Ambulance Ship
CALLING DR. CONWAY...
There was a lot of talk about the vital importance of his new assignment, but it still seemed like a demotion to Senior Physician Conway. After
twelve years of outstanding service - and the most incredible experiences imaginable - Conway couldn't quite appreciate the "honor" of becoming an ambulance attendant at this stage of his life.
True, the
insectile empath, Dr. Prilicla, would be with him - and so would the
eminently desirable Nurse Murchison - but it was definately a comedown
for a Senior Physican of his status to be conscripted as part of a
first-aid team for disabled spacefarers.
Then the first call
came - and Conway faced the problem of treating a spaceship crew's
mysterious ailment... without wiping out every patient and doctor in
Sector General!
A GRIPPING NOVEL OF A FUTURISTIC HOSPITAL'S BATTLE TO CONTAIN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY EPIDEMIC...
Contents:
- The Secret History of Sector General (essay)
- Contagion
- Quarantine
- Recovery
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James White
James White, 1928-1999, was the creator of the famed Sector General stories about a huge intergalactic, multi-species hospital. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived there his entire life. White's writing is particularly noteworthy for endlessly inventive aliens and alien environments. He started writing science fiction in 1953, besides the Sector General stories and novels, perhaps his most famous works are the novel The Watch Below, and the Hugo nominated story "Custom Fitting." In addition to his professional work, James White was a mainstay of Irish Fandom for more than forty years, contributing distinguished and creative essays to fanzines like Slant and Hyphen.
Sector General
Sector General consists of twelve books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
