Medea: Harlan's World
Medea: Harlan's World is a 1985 collection of science fiction short stories by different authors, all taking place on the same fictional moon. It was an experiment in collaborative science fictional world-building, featuring contributions by Hal Clement, Frank Herbert, and others.
It was based on a 1975 UCLA seminar called "10 Tuesdays Down a Rabbit Hole", held by Harlan Ellison and other science fiction authors.
Contents
- Introduction: Cosmic Hod-Carriers
- Part I: The Specs
- *Introduction
- *Basic Concepts: Astrophysics, Geology
- *Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Geography, Nomenclature, Biology
- *Biology, Ecology, Xenology
- *Xenology, Sociology, Politics, Theology, Mathematics
- Part II: The Concept Seminar
- Part III: The Extrapolations, the Questions
- Part IV: Second Thoughts
- Part V: The Stories
- *"Farside Station" by Jack Williamson
- *"Flare Time" by Larry Niven
- *"With Virgil Oddum at the East Pole" by Harlan Ellison
- *"Swanilda's Song" by Frederik Pohl
- *"Seasoning" by Hal Clement
- *"Concepts" by Thomas M. Disch
- *"Songs of a Sentient Flute" by Frank Herbert
- *"Hunter's Moon" by Poul Anderson
- *"The Promise" by Kate Wilhelm
- *"Why Dolphins Don't Bite" by Theodore Sturgeon
- *"Waiting for the Earthquake" by Robert Silverberg