<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 고전 _ 랜들 게릿의 위기상황>
랜들 게릿이 1961년에 출간한 SF소설이다.
랜들 게릿(Randall Garrett)은 미국의 과학 소설 및 판타지 작가로, 주로 20세기 중반에 활동했다. 그는 다양한 장르에서 작품을 썼으며, SF 소설, 판타지, 미스터리 등의 작품을 썼다. 그의 작품 중에서는 "Lord Darcy" 시리즈와 같은 작품이 알려져 있다.
게렛은 다른 필명으로도 작품을 썼는데, 그 중에는 Mark Phillips, Darrel T. Langart, John Gordon, Robert Randall 등이 있다. 그는 SF 작가로서뿐만 아니라 음악 관련 서적 및 기사를 쓰기도 했다.


This is a science fiction novel published by Randall Gerrit in 1961.
Randall Garrett is an American science fiction and fantasy author, active mainly in the mid-20th century. He wrote works in a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Among his works, works such as the "Lord Darcy" series are known.
Gerrett also wrote under other pen names, including Mark Phillips, Darrel T. Langart, John Gordon, and Robert Randall. In addition to being a science fiction writer, he also wrote music-related books and articles.

Summary
Jayjay Kelvin was sitting in the lounge of the interplanetary cargo vessel Persephone, his feet propped up on the low table in front of the couch, and his attention focused almost totally on the small book he was reading. The lounge itself was cozily small; the Persephone had not been designed as a passenger vessel, and the two passengers she was carrying at the time had been taken on as an accommodation rather than as a money-making proposition. On the other hand, the Persephone and other ships like her were the only method of getting to where Jayjay Kelvin wanted to go; there were no regular passenger runs to Pluto. It's hardly the vacation spot of the Solar System.