<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 잭 샤키의 승부수>
1962년 Fantastic Stories of Imagination에 소개된 잭 샤키의 공상과학 소설이다
이 소설은 범죄와 스릴러 요소를 가지고 있으며, 주인공이 돈과 위험한 상황 사이에서 고민하며 이야기가 전개된다. 이 소설은 긴장감 넘치는 플롯과 뜨거운 액션으로 독자를 끌어들이는 것으로 유명하다.
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 introduced in Fantastic Stories of Imagination in 1962.
This novel has crime and thriller elements, and the story unfolds as the main character struggles between money and a dangerous situation. This novel is famous for attracting readers with its suspenseful plot and exciting action.
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
The mind quails before certain contemplations?
The existence of infinity, for instance.
Or finity, for that matter.
Or 50,000 batches of cornflakes dumped from the sky.

I don't know why I listen to Artie Lindstrom. Maybe it's because at times (though certainly not?I hope?on as permanent a basis as Artie) I'm as screwy as he is. At least, I keep letting myself get sucked into his plans, every time he's discovered the "invention that will change the world". He discovers it quite a bit; something new every time. And, Artie having a natural mechanical aptitude that would probably rate as point-nine-nine-ad-infinitum on a scale where one-point-oh was perfection, all his inventions work. Except?

Contents
Double or Nothing