In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 ...more [close] The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "negative utopia"--a startlingly original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing, from the first sentence to the last four words. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of the whole generations, or the power of its admonitions--a power that seem to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

《美妙的新世界》是A.赫胥黎著名的幻想小说，含义深刻，耐人咀嚼，因此十分畅销。它1932年出版，到1966年的34年间已经出了哈珀版、新哈珀版、矮脚鸡版、矮脚鸡经典版等57版，共275万册。作者A.赫胥最脍炙人口的作品就是《美妙的新世界》，这本科幻小说为他赢得了巨大的世界声誉。这本书的名字意味深长。它来自莎士比亚的传奇剧《暴风雨》。本书主要刻画的是机械文明下的未来社会中，人的“人”性被机械剥夺殆尽，处于“幸福”状态的人们以几种种姓产生于工业化的育婴房，接受种种安于现状的教育，热爱机械化的工作与生活方式。他们拥有安定、无限的 “自由”，却丧失了科学、艺术、婚姻、个性、甚至喜怒哀乐。偶有对现状产生怀疑或叛逆心态者，均被视为不安定因素放逐边远地区。