// 天才作家William Golding的首部小說，即獲得諾貝爾文學獎殊榮 //
// 大逃殺小說開創鼻祖，榮登「當代圖書館」20世紀百大英語小說之一，成為各大院校必讀經典讀物 //
戰爭爆發。一群孩子搭乘飛機避難，不料途中卻遭到攻擊，迫降在無人的荒島。所幸美麗的珊瑚礁島猶如世外桃源，孩子們在這裡一面等待救援，一面想辦法建立秩序和滿足生活的需要。
但隨著時間推移，孩子們的秩序漸漸散漫，衝突日益加劇，更讓人不安的是，白天如同樂園的小島，每當黑夜降臨，就變了個樣貌，黑漆漆的樹林裡彷彿有什麼東西潛伏著，伺機而動。
不斷加深的恐懼侵蝕著孩子的心，直到他們辛苦建立起來的文明世界徹底崩壞……
本書透過少年之間殘酷的競爭遊戲，細膩刻畫出純真的死亡與人性的黑暗，並用短短幾週內的時間變化，無情戳破人們對「兒童永遠天真無邪」的迷思。文明與原始暴虐、人類理性與動物本能，在經過幾萬年的演變後，依舊不過咫尺之間。
儘管書寫年代為1954年，但William Golding以心理學角度剖析這場伊甸園的墮落，很有可能正是全人類如今與未來的寫照——
Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.
At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued...
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. I still read it every couple of years."
—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy
"I finished the last half of Lord of the Flies in a single afternoon, my eyes wide, my heart pounding, not thinking, just inhaling....My rule of thumb as a writer and reader—largely formed by Lord of the Flies—is feel it first, think about it later."
—Stephen King
