Nothing stands still at Sector General, the huge hospital station in space. Now, Dr Prilicla, an empath, and veteran of the hospital, is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two previously unknown intelligent species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other.
But that’s not all. There is also evidence of a botched First Contact attempt, along with a rare opportunity to set matters right. Assuming, of course, that Prilicla can make the right diagnosis.
‘The tales of the Sector General series are consistently entertaining, combining the best features of First Contact SF with the ‘human’ interest of hospital stories’ Locus
But that’s not all. There is also evidence of a botched First Contact attempt, along with a rare opportunity to set matters right. Assuming, of course, that Prilicla can make the right diagnosis.
‘The tales of the Sector General series are consistently entertaining, combining the best features of First Contact SF with the ‘human’ interest of hospital stories’ Locus
Reviews
A splendid series
The tales of the Sector General series are consistently entertaining, combining the best features of First Contact SF with the 'human' interest of hospital stories
Neat, humorous, and humane
Over the years White has built a large and enthusiastic audience for his Sector General series, which concerns a fully realized interspecies hospital on the rim of the Galaxy. His fascinating cast of characters and his belief in the basic decency of all intelligent life-forms have seen him through six Sector General books over the past quarter century
White has been presenting fresh, creative aliens for forty years, with gentle humour and kindness
Sector General is one of the few places in SF that one would really, really like to exist