇宙飞船征服银河，一路上将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.《穿越镜面》（奇幻）--路易斯·卡罗尔
小说中讲述了爱丽丝在奇境里的故事，年轻的爱丽丝寻找归家之路，在这期间，探索了一块疯狂的、被施过魔法的大陆并且巧妙地躲过了试图伤害她的人。
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.《腐尸安慰者》（奇幻）--丹·西蒙斯
一个超自然吸血鬼的社会导致其他人的痛苦并和人类头脑斗智。
Carrion Comfort. Dan Simmons. A secret society of psychic vampires feed
off others' misery and play games with human minds.
100《邮差》（科幻）--大卫·布林
你曾看过一部电影关于一个人在美国邮递启示录过程中坚持自己的理念的故事。现在读一下这本书，它会更好些。
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.
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
安伯是惟一真实的世界。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 "wil
d magic" he's brought with him，but he doesn't believe this fantasy
world exis
ts.
6.《基地》（科幻）--艾萨克·阿西莫夫
陷入衰落的银河帝国和试图控制住损失的科学家秘密社会的史诗故事。
Foundation.Issac Asimov.Monumental tale of a galactic empire spiraling into de
cline and the secret society of scientists manuvering to control the damage.
7.《沙丘》（科幻）--弗兰克·赫伯特
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好的或然历史。
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·西蒙斯
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.《群星，我的归宿》（科幻）--阿尔弗雷德·贝斯特
当格雷·福伊尔熬过被人遗弃、发下报复的誓言时，他自我转变成了一个有穿梭宇宙能力的异常强大的准超人。
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.《月亮是个厉妇》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
月亮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，于是对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，消防员不去读书；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 toread.
31.《霍比特......》（奇幻）--J.·R.·R.·托尔金
霍比特矮人比尔博·巴金斯，巫师甘道夫和13个矮人到大孤山中探索并取回了矮人的宝物。洞穴巨人、小妖精、巨大的蜘蛛和罪恶的龙等遍布他们的旅途中。
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.《赫利康尼亚》（科幻）--布莱恩·奥尔迪斯
在一颗他们的一年相当于我们3000年并且冬天如同冰河纪的行星上，文明兴衰轮回。
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.《新日之书》（奇幻）--吉尼·渥尔夫
有多少个系列丛书以拷打者为主角呢？这本书中一名年轻的拷打者学徒毕业了，成为一个完全的刽子手，他朝着世界的统治者前进，成为人类的救星，当然，最终，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.《格利佛游记》（奇幻）--乔纳森·斯韦夫特
一个船只遇难的生还者偶遇到除了在一系列政治讽刺小说中所拥有的事物以外，还有微型人、巨人和超智人、会说话的马人。
Gulliver's Travels. Jonathan Swift. A shipwreck survivor encounters
miniaturepeople，giants and superintelligent，talking horses among other
things in a series of political satires.
35.《记忆杀手》（科幻）--斯比德·鲁滨逊
当你发现某个人能清除记忆时你会怎么做？记忆杀手--死亡杀手的第一部中篇小说----追踪了两个人的旅程。他们被他们生命中难以抗拒的秘密所吸引，最终在一个谜一般的组织里会合，这个组织负责开发一种可以让人单纯的快乐而死的技术。这同时也是第一种洗脑的永久兴方法。主角们决定要阻止这个企业，尽管他们知道这个会送了他们的命。第一次读这本小说的时候，你会觉得它是本恐怖的神秘小说。第二次，你会发现它提供了丰富的人物描写，然后你会问：是什么使得人生值得一活？
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.《血里的音乐》（科幻）--格鲁格·贝尔
一个天才的研究员发明出生物晶片--智慧细胞--而且将它们注射到自己体内。它们像疾病一样扩散起来，带来了《启示录》般的结果。
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.《绿里》--斯蒂芬·金
令人毛骨悚然的死亡侵入囚犯中间，令他们仿佛面对电椅一般。
The Green Mile. Stephen King. The eerie struggle of death row inmates
as theyfact the electric chair.
38.《夜访吸血鬼》（奇幻）--安妮·赖斯
将有关吸血鬼的哥德式的神秘带进现代旧金山的夜晚的小说。
Interview with the Vampire. Anne Rice. The novel that took the gothic
mystique of the vampire into the nights of modern San Francisco.
