<영어로 읽는 SF소설 _ 키스 라우머의 종말의 밤>
“The Night of the Trolls “는 키스 라우머(Keith Laumer)가 1963년에 출판한 공상과학 소설로, 미지의 재난 이후 황폐해진 세상에서 깨어난 주인공의 이야기를 그리고 있다.
이 소설은 인류 문명이 몰락한 듯한 근미래를 배경으로, 주인공이 살아남기 위해 고군분투하는 모습을 그리고 있다. 정체불명의 재앙과 텅 빈 기지, 느닷없이 등장한 자동화 병기 등 불길한 징조들이 종말 이후의 세계라는 인상을 심어준다. 앞으로 주인공이 처한 상황과 세상의 실체가 어떻게 밝혀질지 궁금증을 유발하는 작품이다.


“The Night of the Trolls” is a science fiction novel published in 1963 by Keith Laumer that tells the story of a protagonist who wakes up in a world devastated after an unknown disaster.
This novel is set in a near future where human civilization appears to have fallen, and depicts the protagonist struggling to survive. Ominous signs such as unidentified disasters, empty bases, and automatic weapons that suddenly appear give the impression of a post-apocalyptic world. It is a work that raises curiosity about how the protagonist's situation and the reality of the world will be revealed in the future.

Summary
The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies?but it had forgotten it had friends!

The protagonist wakes up after a long period of experimentation in a controlled environment tank. But all that greets him is an empty laboratory and rats. All of the colleagues have disappeared, and only what appears to be a corpse remains.
After coming to the ground, he sees that the base is in ruins. You can see lights in the village far to the west, but you can't even guess what happened. He is worried about his wife Ginny and his son Tim, but first he decides to check the status of the spaceship called Prometheus.
While walking towards the tunnel entrance, he stops when he hears the sound of a large object approaching. The giant battle robot Bolo Mark II operates in automatic surveillance mode and begins blaring sirens at him... .

Contents
CHAPTER I. It was different this time
CHAPTER II. Two hours later, I was clear of the town
CHAPTER III. The Baron's men came twice in the next three days
CHAPTER IV. Flat on the wet ground
CHAPTER V. I left him on the floor wearing my old suit
CHAPTER VI. I squeezed the last drop from the Beaujolais bottle
CHAPTER VII. Renada came back bundled in a gray fur
CHAPTER VIII. Mallon waited
CHAPTER IX. My blue suit was soaking wet
CHAPTER X. The doors of the Primary Site blockhouse were nine-foot-high