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《리젤의 침략자(The Onslaught from Rigel)》은 플레처 프랫(Fletcher Pratt)이 쓴 공상과학 소설로, 1932년에 출판되었다. 이 소설은 그의 대표작 중 하나로, 우주 탐사와 외계 생명체와의 조우에 관한 이야기를 다루고 있다. 소설은 광범위한 우주 여행과 전쟁, 그리고 인류의 운명을 탐험하는 흥미진진한 이야기를 제공해 준다. 이 책은 과학 소설의 초기 작품 중 하나로, 그 당시에는 혁신적인 주제와 아이디어로 평가되었다. 지금도 과학 소설 팬들 사이에서 사랑받고 있다.


The Onslaught from Rigel is a science fiction novel written by Fletcher Pratt and published in 1932. This novel is one of his representative works and tells the story of space exploration and encounters with extraterrestrial life. The novel provides an exciting story exploring extensive space travel, war, and the fate of humanity. The book is one of the earliest works of science fiction and was considered groundbreaking for its time and groundbreaking themes and ideas. It is still loved among science fiction fans.

Summary
A jagged beam of flame, intenser than the hottest furnace leaped through the air, struck the green globe and reached the earth in a thousand tiny rivulets of light.

Murray Lee woke abruptly, with the memory of the sound that had roused him drumming at the back of his head, though his conscious mind had been beyond its ambit. His first sensation was an overpowering stiffness in every muscle?a feeling as though he had been pounded all over, though his memory supplied no clue to the reason for such a sensation.

Contents
CHAPTER I. Murray Lee woke abruptly
CHAPTER II. A Metal Community
CHAPTER III. Rebellion
CHAPTER IV. Flight!
CHAPTER V. The Menace
CHAPTER VI. The Terror by Night
CHAPTER VII. An Exploration
CHAPTER VIII. The Dodos are Bombing
CHAPTER IX. The Opening of the Conflict
CHAPTER X. Hopelessness
CHAPTER XI. Capture
CHAPTER XII. The Poisoned Paradise
CHAPTER XIII. The Lassan
CHAPTER XIV. In the Passages
CHAPTER XV. The Lassan Explains
CHAPTER XVI. A Dash for Freedom
CHAPTER XVII. Marta's Sacrifice
CHAPTER XVIII. The End of the Light-Ray
CHAPTER XIX. The Gravity Beam
CHAPTER XX. The Coming of the Green Globes
CHAPTER XXI. Reinforcements
CHAPTER XXII. The Great Conflict
CHAPTER XXIII. Into the Depths
CHAPTER XXIV. The Ending of It All