39.《星际船伞兵》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
一个未来的新兵通过了宇宙中的最残酷的海军新兵训练基地的锤炼--并且投入反抗人类最致命敌人的战争之中。忘掉电影去读书吧。
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.《纳尼亚年代记》（奇幻）--C.·S.·路易斯
这个系列中有一本《狮子、巫婆和衣橱》，它是系列中最有名的一本，英格兰某地的四个孩子走进一个衣橱，里面浮现出一个有魔力的纳尼亚大陆，这个大陆上有半人半羊的农牧神和会说话的海狸，整个大陆处于由白魔女施下的永恒的冬天的规则和符咒之下。
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.《启示录三部曲》--罗伯特·施和罗伯特·安顿·威尔逊
启示录系列的三本书只有部分是想像的著作。它们全面解决了我们这个时代中的谜团，从到底是谁射杀了肯尼迪到为什么一美元钞票上有金字塔。
The Illuminatus！Trilogy. Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. The
three books of the Illuminatus are only partly works of the imagination. They
tackle allthe 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·库恩兹
基因实验创造出二只超智生物。一只是疯狂的邪恶生物，逃走了。另一个能阻止他的是他的"兄弟"--一只被命名为爱因斯坦的被驯养的狗。
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.《被毁灭的人》（科幻）--阿尔弗雷德·贝斯特
一个毛骨悚然的谋杀/悬疑故事，回答了这样一个问题，"在24世纪的精神感应流行的社会中该怎样完成谋杀？"
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.《埃姆菲瑞尔》（科幻）--杰克·万斯
在行星哈默上，统治者将机械化和大生产视为违法，藉以限制工人的产量来使得他们贫穷潦倒。吉尔·塔沃克，一名雕刻师的儿子，为推翻传统体系和为工人阶级赢得公平待遇而工作。
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.《奥兹法师》（奇幻）--L.·弗兰克·鲍姆
桃乐丝寻找回家路途时和她的朋友们游历了一个奇幻世界。这是奥兹系列的第一部，比那部经典电影包含多得多的内容，例如与丑陋的锤头的偶遇和铁皮人的由来。唉，然而没有飞天猴子。
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 withthe monstrous Hammerheads and the origin of the Tin Man. Alas，no
winged monkeys though.
46.《世界大战》（科幻）--H.·G.·威尔斯
经典的外星人入侵故事，有高度发达科技的火星征服者却带有巨大的致命弱点。
War of the Worlds. H.G. Wells. The classic alien invasion tale of
technologically advanced Martian conquerors with an enormous Achilles' Heel.
47.《传说中的森林》（奇幻）--罗伯特·霍德斯托克
凯尔特人和古英语的神话来源自富有生气的原始森林地带，那里会从人们无意识中产生活生生的"幽灵"。
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.《动物农场》（科幻）--乔治·奥威尔
暴动的农场家畜们逃离了它们的压迫者建立起一个家畜乌托邦。
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
一个活灵活现的浪漫又刺激的故事......加上非同寻常大小的老鼠。
The Princess Bride. William Goldman. A swashbucking tale of romance and
adventure......plus Rodents Of Unusual Size.
50.《时光之轮》（奇幻）--罗伯特·乔丹
一个世代终结了，另一个世代又兴起。命运之网在每一个轮回里让那些古英雄们和反面角色得以重生，并由此展开一系列故事。在漫长的年代更迭中，黑暗之王被沙约尔·弗尔施法囚禁在他的山脉监狱中。他渴望逃脱，并且把所有从他手心逃掉的家伙全部杀掉，同时他的爪牙在大陆上暗中破坏、操纵并用其它方法促成他邪恶的愿望。一个农夫的孩子，安特·兰德·阿尔托尔，对于他所在的小村庄外的事情一无所知。但是当一个神秘的女人到来使他看到了正在逼近的邪恶时，兰德和他的伙伴出发去寻求永久改变世界的办法。你知道，兰德是再生的龙，当时最强大的男法师。他拥有强大的力量可以夷平整个城市、可以改写历史、可以挑战黑暗之王--但这种力量慢慢的使他发了疯。
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 hisage. 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
一支专门捕食虚弱的人、易受伤害的人、放荡的人的生物。一只成为你最可怕的梦魇的生物。
It. Stephen King. A creature which preys upon the weak，the
vulnerable，the abandoned. A creature which becomes your worst nightmare.
