<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 잭 샤키의 프로토콜 문제>
1962년 8월 Galaxy Magazine에 소개된 잭 샤키의 공상과학 소설이다.
잭 샤키는 미국 작가로서 80편 이상의 희곡을 집필했다. 그는 다양한 필명으로도 활동했다.
샤키는 일리노이주 시카고에서 태어났다. 1960년대에 그는 플레이보이에서 일했으며 올스테이트 보험 회사의 회사 잡지 편집장이기도 했다.


This is a science fiction novel by Jack Sharkey that was introduced in Galaxy Magazine in August 1962.
Jack Sharkey is an American writer who has written more than 80 plays. He also worked under various pen names.
Sharkey was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1960s, he worked for Playboy and was editor-in-chief of Allstate Insurance Company's corporate magazine.

Summary
First Contact was always dangerous?but usually only to the man involved!

From space, the planet Viridian resembled a great green moss-covered tennis ball. When the spaceship had arrowed even closer to the lush jungle that was the surface of the 7000-mile sphere, there was still no visible break in the green cloak of the planet. Even when they dipped almost below their margin of safety?spaceships were poorly built for extended flight within the atmosphere?it took nearly a complete circuit of the planet before a triangle of emptiness was spotted. It was in the midst of the tangled canopy of treetops, themselves interwoven inextricably with coarse-leaved ropy vines that sprawled and coiled about the upthrust branches like underfed anacondas.

Contents
A Matter of Protocol