영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 가드너 F. 폭스의 최후의 괴물
"The Last Monster"는 Gardner F. Fox가 쓴 SF 호러 소설입니다. 이 작품은 공포와 과학적 요소를 결합한 이야기로, Fox의 다른 작품들과 마찬가지로 모험적 요소가 강하게 드러납니다.
이야기는 지구상에 마지막으로 남은 괴물과 마주하게 된 인류의 생존을 다룹니다. Fox는 그의 특유의 서사 방식으로 긴장감 있는 플롯을 구축하며, 과학적 추측과 공포 요소를 교묘하게 섞어 독특한 분위기를 만들어냅니다.
이 소설은 1960년대 SF 호러 장르의 특징을 잘 보여주며, 당시 유행했던 괴물 영화나 소설의 영향도 엿볼 수 있습니다.

Science Fiction Novels in English _ The Last Monster by Gardner F. Fox
"The Last Monster" is a science fiction horror novel written by Gardner F. Fox. This work is a story that combines horror and scientific elements, and like Fox's other works, it has a strong adventurous element.
The story deals with the survival of humanity when it faces the last remaining monster on Earth. Fox builds a tense plot with his unique narrative style, and creates a unique atmosphere by skillfully mixing scientific speculation and horror elements.
This novel shows the characteristics of the science fiction horror genre of the 1960s, and you can also see the influence of monster movies and novels that were popular at the time.

Summary
Irgi was the last of his monster race, guardian of a dead planet, master of the secret of immortality.
It was he whom the four men from Earth had to conquer to gain that secret?a tentacled monstrosity whom Earthly weapons could not touch.

Irgi was the last of his race. There was no one else, now; there had been no others for hundreds and hundreds of years. Irgi had lost count of time dwelling alone amid the marble halls of the eon-ancient city, but he knew that much. There were no others.
Only Irgi, alone.

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The Last Monster