〈영어로 읽는 공상과학 고전소설 _ 필립 K. 딕의 크리스털 암호〉
필립 K. 딕(Philip K. Dick)의 "The Crystal Crypt"는 공상과학 소설로 1954년에 출판되었다.
이 소설은 우주 여행과 정체성의 문제를 다루며, 딕의 특유한 상상력과 철학적 요소를 담고 있다. 이 작품은 딕의 작품 중에서도 유명한 편에 속하며, 공상과학 문학의 거장으로 인정받는 작가의 대표작 중 하나다. "The Crystal Crypt"는 그의 작품 중에서도 많은 팬들로부터 사랑받고 있다.
〈A classic science fiction novel read in English_ The Crystal Crypt by Philip K. Dick 〉
"The Crystal Crypt" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novel published in 1954.
The novel deals with issues of space travel and identity, and contains Dick's characteristic imaginative and philosophical elements. This work is one of the most famous of Dick's works, and is one of the representative works of the author, who is recognized as a master of science fiction literature. Among his works, "The Crystal Crypt" is loved by many fans.
Summary
Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl ... and the grim red planet was not far behind.
The story is set in the distant future where Earth and Mars are on the verge of war. The last spaceship to leave Mars headed for Earth is stopped and searched by Martian soldiers, who are looking for three saboteurs who destroyed a Martian city. They are not found, and the ship continues towards Earth. On board the space ship, a business man by the name of Thacher meets a young woman and two men, who tell that they are the people sought by the Martians, and proceed to tell Thacher the story of how they did not destroy the Martian city, but used a device to reduce the entire city to fit in a tiny globe, which they smuggled on board the ship.
