James White (author)
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James White (April 7, 1928 - August 23, 1999) was a prolific Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels.
He is probably best-known as the author of the Sector General series of novels. The first novels were assembled from strung-together short stories, but later Sector General adventures were written as full-length novels. The first Sector General novel was published in 1962, and the last published posthumously in 1999. The short-story collection The Aliens Among Us (1969) is also related to the Sector General series, since it includes the Sector General story "Countercharm" and the quasi-Sector General story "Occupation: Warrior".
His novel The Watch Below is considered by some aficionados to be his finest work - a claustrophobic book describing the travails of parallel survivors of war (human) and accident (alien).
"The Silent Stars Go By" is an excellent example of alternative history. A Gaelic visitor to Alexandria, Egypt, realizes the industrial potential of a primitive steam engine constructed by Hero. The resulting society launches a starship in the year 1492.
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[edit] Published works
[edit] Sector General
- Hospital Station (1962: collection of stories from New Worlds science fiction ca. 1958-1961)
- Star Surgeon (1963)
- Major Operation (1971)
- Ambulance Ship (1979)
- Sector General (1983)
- Star Healer (1985)
- Code Blue - Emergency (1987)
- The Genocidal Healer (1991)
- The Galactic Gourmet (1996)
- Final Diagnosis (1997)
- Mind Changer (1998)
- Double Contact (1999)
Note that there is also a novel named Star Surgeon by Alan Nourse.
Omnibus editions:
- Beginning Operations (2001) contains Hospital Station, Star Surgeon and Major Operation.
- Alien Emergencies (2002) contains Ambulance Ship, Sector General and Star Healer.
- General Practice (2003) contains Code Blue - Emergency and The Genocidal Healer.
[edit] Other novels
- The Secret Visitors (1957)
- Second Ending (1962)
- The Escape Orbit (1965) (alternate title: Open Prison)
- The Watch Below (1966)
- All Judgment Fled (1968)
- Tomorrow is Too Far (1971)
- Dark Inferno (1972) (alternate title: Lifeboat)
- The Dream Millennium (1974)
- Underkill (1979)
- Federation World (1988)
- The Silent Stars Go By (1991)
- Earth:Final Conflict:First Protector (1999)
[edit] Collections
- Deadly Litter (1964)
- The Aliens Among Us (1969)
- Monsters and Medics (1977) (includes Second Ending)
- Futures Past (1982) (includes the Sector General story "Spacebird")
- The White Papers (1996)
[edit] See also
- List of Northern Irish writers
- Category:Novels by James White
- Category:Short story collections by James White
