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Index A Meeting with Medusa

A Meeting with Medusa is a science fiction novella by British writer Arthur C. Clarke.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Airship, Alastair Reynolds, Arthur C. Clarke, Atmosphere, Ben Bova, Bioluminescence, Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Cyborg, Earth, Grand Tour (novel series), Hydrogen, Jellyfish, Jupiter, Kon-Tiki expedition, Nebula Award for Best Novella, Nebula Award Stories Eight, Novella, Paul Preuss (author), Playboy, Prosthesis, Saturn Rukh, Science fiction, Seiun Award, Stephen Baxter (author), The Medusa Chronicles, 2010: Odyssey Two.

  2. 1970s novellas
  3. Cyborgs in literature
  4. Nebula Award for Best Novella-winning works
  5. Novels set on Jupiter
  6. Novels set on balloons
  7. Works by Arthur C. Clarke

Airship

An airship is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power.

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Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

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Atmosphere

An atmosphere is a layer of gasses that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object.

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Ben Bova

Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor.

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Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms.

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Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator.

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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a thirteen-part, 1980–81 television series written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steven Soter, with Sagan as presenter.

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Cyborg

A cyborg (also known as cybernetic organism, cyber-organism, cyber-organic being, cybernetically enhanced organism, cybernetically augmented organism, technorganic being, techno-organic being, or techno-organism)—a portmanteau of '''''cyb'''ernetic'' and '''''org'''anism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Grand Tour (novel series)

The Grand Tour is a series of novels written by American science fiction author Ben Bova. A Meeting with Medusa and Grand Tour (novel series) are novels set on Jupiter.

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.

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Jellyfish

Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Kon-Tiki expedition

The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl.

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Nebula Award for Best Novella

The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas.

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Nebula Award Stories Eight

Nebula Award Stories Eight is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by American writer Isaac Asimov.

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Novella

A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories.

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Paul Preuss (born March 7, 1942, in Albany, Georgia) is an American writer of science fiction and science articles, who also works as a science consultant for film companies.

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Playboy

Playboy (stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online.

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Prosthesis

In medicine, a prosthesis (prostheses; from addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).

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Saturn Rukh

Saturn Rukh is a hard science fiction novel written by the United States physicist Robert L. Forward.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Seiun Award

The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year.

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Stephen Baxter (author)

Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author.

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The Medusa Chronicles

The Medusa Chronicles is a 2016 science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds and Stephen Baxter, a sequel to Arthur C. Clarke's 1971 novella A Meeting with Medusa.

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2010: Odyssey Two

2010: Odyssey Two is a 1982 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. A Meeting with Medusa and 2010: Odyssey Two are novels set on Jupiter.

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See also

1970s novellas

Cyborgs in literature

Nebula Award for Best Novella-winning works

Novels set on Jupiter

Novels set on balloons

Works by Arthur C. Clarke

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Meeting_with_Medusa