除了《飢餓遊戲》，還有哪幾本不得不讀的科幻小說？

美國著名文學評論家布哈伊·哈桑曾說：“科幻小說可能在哲學上是天真的，在道德上是簡單的，在美學上是有些主觀的或粗糙的，但是就它最好的方面而言，它似乎觸及了人類集體夢想的神經中樞，解放出我們人類這具機器中深藏的某些幻想。”以下是近年來最受歡迎的六本科幻小說：

 1. 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games trilogy is a series of young adult books about the nation of Panem, a country that exists in a place that used to be called America. Panem has 12 districts ruled by a totalitarian government in The Capitol district. Every year The Capitol hosts The Hunger Games, a brutal nationally televised competition where a male and female teenager from each district has to compete. 24 enter. The 1 survivor wins and The Capitol maintains control through fear until the next Games. These are books you won't want to put down that will keep you thinking even after you finish them.

飢餓遊戲三部曲是一系列美國青少年冒險科幻小說，由小說家蘇珊·柯林斯創作。故事圍繞未來的北美洲虛構國家“施惠國”展開。“施惠國”共有12個轄區組成，統由國會區的集權政府統治。國會每年舉辦飢餓遊戲大賽——一個殘酷的真人秀節目——每個轄區的青年男女共計24人都要參加。但只有一人獲勝得以生存，直到下一屆飢餓遊戲大賽開始。國會大廈正是通過這種恐怖手段來控制民衆。《飢餓遊戲》令人手不釋卷，回味無窮。

2. '1984' by George Orwell

Although the year 1984 passed more than two decades ago, the novel 1984 remains as powerful as ever.1984 is one of the scariest books I have ever read (not in a blood and guts horror sort of way; in a more thoughtfully terrifying way). References to "Big Brother" and other elements from 1984 continue to be used in popular cultural, making 1984 not only a good read, but an essential book for understanding public discourse.

儘管距離1984年已經二十多年了，但是小說《1984》產生的影響力仍如從前那樣強大。《1984》是我所讀過的最可怕的一本書（不是流動在血液和內臟的那種恐懼，而是一種思想方面的畏懼）。《1984》中的“老大哥”及其他元素至今仍出現在流行文化中。因此，《1984》不僅是一本極好的讀物，還有助於讀者瞭解公共語篇。

3. 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley

Where 1984 shows how fear and pain can be used as methods of control, Brave New World shows how pleasure can also be an instrument of domination. In many ways, Brave New World reads as if it was written for 21st century society. This page turner will entertain and make you think.

如果說，《1984》顯示恐懼和痛苦可以用作統治的方法，那麼《美麗新世界》則展示快樂也可以成爲統治的工具。從許多方面來說，《美麗新世界》看起來好像是爲21世紀社會準備的。這本書既有趣味性又有思考價值。

4. 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn, and the novel Fahrenheit 451 is a story about a society that is determined to destroy all books. Although Google's virtual library makes this scenario less likely on a practical level, it is still a timely message for a society where school districts and libraries regularly ban books like Harry Potter.

華氏451度是紙張起火的溫度，而《華氏451度》描寫的則是另一種恐怖新世界，這個世界的獨裁者不準人民有書，一旦發現了書，一概燒掉。雖然，谷歌的虛擬圖書館使這種情況在實際層面上不大可能，但它仍傳遞了一則及時信息，即學校和圖書館也常禁止諸如《哈利波特》一類的書籍。

5. 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy

The Road is a more recent vision than the other books on the list, but I would not be surprised if in 10 years it is considered a "modern classic." A father and son are striving to survive a wilderness that used to be a country that used to be the most prosperous nation on earth. This is the setting of The Road, a journey of survival only Cormac McCarthy could envision.

相比而言，《路》比其他書目更貼近實際生活，十年來一直被視爲“現代經典”。父親和兒子在一場大災難中存活下來，然而一切已被摧毀，曾經最繁榮的國家也煙消雲散，化爲廢墟。這就是《路》的情節設定，只有科馬克·麥卡錫才能想到的求生之旅。

6. 'One Second After' by William Forstchen

One Second After is a riveting and chilling tale of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States. It is a thrilling page turner, but is also so much more. The danger it illustrates is so great and so real that leaders in our government are now reading this book.

《一秒之後》內容精彩，引人入勝，故事描寫美國受到核電磁脈衝(EMP)的攻擊，令人膽顫心驚。該書情節驚心動魄，但正是如此，才映襯出危險是如此的巨大和真實。目前，美國政府領導人也在閱讀這本書。