<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 알렌 E. 너스의 뇌의 죄인>
이 책은 Alan E. Nourse가 1955년에 “Planet Stories"에 발표한 단편 공상과학 소설이다.
Alan Edward Nourse는 미국의 SF 작가이자 의사였다. 그는 청소년 및 성인 SF 소설은 물론 의학과 과학에 관한 논픽션 작품도 썼다. 그의 SF 작품은 때때로 의학 또는 사이오닉에 초점을 맞췄다. 그의 가장 유명한 필명은 Doctor X였다.


This book is a short science fiction novel published by Alan E. Nourse in “Planet Stories” in 1955.
Alan Edward Nourse was an American science fiction writer and physician. He has written young adult and adult science fiction as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His science fiction work sometimes focused on medicine or psionics. His most famous pen name was Doctor X.

Summary
An invisible network of human minds lay across the country, delicately tuned, waiting breathlessly for the first spark of contact from the unknown ... from the unpredictable telepathic Alien.

The ship skimmed down like a shadow from the outer atmosphere and settled gently and silently in the tangled underbrush of the hill that overlooked the bend in the broad river. There was a hiss of scorched leaves, and the piping of a small, trapped animal. Then there was silence.
Higher up, the sunlight was bright over the horizon; here the shadows had lengthened and it was quite dark. Far across the hills a dog howled mournfully; night birds made small rustling sounds through the scrub and underbrush.

Contents
CHAPTER I. The ship skimmed down like a shadow
CHAPTER II. Senatorial Councilman Benjamin Towne slammed
CHAPTER III. Paul Faircloth finished reading the teletape briefing
CHAPTER IV. Robert Roberts was waiting, nervous as a cat
CHAPTER V. Jean Sanders tossed her pencil down on the desk
CHAPTER VI. As if a dam had broken, the reports began streaming in
CHAPTER VII. The visiphone buzzed shrilly that afternoon
CHAPTER VIII. The farmer blinked across the table at him
CHAPTER IX. "It was handled beautifully," Faircloth was saying