Sector General (collection)


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

Stories

  • "Accident": A major accident at a multi-species spaceport inspires the two heroes who ended the human-Orligian war 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.

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."

Reviews