<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 벤 보바의 결투기계>
결투 기계(The Dueling Machine)는 벤 보바(Ben Bova)와 마이런 R. 루이스(Myron R. Lewis)가 1963년에 처음 출판한 SF 소설이다. 이 이야기는 결투 기계라는 가상 현실 환경에서 진행되는 결투를 통해 개인 간의 분쟁이 해결되는 미래를 배경으로 하고 있다.
소설은 갈등의 본질, 폭력의 윤리, 첨단 기술의 잠재적 결과와 같은 주제를 다루고 있다. 결투 기계에 대한 상상력 넘치는 컨셉과 우여곡절로 가득 찬 빠른 속도의 플롯으로 유명하다. "결투 기계"는 흥미진진한 스토리와 생각을 불러일으키는 아이디어로 수십 년 동안 독자들을 즐겁게 해 온 SF의 고전이다.


The Dueling Machine is a science fiction novel first published in 1963 by Ben Bova and Myron R. Lewis. This story is set in a future where disputes between individuals are resolved through duels held in a virtual reality environment called a duel machine.
The novel addresses topics such as the nature of conflict, the ethics of violence, and the potential consequences of advanced technology. It is famous for its imaginative concept of dueling machines and its fast-paced plot full of twists and turns. “Dueling Machines” is a science fiction classic that has delighted readers for decades with its gripping story and thought-provoking ideas.

Summary
The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.

Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing. The city stretched out all around him?broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
And somewhere in this vast city was the man he must kill. The man who would kill him, perhaps.
It all seemed so real! The noise of the streets, the odors of the perfumed trees lining the walks, even the warmth of the reddish sun on his back as he scanned the scene before him.

Contents
CHAPTER I. Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level
CHAPTER II. Dr. Leoh was lecturing at the Carinae Regional University
CHAPTER III. Chancellor Kanus, the supreme leader of the Kerak Worlds
CHAPTER IV. It took the starship two weeks to make the journey
CHAPTER V. One of the advantages of being Commander-in-Chief
CHAPTER VI. The space station orbiting around Acquatainia
CHAPTER VII. The next week was an enervatingly slow one
CHAPTER VIII. It was the strangest week of their lives
CHAPTER IX. It was deep twilight when the groundcar slid to
CHAPTER X. The mists swirled deep and impenetrable
CHAPTER XI. Dr. Leoh stared at the dinner table without
CHAPTER XII. Their groundcar glided from the parking building
CHAPTER XIII. They plunged to work immediately
CHAPTER XIV. The morning of the duel arrived
CHAPTER XV. The door opened and Leoh squeezed into the booth
CHAPTER XVI. The office was that of the new prime minister