52.《发条橙》（科幻）--安东尼·伯吉斯
当亚历克斯被捕后，他接受了将他反社会的冲动置于人工控制的治疗。没有了自由的意志还能是个善良的人吗？
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.《时间柱》（科幻）--格雷戈里·本福德
不久的将来科学家将信息及时地送回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·麦卡芙瑞
人类骑士与善良的、飞机大小的龙进行意识连接，去对抗所有贪婪的斯瑞德.赫尔。
Pern. Anne McCaffery. Human riders link minds with
benevolent，airplane-sized
dragons to fight off the all-devouring Thread.heh
55.《五号屠场》（科幻）--小库尔特·冯尼格
战争的恐怖成为一个人在两种现实--从二战的德雷斯顿到囚禁在外星球垂尔佛曼德尔--之间来回转换的体验。
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》--尼尔·吉曼和特里·普拉特切特
在这个奇异的、世界终结的喜剧中，哈米吉多顿（世界末日善恶决战的战场）出现了，然而天使和恶魔都没有准备好面对它。
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.《菲奥尼瓦》（奇幻）--盖伊·盖乌瑞尔·凯
一群现代学生被神秘地传送到一个处于危险之中的幻想世界。当一个恶毒的魔王从千年的监禁中释放出来时，学生们发现他们的命运与菲奥尼瓦的命运纠缠在一起。
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.《地海法师》（奇幻）--厄休拉·K.·勒吉恩
一个名为盖德的男孩研习怎样成为男巫，并且最终被视为有助于重建宇宙的平衡：光和暗、男人和女人、生存和死亡、法术和它的终极价值。
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
我们是如何得知我们是什么的？这个系列回答了一个人类基本的问题。它开始于我们的猿类祖先和对生存的竞争之间联系的确立。我们被其它行星的生命视为无可救药的虚弱和数量众多。一种外部的力量通过一块巨大的黑色"独块巨石"的方式播种下了真正智慧的种子。这些第一次概念上的想法开启了一系列使我们进入未来的事件。未来的开发中，我们的好奇心引导着我们在月球上发现了另外一个这样的盒子--它是一项铁证，证明了我们不是宇宙中惟一的指挥文明！这也是一项对于我们来说无法理解的发现，如同我们千百万年以来的生存问题一样。接着，人类不断地探寻，只是在木星附近发现了另一个盒子，它带给人类更多至为重要的事件。3001年：最后的奥德赛，系列中提到过多次的问题--不管是凶是吉--得到了最终的回答。
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
crucialto himanity. In 3001：The Final Odyssey，many of the questions raised
in the series are - for good or ill - finally answered.
60.《异种生殖》（科幻）--奥克塔维亚·巴特勒
外星人欧安卡利拯救了地球。作为代价，欧安卡利的幸存者需要稳定的基因的交换......而且我们是交配的原料。
Xenogenesis. Octavia Butler. The Oankali aliens have saved the earth.
For a price. Oankali survival requires constant genetic exchange......and we
are matingstock.
61.《深渊之火》（科幻）--弗诺·文奇
来自另一界的似神的人工智能体威胁着这个宇宙。一群人拥有阻止它的知识，但他们被困在一颗有灵长动物的行星上，那里没有空间航行或者现代通信的科技手段。
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）--罗伯特·E.·霍华德
终极的野蛮英雄挫败了大量的邪恶法师，将大批恶毒的畸形怪物象垃圾一样清除，并且搭救了行星上每一位美丽的公主。然后他大嚼起早餐。
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·罗宾逊
2026年，一只百名探险家队起程拓殖火星并将其地球化。不过，并不是每个人都想那样做。
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.《灵魂之井的午夜》（科幻）--杰克·L.·查克
大部份的宇宙实际上由一个远古的死亡种族建造的并由一台庞大的计算机控制着。无论是谁控制了计算机都等于拥有了终极力量。
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.《变色龙的符咒》（奇幻）--皮尔斯·安东尼
在仙丝，每个人都有他们自己惟一的特殊魔术力量。不幸的是，布林克出生时却没有独特的法术，他怎么办？
A Spell for Chameleon. Piers Anthony. In Xanth， everyone has a
special magicpower unique to themselves. Unfortunately，Blink is born without one.
