num_pages: 306
description: After her last mission to Mars, Sparta, a beautiful operative with a mysterious past and superhuman abilities--thanks to the benefits of advanced biotechnology--is set for some much-needed relaxation, until she finds herself investigating the Space Board itself, which has been infiltrated by members of the Free Spirit, a religious cult seeking control of the galaxy. Original.
language: English
title: The Medusa Encounter
titlecomplete: The Medusa Encounter (Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime, Book 4)
characters: Ellen Troy, Howard Falcon
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Collections, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Hard Science Fiction
ratings_count: 454
series: Venus Prime
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Short Fiction
publisher: Ibooks