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'''Clarke, Arthur C. "A Meeting with Medusa,"''' ''Playboy'' Dec. 1971. Coll. ''The Sentinel.'' New York: Berkley, 1983. "Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy. . . . " Illus. [S. F.] Book Club Edition. Frequently rpt., including ''The Best Science Fiction of the Year''. Terry Carr, ed. New York: Ballantine, 1972. [[Category: Fiction]] | '''Clarke, Arthur C. "A Meeting with Medusa,"''' ''Playboy'' Dec. 1971. Coll. ''The Sentinel.'' New York: Berkley, 1983. "Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy. . . . " Illus. [S. F.] Book Club Edition. Frequently rpt., including ''The Best Science Fiction of the Year''. Terry Carr, ed. New York: Ballantine, 1972. [[Category: Fiction]] | ||
| − | Cyborg story. Discussed by J. Hollow, ''[[Against the Night, the Stars: The Science Fiction of Arthur C. Clarke|Against the Night]]'' 156-59, q.v. under Literary Criticism.[[Category: Fiction]]{{DEFAULTSORT: Meeting with Medusa}} | + | Cyborg story: human brain in a housing used for Jupiter probe, the combination a step in the evolution of carbon-based organisms toward metal (cf. one stage in the evolution of the E.T.s in Clarke [and Kubrick's] ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (novel)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' novel — only, not in Kubrick [and Clarke's] film). Discussed by J. Hollow, ''[[Against the Night, the Stars: The Science Fiction of Arthur C. Clarke|Against the Night]]'' 156-59, q.v. under Literary Criticism.[[Category: Fiction]]{{DEFAULTSORT: Meeting with Medusa}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 28 June 2020
Clarke, Arthur C. "A Meeting with Medusa," Playboy Dec. 1971. Coll. The Sentinel. New York: Berkley, 1983. "Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy. . . . " Illus. [S. F.] Book Club Edition. Frequently rpt., including The Best Science Fiction of the Year. Terry Carr, ed. New York: Ballantine, 1972.
Cyborg story: human brain in a housing used for Jupiter probe, the combination a step in the evolution of carbon-based organisms toward metal (cf. one stage in the evolution of the E.T.s in Clarke [and Kubrick's] 2001: A Space Odyssey novel — only, not in Kubrick [and Clarke's] film). Discussed by J. Hollow, Against the Night 156-59, q.v. under Literary Criticism.
RDE, Updated with thanks to JJPierce, 27June20
