Double Contact: A Sector General Novel - Softcover

White, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812568605 ISBN 13: 9780812568608

Publisher: Tor Science Fiction, 2000

Synopsis

Now, in the latest adventure, the empathic Dr. Prilicla, a veteran of Sector General for years, is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two hitherto-unknown intelligent species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other. And he also finds evidence of a botched first contact--along with a rare opportunity to set matters right.

Assuming, as always, that he can make an accurate diagnosis....

About this title

From the Back Cover:

It's the massive hospital space station out on the Rim, where human and alien medicine meet.

It's also "one of the few places in SF that one would really, really like to exist" (David Langford).

Now, in the latest adventure, the empathic Dr. Prilicla, a veteran of Sector General for years, is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two hitherto-unknown intelligent species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other. And he also finds evidence of a botched first contact -- along with a rare opportunity to set matters right.

Assuming, as always, that he can make an accurate diagnosis....

About the Author:

James White lived in Northern Ireland. He was a popular writer of science fiction for over forty years. He died in 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0812568605
• ISBN 13: 9780812568608
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320