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Alien Emergencies: A Sector General Omnibus

Contributor(s): White, James (Author), Langford, David (Introduction by)

ISBN: 9780312877705

Publisher: Orb Books

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Pub Date: April 20, 2002

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2001056852

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.60" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 1.70 lbs) 608 pages

Series: Sector General

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Description: Now, in a single omnibus, the second three volumes of the Sector General series--"Ambulance Ship, Sector General, " and Star Healer"--return to print in complete and corrected editions, including a sequence ("The Spacebird") omitted from previous American editions of "Ambulance Ship."

Brief description: James White lived in Northern Ireland. He was a popular writer of science fiction for over forty years. He was best known for his twelve novels in the Sector General series, beginning with Hospital Station. He died in 1999.

Review Quotes:

"A remarkable achievement...The argument developed in the series has lost none of its force." --Brian Stableford

"Neat, humorous, and humane." --The Ultimate Guide to SF on the Sector General series

"Dry wit and a glimpse into alien psychology . . . Highly recommended!" --Library Journal

"Sector General is one of the few places in SF that one would really, really like to exist." --David Langford

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