<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 잭 샤키의 접점>
Jack Sharkey의 "The Contact Point"는 1961년에 발표된 단편 과학소설 이다. 이 작품은 인간과 외계 문명 간의 접촉을 다루고 있으며, 흥미로운 과학적 개념과 서스펜스를 통해 독자들을 끌어들인다.
Sharkey는 다양한 단편 소설과 희곡을 쓴 작가로, 그의 작품은 주로 과학 소설과 희극적인 요소를 결합한 것이 많다. "The Contact Point"는 이러한 그의 스타일을 잘 보여주는 예 중 하나다.


"The Contact Point" by Jack Sharkey is a short science fiction novel published in 1961. The work deals with contact between humans and extraterrestrial civilizations, and draws readers in through intriguing scientific concepts and suspense.
Sharkey is the author of a variety of short stories and plays, many of whose works combine elements of science fiction and comedy. “The Contact Point” is one of the best examples of his style.

Summary
Somewhere on Mars there had to be a meeting of the minds....

Lieutenant Lloyd spotted the first alien in the ruins of the strange red Martian city on the second day of exploration. His first impulse was to call out to the other men?but then, afraid his voice would startle the creature down at the end of the rubble-strewn street, he silently unholstered his military service pistol and crept forward toward the back (he hoped it was the back) of the alien, his breath rasping behind his faceplate.
He was a mere ten paces short of his goal when loose gravel beneath his heavy boot betrayed him. Even in the thin Martian atmosphere, the sound was a sharp one.

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