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.
曾有超过5000人提名，超过60000人投票，现在投票的结果出来了。读者票选出的“NPR百部最佳科幻奇幻小说”中既有经典的作品，也有时下流行的作品。

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).
我们的评审小组浏览了上百部提名最多的作品，排除了不符合此次票选标准的作品——相信我们，他们为此曾进行了激烈、慎重，又充满欢快的学究气息的讨论。

So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels.
那么现在，就来看看最受读者欢迎的科幻和奇幻小说吧。

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord Of The Rings
指环王

by J.R.R. Tolkien
作者：J.R.R.托尔金

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.
托尔金开创性的三卷本史诗编年史《指环王》，讲述了霍比特人弗罗多和他的伙伴们摧毁魔戒，使中土重归和平的旅程。大受喜爱的《指环王》三部曲创造出了奇幻文学中许多最为人熟知和经久不衰的意象，时至今日仍有很大影响。

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

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

by Douglas Adams
作者：道格拉斯·亚当斯

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.
亚当斯令人捧腹的“银河系漫游指南”系列的第一部，主人公亚瑟·登特在一些——涉及外星人、抹香鲸、抑郁的机器人、比我们想象中更多的老鼠，以及糟糕透顶的诗歌的——毁灭地球的事件之后，极不情愿地成为了一名银河系旅行者。

Enders Game

Ender's Game
安德的游戏

by Orson Scott Card
作者：奥森·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.
天才儿童，年轻的安德鲁·“安德”·维京（注：主角的外号“安德”——Ender，即“终结者”之意）被送到战斗学校。人们希望他能带领人类，赢得持续了一个世纪之久的，对抗外星虫族的战争。

Dune

The Dune Chronicles
《沙丘》系列

by Frank Herbert
作者：弗兰克·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.
关于保罗·阿崔迪的冒险故事。保罗是本是一位公爵的儿子，被抛弃在这颗名为“沙丘”的变幻莫测的荒漠行星上。当地性情暴烈的游牧民族收养了他，并且帮助他明白了自己意想不到的命运。

A Song of Ice and Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire Series
冰与火之歌

by George R.R. Martin
作者： 乔治·R. R. 马丁

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.
持续数年的严冬即将降临到维斯特洛（书中虚构的大陆）的七大王国之中，尊贵的史塔克家族却面临着来自宿敌兰尼斯特家族的毒药阴谋，怪物和野蛮人的入侵，以及其他的威胁。

1984

1984
一九八四

by George Orwell
作者：乔治·奥威尔

Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.
描绘了极权政府监视所有人和主导所有活动的未来景象。

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451
华氏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.
极权政府下令销毁所有书籍，但烧书人中的一位却突然明白了他们的功过是非。关于恐怖的近未来的令人汗毛倒竖的小说。

Foundation

The Foundation Trilogy
基地三部曲

by Isaac Asimov
作者：艾萨克·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.
在心里历史学家哈里·谢顿的领导下，一群心理学家建立了殖民地，通过鼓励艺术和科学技术来挽救衰落的银河帝国，保存人类积累至今的知识。

Brave New World

Brave New World
美丽新世界

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.
赫胥黎经典的预言小说描绘了未来主义乌托邦中社会化的恐怖和对个人自由的剥夺。

American Gods

American Gods
美国众神

by Neil Gaiman
作者：尼尔·盖曼

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.
在回家参加他妻子和好友的葬礼的飞机上，前罪犯“影子”遇到了一个神秘的陌生人。陌生人似乎了解“影子”的一切，并且为他提供了一份工作。“影子”接受了，却发现自己陷入了一场危险的博弈之中，而赌注竟是“美国的灵魂”！

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