〈영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 벤 보바의 결투기계〉
결투 기계(The Dueling Machine)는 벤 보바(Ben Bova)와 마이런 R. 루이스(Myron R. Lewis)가 1963년에 처음 출판한 SF 소설이다. 이 이야기는 결투 기계라는 가상 현실 환경에서 진행되는 결투를 통해 개인 간의 분쟁이 해결되는 미래를 배경으로 하고 있다.
소설은 갈등의 본질, 폭력의 윤리, 첨단 기술의 잠재적 결과와 같은 주제를 다루고 있다. 결투 기계에 대한 상상력 넘치는 컨셉과 우여곡절로 가득 찬 빠른 속도의 플롯으로 유명하다. "결투 기계"는 흥미진진한 스토리와 생각을 불러일으키는 아이디어로 수십 년 동안 독자들을 즐겁게 해 온 SF의 고전이다.
〈Science novel to read in English_ The Dueling Machine by Ben Bova and Myron R. Lewis〉
The Dueling Machine is a science fiction novel first published in 1963 by Ben Bova and Myron R. Lewis. This story is set in a future where disputes between individuals are resolved through duels held in a virtual reality environment called a duel machine.
The novel addresses topics such as the nature of conflict, the ethics of violence, and the potential consequences of advanced technology. It is famous for its imaginative concept of dueling machines and its fast-paced plot full of twists and turns. “Dueling Machines” is a science fiction classic that has delighted readers for decades with its gripping story and thought-provoking ideas.
Summary
The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing. The city stretched out all around him?broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
And somewhere in this vast city was the man he must kill. The man who would kill him, perhaps.
It all seemed so real! The noise of the streets, the odors of the perfumed trees lining the walks, even the warmth of the reddish sun on his back as he scanned the scene before him.
