<영어로 읽는 SF 고전 _ 안드레 노튼의 저항군>
《디파이언트 에이전트》는 앤드레 노튼(Andre Norton)의 SF 소설 중 하나다. 이 책은 1962년에 출판되었으며 '시간 여행'과 '정보 간섭' 등의 주제를 다루고 있다. 노튼의 작품 중 '시간을 넘어서', '슈퍼 미식 축구', '최후의 전투' 등과 함께 이 소설은 노턴의 SF 작품 중 한편이다. 이 소설은 그녀의 넓은 상상력과 독특한 세계관으로 유명하며, SF 팬들에게 인기가 있다.


“The Defiant Agent” is one of Andre Norton’s science fiction novels. This book was published in 1962 and covers topics such as 'time travel' and 'information interference'. This novel is one of Norton's science fiction works, along with 'Beyond Time', 'Super American Football', and 'The Last Battle'. This novel is famous for her broad imagination and unique world view, and is popular with science fiction fans.

Summary
No windows broke any of the four plain walls of the office; there was no focus of outer-world sunlight on the desk there. Yet the five disks set out on its surface appeared to glow?perhaps the heat of the mischief they could cause ... had caused ... blazed in them.
But fanciful imaginings did not cushion or veil cold, hard fact. Dr. Gordon Ashe, one of the four men peering unhappily at the display, shook his head slightly as if to free his mind of such cobwebs.

Contents
CHAPTER I. No windows broke any of the four plain walls
CHAPTER II. There were an even dozen of the air-borne guardians
CHAPTER III. Travis, one knee braced against the red earth
CHAPTER IV. Fire, mankind's oldest ally, weapon, tool
CHAPTER V. "There was one horse, unshod but ridden
CHAPTER VI. "The night comes," Tsoay spoke slowly in English
CHAPTER VII. "What happened?" Tsoay took a swift stride
CHAPTER VIII. They burst through a last wide band of mist into
CHAPTER IX. Travis settled his back against the spire of rock
CHAPTER X. "Beyond this?" Menlik worked his way
CHAPTER XI. Either the Red was lucky
CHAPTER XII. Travis had taken a direct cross route through the heights
CHAPTER XIII. The rasp of something wet and rough
CHAPTER XIV. Travis' back was braced against blanketed packs
CHAPTER XV. They camped another two days near the wrecked ship
CHAPTER XVI. At first, as one second and then two passed
CHAPTER XVII. There were ten of them riding on small
CHAPTER XVIII. They lay along the rim of a vast basin