<공상과학소설 영어로 읽기 _ 랜들 게릿의 위험한 가장자리>
"Thin Edge"는 Randall Garrett이 1963년에 쓴 과학 소설이다. 이 소설은 작가의 "The Thin Man" 시리즈의 일부다. 이 시리즈는 탐정과 사이버펑크 요소를 결합한 작품으로 잘 알려져 있다. "Thin Edge"는 과학 소설 팬들 사이에서 매우 인기가 있는 작품 중 하나다.


"Thin Edge" is a science fiction novel written by Randall Garrett in 1963. This novel is part of the author's "The Thin Man" series. This series is well known for combining detective and cyberpunk elements. "Thin Edge" is one of the works that is very popular among science fiction fans.

Summary
There are inventions of great value that one type of society can use?and that would, for another society, be most nastily deadly!

"Beep!" said the radio smugly. "Beep! Beep! Beep!"
"There's one," said the man at the pickup controls of tugship 431. He checked the numbers on the various dials of his instruments. Then he carefully marked down in his log book the facts that the radio finder was radiating its beep on such-and-such a frequency and that that frequency and that rate-of-beep indicated that the asteroid had been found and set with anchor by a Captain Jules St. Simon. The direction and distance were duly noted.