上帝的熔炉
The forge of God
Greg Bear、Stephen Bel Davies · 初版 1987 年
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为什么值得读
- 刻画外星机器消灭文明的经典第一次接触设定
- 反思人类面对远超自身科技产物时的处境
- 描写全宇宙陷入复仇怒火的冷酷暗黑图景
木星一颗消失的卫星、Death Valley 一座此前从未见过的500英尺高的火山渣锥，以及澳大利亚一座同样前所未见的巨型花岗岩山脉，所有这些异象都指向外星文明对地球的入侵。
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如果你想看一些（依我看）比《三体》更好的第一次接触类科幻故事，不妨试试：- Peter Watts 的《盲视》（Blindsight，怎么强推都不为过）- Greg Bear 的《上帝之炉》（The Forge of God）及其续集《星之砧》（Anvil of Stars）- Alastair Reynolds 的《致命之星》（Pushing Ice）- Arkady 和 Boris Strugatsky 的《路边野餐》（Roadside Picnic）我很欣慰能看到以非西方视角来诠释这一最经久不衰的科幻套路……
If you want some first contact stories that are better (IMO) than The Three Body Problem, try: - Blindsight by Peter Watts (cannot recommend this strongly enough) - The Forge of God and sequel Anvil of Stars by Greg Bear - Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds - Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky I appreciated getting a non-Western take on one of the most durable SF tropes…
《星之砧》是我最喜欢的格雷格·贝尔作品。它是《上帝之锤》的续集，后者读起来也很棒：http://www.amazon.com/Anvil-of-Stars-ebook/dp/B003XRERB0
Anvil of Stars is my favorite Greg Bear book. It's the sequel to Forge of God which is also a great read: http://www.amazon.com/Anvil-of-Stars-ebook/dp/B003XRERB0
弗雷德·萨伯哈根早在几十年前就凭借他的《狂暴者》（Berserker）系列先拔头筹了。据我所知，所有关于“毁灭智慧生命的致命外星机器”的故事都源自这些作品。格雷格·贝尔在 80 年代末出版的《上帝之锤》/《星之砧》（在我看来都极其精彩）也遵循了类似的思路。
Fred Saberhagen got there decades earlier with his _Berserker_ novels. AFAIK every "alien machines that wipe out intelligent life" story is descended from them. Greg Bear's _The Forge of God_ / _Anvil of Stars_ (which are both excellent, IMO) followed similar lines in the late 80s.
还有 Greg Bear 的《上帝之炉》[0] [1987]：“一个多世纪以来，我们一直坐在自己的树上像蠢鸟一样叽叽喳喳，纳闷为什么没有其他鸟回应。银河系的天空到处都是鹰，原因就在这里。……
Also 'The Forge of God' [0] by Greg Bear [1987]: "We've been sitting in our tree chirping like foolish birds for over a century now, wondering why no other birds answered. The galactic skies are full of hawks, that's why.…
虽然不太一样，但你可能会对 Greg Bear 的《上帝之炉》感兴趣。
Not quite the same thing, but you might be interested in _The Forge of God_ by Greg Bear.
格雷格·贝尔的小说《上帝之锤》（1987）和《星之砧》（1993）探讨的也是同一个构思。现在读起来可能会觉得有点年代感，但依我看尤其是第一本依然非常值得一读。
Greg Bear's novels Forge of God (1987) and Anvil of Stars (1993) explore the same idea. They feel a little dated now but the first one in particular is still well worth a read imo.