영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 프랭크 라일리의 사형 집행인
이 책은 1956년에 출간된 프랭크 라일리(Frank Riley)의 공상과학 소설이다. Frank Riley는 20세기 미국의 과학 소설 작가로, 본명은 Frank Rhylick이었다. 그는 주로 1950년대와 1960년대에 활발히 활동했으며, "The Cybernetic Brains"(1962)와 같은 저명한 작품을 남겼다. 1955년에는 Mark Clifton과 공동 집필한 단편 소설 "They'd Rather Be Right"으로 휴고상을 수상하는 영예를 안았다. Riley의 작품은 주로 과학 기술의 발전이 사회와 인간 심리에 미치는 영향을 탐구하는 경향을 보였다. 작가로서의 활동 외에도 그는 저널리스트로 일했으며, 20세기 중반 과학 소설 장르의 발전에 중요한 기여를 한 인물로 평가받고 있다.
Reading Science Fiction in English _ The Executioner by Frank Riley
This book is a science fiction novel by Frank Riley published in 1956. Frank Riley was a 20th-century American science fiction writer whose real name was Frank Rhylick. He was active mainly in the 1950s and 1960s, and left behind notable works such as "The Cybernetic Brains" (1962). In 1955, he won the Hugo Award for the short story "They'd Rather Be Right" co-written with Mark Clifton. Riley's works mainly tended to explore the impact of scientific and technological advancements on society and human psychology. In addition to his work as a writer, he also worked as a journalist and is considered to have made an important contribution to the development of the science fiction genre in the mid-20th century.
Summary
The vote was three to two for death! Jacques had no choice. He was a public servant with a duty....
Sir Jacques de Carougne, Lord High Executioner for the Seventh Judicial District, spun the dial on the instrument panel of his single-seater rocket, but the vidcasts were over for another hour. He cursed, without too much vigor, and wished he had troubled to look at a vidcast or faxpaper during his vacation. But then he shrugged his massive shoulders.
