영어로 읽는 SF소설 _ 에밋 맥도웰의 어두운 침묵
Robert Emmett McDowell의 "Black Silence"는 긴장감 넘치는 스릴러 소설입니다. 이 작품은 고립된 마을에서 발생한 일련의 미스터리한 사건들을 중심으로 전개됩니다. 주인공은 이 사건들을 파헤치면서 점점 더 깊은 음모와 위험에 빠져들게 됩니다. McDowell 특유의 생생한 묘사와 빠른 전개로 독자들을 사로잡는 이 소설은 예측할 수 없는 반전과 심리적 긴장감이 특징입니다. 1940년대 미국을 배경으로 하며, 당시의 사회적 분위기와 불안감을 효과적으로 반영하고 있습니다.

Reading Science Fiction Novels in English _ Black Silence by Robert Emmett McDowell
McDowell's "Black Silence" is a suspenseful thriller novel. The story centers around a series of mysterious incidents that occur in an isolated town. As the protagonist investigates these incidents, he becomes increasingly drawn into deep conspiracies and dangers. With McDowell's signature vivid descriptions and fast-paced plot, the novel captivates readers with unpredictable twists and psychological tension. Set in 1940s America, it effectively reflects the social atmosphere and anxiety of the time.

Summary
Thundering back they came across cold space?eyes aching for remembered vistas, nostrils flaring for sweet fresh air, feet itching to tread on precious soil. They stepped down?into a wasted lifeless horror! Eying each other in despair, they wondered. Must they?could they?colonize an alien world they once called HOME?

"Earth!" said Matthew Magoffin happily. "Good old Terra. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?" Elbows on table, he sat listening to the specially-beamed broadcast from Earth. Half a dozen other members of the first expedition to Mars were also in the messroom of theArgus.
"What's first on your program when we land, Lynn?"
They had been out two and a half years, and it was a subject of which they never wearied.
Lynn said, "A bath?a real one. Not out of a tea cup." She was the expedition's photographer and reporter, a small blonde with a soft triangular face.

Contents
CHAPTER I. "Earth!" said Matthew Magoffin happily
CHAPTER II. He inhaled deeply
CHAPTER III. Captain Bascom's deep set black eyes
CHAPTER IV. Matt Magoffin kept his seat after the evening meal
CHAPTER V. Isaac Trigg, looking badly shaken
CHAPTER VI. There was a vivid spring greenness
CHAPTER VII. For moments, Matt Magoffin stared silently
CHAPTER VIII. It took the small group of survivors
CHAPTER IX. There was a large conference chamber on the twenty-ninth floor
CHAPTER X. Summer was on the wane before the last plastic plate