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스페이스 바이킹(Space Viking)은 미국 작가 H. 빔 파이퍼(H. Beam Piper)의 SF 소설로, 테러-인간의 미래 역사를 배경으로 한다. 1962년에 아날로그 매거진에 연재되었고, 1963년에 단행본으로 출판되었다.
"Space Viking"은 문명의 순환, 리더십의 본질, 폭력의 도덕적 의미, 더 높은 목적 추구와 같은 주제를 탐구하고 있다. 이 소설은 스페이스 오페라의 요소와 바이킹 이야기의 분위기 및 설정을 결합하여 파이퍼의 스토리텔링 능력과 세계 구축 기술을 보여주는 독특하고 매력적인 이야기를 만들어낸다.


Space Viking is a science fiction novel by American author H. Beam Piper, set in the future history of terrorist-humans. It was serialized in Analog Magazine in 1962 and published as a book in 1963.
“Space Viking” explores themes such as the cycle of civilization, the nature of leadership, the moral implications of violence, and the pursuit of a higher purpose. The novel combines elements of space opera with the tone and setting of a Viking story to create a unique and compelling story that showcases Pfeiffer's storytelling abilities and world-building skills.

요약
이 이야기는 반군으로부터 딸 안야(Anya)를 보호하기 위해 부유한 사업가 안드레이 던넌(Andrey Dunnan)에게 고용된 우주 바이킹 용병 루카스 트라스크(Lucas Trask)를 중심으로 전개된다. Trask와 Anya는 사랑에 빠지지만 그들의 결혼식은 Anya를 죽이는 반란군에 의해 중단되는데...
트라스크는 복수를 맹세하고 반군을 추적하여 그들을 정의의 심판대에 세우기 시작한다. 그는 충성스러운 군인 그룹과 합류하여 함께 은하계 전역의 반군을 추적한다.
그 과정에서 Trask와 그의 동료들은 Dunnan이 테란 연방을 전복시키려는 음모를 발견하는데…

Summary
The story centers around space Viking mercenary Lucas Trask, who is hired by wealthy businessman Andrey Dunnan to protect his daughter Anya from rebels. Trask and Anya fall in love, but their wedding is interrupted by rebels who kill Anya...
Trask swears revenge and sets out to track down the rebels and bring them to justice. He joins a group of loyal soldiers and together they track down the rebels across the galaxy.
In the process, Trask and his allies discover Dunnan's plot to overthrow the Terran Federation...

Contents

CHAPTER I. They stood together at the parapet
CHAPTER II. A dozen men clustered around the bartending robot
CHAPTER III. The gaily-dressed crowd formed a semicircle facing the landing-stage escalators
CHAPTER IV. They halted under the colonnade
CHAPTER V. He was crucified, and crowned with a crown of thorns
CHAPTER VI. Grauffis excused himself to make a screen call
CHAPTER VII. The outside viewscreen
CHAPTER VIII. He glanced quickly at the showback over the screen
CHAPTER IX. That was just about the situation
CHAPTER X. It took Valkanhayn and Spasso
CHAPTER XI. Khepera left a bad taste in Trask's mouth
CHAPTER XII. They came straight down on Eglonsby
CHAPTER XIII. Beowulf was bad
CHAPTER XIV. The Lamia's detection picked them up
CHAPTER XV. As soon as the Space Scourge was unloaded
CHAPTER XVI. So Andray Dunnan was haunting him again
CHAPTER XVII. As might be expected
CHAPTER XVIII. Seshat, Obidicut, Lugaluru, Audhumla
CHAPTER XIX. Prince Trask of Tanith and Prince Simon Bentrik
CHAPTER XX. Marduk had three moons; a big one
CHAPTER XXI. Prince Bentrik's ten-year-old son
CHAPTER XXII. He succeeded, the next morning
CHAPTER XXIII. The colored turbulence faded into the gray of hyperspace
CHAPTER XXIV. Attempting to conceal the presence on
CHAPTER XXV. "Do you think I was afraid of Viktor of Xochitl?"
CHAPTER XXVI. There was a little difficulty on Gimli with Fleet Admiral Bargham
CHAPTER XXVII. It was like finishing a word puzzle