如果有人对此好奇，K.J. Parker 写过一本设定在虚构世界里的有趣“中世纪虚构小说”，叫《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》（守城十六法），讲述了一位军事工程师在围城期间的经历：> 这是奥尔罕（Orhan）的故事，他是 Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus 之子，也是关于这场大围城的历史，写下来是为了让……
For anyone that's curious about this, there's a fun 'medieval fiction' book set in a made-up universe called Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker that follows a military engineer during a siege: > This is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Great Siege, written down so that the…
我去年读了好多 KJ Parker 的书，全都特别棒。他最火的系列就是以《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》开头的那套。设定是一座城市被大军围困，对方明确表示破城后绝不留活口。主角是城里幸存的最高级别军官，一个低微的……
I read a ton of KJ Parker books last year, they were all really good. His most popular series is the one that starts with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City. The premise is that a city is under siege by an army that has made it clear they're not going to spare anybody if they win. The protagonist is the highest-ranking surviving officer in the city, a lowly…
……流行文化对这套的痴迷是新近的事，但那种嘴碎又被迫营业的主角我已经见得够多了，都有点看腻了。随口一想，Murderbot（杀手机器人）也让我想起了我最近读的《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》里的主角。如果你喜欢 Murderbot，不妨把它当作一个推荐，尽管它偏向历史小说而不是科幻。
…the pop culture obsession is new, but the snarky, reluctant protagonist is something I have seen enough to be kind of tired of. Off the top of my head, Murderbot also reminds me of the protagonist of Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City which I recently read. If you enjoyed Murderbot, take that as a recommendation, although it is less sci-fi and more historical fiction.
我之前疯狂迷上了读“能人爽文”（competency porn，类似于《挽救计划》/《火星救援》那种，但不一定非得是解决工程难题）。除了 PHM（挽救计划），我还读了《Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City》（极好的黑色讽刺，虽然结局很烂）和《哥布林皇帝》（更偏向社会工程学层面，所以人物刻画比《火星救援》之类的更好）
I went on a kick of reading "competency porn" (think Project Hail Mary/The Martian but not necessarily solving engineering problems). On top of PHM, I read Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City (great dark satire despite the shit ending) and The Goblin Emperor (more on the social engineering side of things, so better characterization than something like The Martian)
我最近主要在读小说：Tom Holt 的《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》及其两部续作。类似 Ursula Vernon 那种冷嘲热讽风格的奇幻。挺有意思。Max Gladstone 的《Last Exit》。魔法/平行世界/触手克系恐怖风的美国。绝对能拿雨果奖。Chuck Tingle 的《Trans……
I've been mostly reading fiction: Tom Holt "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" and its two sequels. Sardonic fantasy similar to Ursula Vernon. Fun. Max Gladstone "Last Exit". Magic/alternate-worlds/tentacled-horrors-ish America. Will definitely win the Hugo. Chuck Tingle "Trans…
几个月前读《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》[1] 时，我第一次在虚构作品里碰到这种想法。对于对这类东西感兴趣的人来说，它算得上是各种技术创新的虚构大杂烩，讲的是当一名工程师（工兵部队那种）成为围城期间唯一幸存的最高级别军官时……
I first encountered the idea in fiction a few months ago reading "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" [1]. For those interested in this kind of thing, it is a fictional mashup of a variety of technical innovations when an engineer (the army core kind) is the highest ranking military officer left during…
如果有人对此好奇，K.J. Parker 写过一本设定在虚构世界里的有趣“中世纪虚构小说”，叫《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》（守城十六法），讲述了一位军事工程师在围城期间的经历：> 这是奥尔罕（Orhan）的故事，他是 Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus 之子，也是关于这场大围城的历史，写下来是为了让……
For anyone that's curious about this, there's a fun 'medieval fiction' book set in a made-up universe called Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker that follows a military engineer during a siege: > This is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Great Siege, written down so that the…
我去年读了好多 KJ Parker 的书，全都特别棒。他最火的系列就是以《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》开头的那套。设定是一座城市被大军围困，对方明确表示破城后绝不留活口。主角是城里幸存的最高级别军官，一个低微的……
I read a ton of KJ Parker books last year, they were all really good. His most popular series is the one that starts with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City. The premise is that a city is under siege by an army that has made it clear they're not going to spare anybody if they win. The protagonist is the highest-ranking surviving officer in the city, a lowly…
……流行文化对这套的痴迷是新近的事，但那种嘴碎又被迫营业的主角我已经见得够多了，都有点看腻了。随口一想，Murderbot（杀手机器人）也让我想起了我最近读的《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》里的主角。如果你喜欢 Murderbot，不妨把它当作一个推荐，尽管它偏向历史小说而不是科幻。
…the pop culture obsession is new, but the snarky, reluctant protagonist is something I have seen enough to be kind of tired of. Off the top of my head, Murderbot also reminds me of the protagonist of Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City which I recently read. If you enjoyed Murderbot, take that as a recommendation, although it is less sci-fi and more historical fiction.
我之前疯狂迷上了读“能人爽文”（competency porn，类似于《挽救计划》/《火星救援》那种，但不一定非得是解决工程难题）。除了 PHM（挽救计划），我还读了《Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City》（极好的黑色讽刺，虽然结局很烂）和《哥布林皇帝》（更偏向社会工程学层面，所以人物刻画比《火星救援》之类的更好）
I went on a kick of reading "competency porn" (think Project Hail Mary/The Martian but not necessarily solving engineering problems). On top of PHM, I read Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City (great dark satire despite the shit ending) and The Goblin Emperor (more on the social engineering side of things, so better characterization than something like The Martian)
我最近主要在读小说：Tom Holt 的《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》及其两部续作。类似 Ursula Vernon 那种冷嘲热讽风格的奇幻。挺有意思。Max Gladstone 的《Last Exit》。魔法/平行世界/触手克系恐怖风的美国。绝对能拿雨果奖。Chuck Tingle 的《Trans……
I've been mostly reading fiction: Tom Holt "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" and its two sequels. Sardonic fantasy similar to Ursula Vernon. Fun. Max Gladstone "Last Exit". Magic/alternate-worlds/tentacled-horrors-ish America. Will definitely win the Hugo. Chuck Tingle "Trans…
几个月前读《Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City》[1] 时，我第一次在虚构作品里碰到这种想法。对于对这类东西感兴趣的人来说，它算得上是各种技术创新的虚构大杂烩，讲的是当一名工程师（工兵部队那种）成为围城期间唯一幸存的最高级别军官时……
I first encountered the idea in fiction a few months ago reading "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" [1]. For those interested in this kind of thing, it is a fictional mashup of a variety of technical innovations when an engineer (the army core kind) is the highest ranking military officer left during…