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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 was born in Belfast and returned there after spending early years in Canada.
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.
Published works
Sector General
Note that there's also a novel named
Star Surgeon by
Alan E. 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.
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)
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)Further Information
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