〈영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 스티븐 말로의 메탈 호드의 노예〉
Stephen Marlowe의 "Slaves to the Metal Horde"는 1954년에 출간된 SF 소설로 전염병을 주제로 한 종말론적인 배경 속에서 로봇이 지배하는 세계를 탐구하는 SF 및 모험 이야기다.
전쟁과 파괴적인 전염병으로 인해 인류 문명은 폐허로 변했고, 이제 로봇이 세계를 지배하게된다. 내러티브는 생존을 위해 고군분투하는 인간 그룹과 로봇 압제자들에 맞서 잠재적으로 반격을 가하는 과정을 다루고 있다.
〈Science novel to read in English_ Slaves to the Metal Horde by Stephen Marlowe 〉
"Slaves to the Metal Horde" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction novel published in 1954 and is a science fiction and adventure story that explores a world ruled by robots in an apocalyptic setting with a pandemic theme.
War and devastating epidemics have left human civilization in ruins, and robots now rule the world. The narrative concerns a group of humans struggling to survive and potentially fight back against their robot oppressors.
Summary
Johnny Hope knew the robot armies had been created to serve Man. But war and a plague had destroyed civilization, leaving humans as?
Johnny Hope backed off warily, retreating toward the sun-dried creek bed, a jagged brown scar across the parched grassland. He carried no weapon and as the others closed in about him in a tightening semi-circle his eyes darted furtively in all directions. But all the faces were stamped, as from a mold, with uncompromising hostility.
Johnny licked his lips and said, "I want to bury them. Let me bury them and then I'll go. I promise."