Or is he ？
66.《缝隙》（科幻）--史蒂芬·R.·唐纳德森
来自遥远的禁断空间的边界，埃姆昵恩，一个倾向恐怖暴行的外星种族，需要某种人类无法形容的东西--而且他们会以某些无法想象的程度来得到它。
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.《亚瑟王法庭中的康涅狄格美国佬》（科幻）--马克·吐温
一个19世纪的男人被传送回圆桌会议发生地，在那里他通过介绍许多诸如铁路和电话等现代工具而被任命为亚瑟王的帮手。
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.《不锈钢鼠历险记》（科幻）--哈里·哈德森
吉姆·迪格兹是银河中最有才气的欺诈艺术家和小偷。当他最后被捕获时，执法者只有一个选择--让他成为他们中的一员--因为要用这只老鼠去捉另一只。
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. 《火星编年史》（科幻）--雷·布雷德伯里
一本聚焦在人类在红色行星上以及与那些怪诞的原住民间偶遇的短篇故事集。它开始于第一次的接触和从那里的搬移。每个故事都贴上了布雷德伯里怪诞的标签。
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.《黑暗精灵》（奇幻）--R.·A.·萨尔瓦多
游戏相关小说最好的系列之一，介绍了崔斯特·杜垩登，一个黑暗精灵，他一出生便拥有其他精灵所不具备的或不能提供的品质：同情心。他的家乡，地下城市魔索布莱城，是一个粗暴的地方，而且他的家族通过坚守城市的金箴规则："不留活口"而取得了它的权力位置。当崔斯特成年时，魔索布莱城中越来越多的人开始讨厌他，而且他也无法做他的社会所需要的那些邪恶行为。最后，他惹恼他的家族，成为了母系社会中的一名男性，对他的处罚就是死亡。他没有选择只有逃到到地表世界，但那里不会善待黑暗精灵，因为他们有着嗜杀者的恶名。崔斯特寻求"善行"社会的接受和摆脱他的过去，这导致了许多次冒险和战斗。
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.《伊甸园之西》（科幻）--哈里·哈德森
地球被智能恐龙所统治；他们发现了美洲大陆，利用工具移民石器时代的人。于是血腥的战斗爆发了。
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.·贝格尔
一个永恒的经典浪漫史，发生在两个必须通过争斗来记起曾经的生命和爱恋的鬼魂之间。
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.《海底两万里》（科幻）--儒勒·凡尔纳
尼摩船长在大洋中的历险和为了他们政权而发生的战斗。凡尔纳的鹦鹉螺号早于真正的潜水艇。
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.《内心垂死》（科幻）--罗勃特·西尔弗伯格
一个老去的有精神感应的人开始失去控制他的精神力量。一次进入某个被赋予了不同寻常力量的男人思想内部的迷人旅程。
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.《龙枪》（奇幻）--玛格丽特·魏丝和崔西·西克曼
传说中的生物，龙，回来了--伴随着他们的是黑暗和破坏。只有一队探险者能够拯救世界......只要他们没有从内部被出卖。
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.《透镜人》（科幻）--E.·E.·史密斯"博士"
经典的太空歌剧，讲述了男童子军般纯朴的英雄和无情的邪恶坏蛋为潮湿行星的"世界末日装置"的控制而战斗。
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.《坏东西这样来》（科幻）--雷·布雷德伯里
也许这是曾经被写过的最精妙的惊骇故事。狂欢节允诺实现你最大的希望，但要为此承担最高的价格。这本书中的情景会在你的余生里经常见到。
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.《上帝眼中的微尘》（科幻）--拉里·尼文和杰瑞·波内尔
西元3017年是人类在宇宙的一个死水区域中发现智慧外星生物的一年；我们是应该迎接他们还是把他们炸成碎块？
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.《异乡异客》（科幻）--罗伯特·海因莱茵
异客是瓦伦丁·迈克尔·史密斯，异乡是地球。史密斯出生于火星，是我们第一支去那里的远征队中惟一的人类幸存者。他被火星人养大，然后被25年后的第二支远征队所"搭救"。他认为自己是火星人并且使用看上去与他们没有什么不同的火星人能力--悬浮术。现在，向被狼在荒野中养大的孩子一样，他必须学会怎样做人......而且同时，教他的新朋友如何看待一个火星人。他发现了性和自由性爱的乐趣（这是60年代那一代人令这本书非常流行的部分原因），而且试着用他火星知识来调解地球宗教许多互相冲突的教义。读者不仅看到史密斯的成长，而且得知了一系列未来地球的情况和人类社会所有的弱点。
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.《空间三部曲》（科幻）--C.·S.·路易斯
火星生命泛滥。水覆盖下的金星移居来一些漂浮的居住用的"岛屿"。如同地球上亚瑟王对抗整个英国的地方。
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.《隐身人》（科幻）--H.·G.·威尔斯
一个科学家的心智和道德是他不可见的道德准则的价值。
The Invisible Man. H.G. Wells. A scientist's sanity and morality is the
price of his invisibility formula.
