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Sector General (collection)

1983 science fiction story collection by James White From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sector General (collection)
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Sector General is a 1983 science fiction story collection by author James White and is part of the Sector General series.[1] The book includes four stories.

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First edition (publ. Del Rey Books)
cover artist: Rick Sternbach

Stories

  • "Accident": A major accident at a multi-species spaceport inspires the two heroes who ended the human-Orligian war (MacEwan and Grawlya-Ki) to found Sector General.
  • "Survivor": A giant snail spacewreck survivor transmits pain and fear while unconscious.
  • "Investigation": A spacewreck scene seems to indicate amputations from each victim, causing ambulance commander Fletcher to suspect cannibalism.
  • "Combined Operation": The scene of a spacewreck contains hundreds of pods, which turn out to be a colony ship carrying the last survivors of an alien race.
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Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Sector General for White Dwarf #95, and stated that "its foundling, and ever-intuitive Dr Conway struggles with three implausible new varieties of alien patient."[2]

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