<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 브라이스 월튼의 새벽의 과제>
"새벽의 과제(Assignment in the Dawn)"는 브라이스 월튼(Bryce Walton)이 쓴 SF 소설로 1947년에 처음 출판되었다. 이 이야기는 머나먼 행성을 탐험하기 위한 임무를 맡은 우주 비행사 그룹의 여정이야기다. 우주를 여행하면서 그들은 그들의 결의와 독창성을 시험하는 다양한 도전과 장애물에 직면하게 된다.
소설은 탐구와 발견을 위한 인간의 능력뿐만 아니라 과학 발전의 윤리적 의미와 같은 주제를 다루고 있다. 또한 극단적인 상황에서 고립이 심리적으로 미치는 영향과 리더십의 압박에 대해서도 이야기 하고 있다.
"새벽 과제"는 인류와 우주의 본질에 대한 모험, 서스펜스, 생각을 자극하는 아이디어를 결합한 고전 SF 소설이다.


"Assignment in the Dawn" is a science fiction novel written by Bryce Walton and first published in 1947. This story follows the journey of a group of astronauts on a mission to explore a distant planet. As they travel through space, they face a variety of challenges and obstacles that test their resolve and ingenuity.
The novel addresses topics such as the human capacity for exploration and discovery, as well as the ethical implications of scientific advancement. It also talks about the psychological impact of isolation and the pressures of leadership in extreme situations.
“The Dawn Challenge” is a classic science fiction novel that combines adventure, suspense, and thought-provoking ideas about the nature of humanity and the universe.

Summary
There stood Roland, deep beneath a static, dying civilization, fiercely ready to destroy it?and himself, if need be?for love of Frances. Yet a question nagged him. Who was she?and who was he?

His consciousness filtered in slowly. It stirred like roiled water, and the first lucid cycle of cause and effect in associative memory was beginning. There was a kind of awful searching loneliness?but that was broken by the pleasantly soft voice of the woman who asked, “Is he waking?”

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Assignment in the Dawn