82.《带特殊音乐的枪》（科幻）--乔纳森·莱塞姆
一个私家侦探在不远的、黑暗的未来侦破一件棘手的谋杀疑案，那时残留的人类和动物生活在一起，这些动物是类似枪袋鼠那样经过增强基因达到了接近人类的智力。近乎苛刻的黑暗色调，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.《里昂内斯》（奇幻）--杰克·万斯
超自然小说，充斥着仙子、巫婆和颠覆王国的阴谋--而这一切全部是在英吉利海峡下发生的。
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）--琼·维格
计算机朋克，谋杀秘密和政治上的阴谋扭结在这一本书中，它讲述了一只猫的故事，一个心理意义上的半人，被强迫给他最憎恨的人做保镖。
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.《晶体表示》（科幻）--布鲁斯·斯特灵
人类最终因为空间问题而舍弃地球，并且像哲学上那样把自身分为了两个集团。形态论者利用基因和生物工程技术改造了他们的身体去适应空间，而机械论者把信心放在制造高级人类使用的电子控制增强器上。
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.《最后的独角兽》（奇幻）--彼得·S.·贝格尔
当一只独角兽收到其它已经消失的独角兽的音信时，她踏上了寻找她失踪的同伴的路途。她与人类共处了一小段时间，而且她是惟一热爱人类比较久的独角兽。
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.《走向你们散落的身体》（科幻）--弗利普·何塞·法默
任何人都曾经死去过--你、我、希特勒、马克·吐温--死在一个陌生的外星世界。"江河世界"系列的第一本书讲述了一个孤独的探索者试图解出奇异的"来世"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》--托马斯·哈里斯
一名FBI侦探必须谋求一个嗜血成性的连环杀人犯的帮助来追捕到另一名连环杀人犯。
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.《深潜站》--C.·J.·切立夫
人类已经能够驾驶亚光速飞船探索几百光年外的宙域，这么长的距离足够在一些遥远的太阳系的两个轨道站之间建设贸易航线。深潜站处于航线的关键位置，也是通向地球防卫圈的门户。地球主管当局担心亚光速通信的间歇--有时会长达十年甚至更多--会给他们遥远的殖民地和暴发户商人的飞船带来太多的自由，但是当地球最终采取制裁措施时，一切已经太晚了：在遥远的赛汀上的科学家们已建造了第一艘超光速空间航行器，并且赛汀成为一个名为联邦的新生力量的中心。尽管深潜站已宣称自己中立，它还是夹在地球、联邦和商团武装之间，注定成为冲突的中心。
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.《献给埃基尔侬的花》（科幻）--丹尼尔·基斯
一个心理上弱智的小管理员接受了一项具有突破性意义的外科手术，使得其智商提高了三倍。他拥有了天才的头脑，但却只有孩童的情感。
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.《遥远地球之歌》（科幻）--阿瑟·C.·克拉克
人类了解到太阳正走向爆炸，于是在地球被毁灭之前将它的基因种子进入宇宙。这是带有合理可行的空间旅行方法的硬科幻小说。
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.《钻石的四大统治者》（科幻）--杰克·查克
一名间谍将他的思想复制到四个不同的身体之内，以便渗入到四个敌人的世界中并刺杀他们的统治者。
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.《剑》（奇幻）--弗瑞德·萨伯海根
神武坎制造了精美的刀剑，每一把都拥有特殊的无法阻挡的力量，并且能在未曾猜想到的世界里释放它们。一开始，人类就用这些剑杀死了神。随即，事态变得狂烈起来。
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.《中转站》（科幻）--克利福德·西马克
一个普通人被银河联邦雇用看守一个他们在地球上秘密安置的中转站。他能平衡对自己种族、对雇主的诚信并阻止一场核子战争吗？
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.《海怪苏醒》（科幻）--约翰·怀海姆
一个不寻常的"海下入侵"假设将产生"你疯了"想法的主角保罗和杰梅紧密联系在一起。
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）--内尔·斯蒂芬森
第一本以网络人格和虚拟现实的初步暗示为特色的塞伯朋克小说。另外，你会喜欢上那个叫HiroProtagonist（日本名）的主人公，他是一名黑客、日本武士兼披萨饼快递员。
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.《满天飞翔的十字军》（科幻）--波尔·安德森
黑暗时代的骑士驾驶一艘宇宙飞船征服银河，一路上将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.《穿越镜面》（奇幻）--路易斯·卡罗尔
小说中讲述了爱丽丝在奇境里的故事，年轻的爱丽丝寻找归家之路，在这期间，探索了一块疯狂的、被施过魔法的大陆并且巧妙地躲过了试图伤害她的人。
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.《腐尸安慰者》（奇幻）--丹·西蒙斯
一个超自然吸血鬼的社会导致其他人的痛苦并和人类头脑斗智。
Carrion Comfort. Dan Simmons. A secret society of psychic vampires feed
off others' misery and play games with human minds.
100《邮差》（科幻）--大卫·布林
你曾看过一部电影关于一个人在美国邮递启示录过程中坚持自己的理念的故事。现在读一下这本书，它会更好些。
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.
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