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"Thin Edge"는 Randall Garrett이 1963년에 쓴 과학 소설이다. 이 소설은 작가의 "The Thin Man" 시리즈의 일부다. 이 시리즈는 탐정과 사이버펑크 요소를 결합한 작품으로 잘 알려져 있다. "Thin Edge"는 과학 소설 팬들 사이에서 매우 인기가 있는 작품 중 하나다.
"Thin Edge" is a science fiction novel written by Randall Garrett in 1963. This novel is part of the author's "The Thin Man" series. This series is well known for combining detective and cyberpunk elements. "Thin Edge" is one of the works that is very popular among science fiction fans.
Summary
There are inventions of great value that one type of society can use—and that would, for another society, be most nastily deadly!
"Beep!" said the radio smugly. "Beep! Beep! Beep!"
"There's one," said the man at the pickup controls of tugship 431. He checked the numbers on the various dials of his instruments. Then he carefully marked down in his log book the facts that the radio finder was radiating its beep on such-and-such a frequency and that that frequency and that rate-of-beep indicated that the asteroid had been found and set with anchor by a Captain Jules St. Simon. The direction and distance were duly noted.
Randall Garrett(1927~1987)은 미국 SF 및 판타지 작가였다. 그는 1927년 12월 16일 뉴욕 브루클린에서 태어나 1987년 12월 31일에 사망했다. Garrett은 David Gordon, Darrel T. Langart, Alexander Blade 및 Richard Greer를 포함한 여러 가명으로 글을 썼다.
Garrett은 20세기 중반에 다양한 공상 과학 소설과 판타지 잡지에 기고한 다작 작가였다. 그는 수많은 단편소설, 중편소설, 장편소설을 집필했으며 종종 다른 작가들과 협력하여 작업했다. 그의 주목할만한 작품 중 하나는 "Lord Darcy" 시리즈로, 마법이 현실이고 기술과 함께 실행되는 세계를 배경으로 한 대체 역사 미스터리를 다루고 있다.
공상 과학 소설과 판타지 작품 외에도 Randall Garrett은 미스터리와 역사 소설을 포함한 다른 장르에도 글을 썼다. SF와 판타지 장르에 대한 그의 공헌은 지속적인 영향을 미쳤으며 다재다능하고 상상력이 풍부한 작가였다.
Randall Garrett (1927-1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was born on December 16, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, and died on December 31, 1987. Garrett wrote under several pseudonyms, including David Gordon, Darrel T. Langart, Alexander Blade, and Richard Greer.
Garrett was a prolific writer who contributed to various science fiction and fantasy magazines in the mid-20th century. He wrote numerous short stories, novels, and novels, often collaborating with other writers. One of his notable works is the "Lord Darcy" series, an alternate history mystery set in a world where magic is real and runs alongside technology.
In addition to science fiction and fantasy works, Randall Garrett has also written in other genres, including mystery and historical fiction. His contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres have had a lasting impact, and he was a versatile and imaginative writer.