Medea: Harlan's World
Medea: Harlan's World (1985; ISBN 0-932096-36-0) is a 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 Ellison and other science fiction authors.
Contents
- Introduction: Cosmic Hod-Carriers
- Part I: The Specs
- Introduction
- Basic Concepts: Astrophysics, Geology (by Hal Clement)
- Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Geography, Nomenclature, Biology (by Poul Anderson)
- Biology, Ecology, Xenology (by Larry Niven)
- Xenology, Sociology, Politics, Theology, Mathematics (by Frederik Pohl)
- Part II: The Concept Seminar
- Part III: The Extrapolations, the Questions
- Part IV: Second Thoughts
- Part V: The Stories