영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 에릭 페넬의 붉은 세계
"Beneath the Red World's Crust"는 에릭 페넬의 과학 소설(1947년에 출간)로, 화성 탐사를 배경으로 한 모험 이야기입니다. 이 소설은 화성의 지하에서 예상치 못한 발견을 하게 되는 국제 우주 탐사대의 여정을 그립니다. 페넬은 현실적인 과학 지식을 바탕으로 화성의 환경을 섬세하게 묘사하며, 동시에 외계 생명체의 가능성과 인류의 우주 진출이 가져올 윤리적 문제들을 탐구합니다. 주인공들이 직면하는 물리적 위험과 도덕적 딜레마를 통해, 독자들은 과학의 한계와 인간의 호기심, 그리고 우주 탐사의 의미에 대해 생각해보게 됩니다.

Science Fiction in English _ Beneath the Red World’s Crust by Erik Fennel
"Beneath the Red World's Crust" is a science fiction novel by Eric Fennel (published in 1947) that is an adventure story set in the exploration of Mars. The novel describes the journey of the International Space Station, which makes an unexpected discovery in the subsurface of Mars. Fennel delicately describes the Martian environment based on realistic scientific knowledge, while also exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the ethical issues that humanity's advancement into space will bring. Through the physical dangers and moral dilemmas that the main characters face, readers are made to think about the limits of science, human curiosity, and the meaning of space exploration.

Summary
The ancient leviathan heaved mightily in the vast buried cavern, pumping water upward as it had been told. Only hunted Nick Tinker knew that more than just water was coming to the dust-dry surface!

The hot, high whine scorched past his face and the slug splatted into the eroded grey wall beside him. He should have died then, but his instinctive recoil at feeling something sticky and moist beneath his feet saved him.
Nick Tinker let himself crumple and fall, a trick which during the War days back on Earth had fooled more than one sniper. His left hand slid under his padded jacket toward his gun, but the movement looked as though he were clutching his chest. His right arm landed outstretched, and he let that hand clutch convulsively at the air.

Contents
CHAPTER I. Nick Tinker let himself crumple and fall
CHAPTER II. A sound in the tunnel broke into his reverie
CHAPTER III. He woke to instant alertness as Susan's fingers
CHAPTER IV. It took their eyes a minute to adjust to
CHAPTER V. With full daylight three half-tracks moved out
CHAPTER VI. Harmon jerked and half turned