Monsters and Medics
Seven short stories and an Essay (none in the Sector General Universe)
"Introduction: Reality in Science Fiction" A where-do-you-get-your-ideas essay, using
the entries in this collection as examples.
"Answer Came There None"
"The Apprentice"
"Counter Security"
"Dogfight"
"In Loving Memory"
"Nuisance Value"
"Second Ending", taking up just under half the book, made the short list of
contenders for the 1963 Hugo, losing to Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.
Contents:
- Introduction: Reality in Science Fiction
- Second Ending (a novel)
- Counter Security
- Dogfight
- Nuisance Value
- In Loving Memory
- The Apprentice
- Answer Came There None
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James White
James White, 1928-1999, was the creator of the famed Sector General stories about a huge intergalactic, multi-species hospital. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived there his entire life. White's writing is particularly noteworthy for endlessly inventive aliens and alien environments. He started writing science fiction in 1953, besides the Sector General stories and novels, perhaps his most famous works are the novel The Watch Below, and the Hugo nominated story "Custom Fitting." In addition to his professional work, James White was a mainstay of Irish Fandom for more than forty years, contributing distinguished and creative essays to fanzines like Slant and Hyphen.
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