The White Papers

Edited by Mark L. Olson and Bruce Pelz. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate.

The White Papers celebrates James White, long-time writer and one of the founders of Irish Fandom. White was the Guest of Honor at the 1996 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles.

This book includes four stories ("Medic," "Countercharm," "Accident," and "Visitor at Large") set in Sector General, the multi-species intergalactic hospital which is his most famous creation. It also includes a never before-published ghost story, "House Sitter," his Hugo-nominated story "Custom Fitting," and three others. Also included is an expanded version of his "Secret History of Sector General."

White's fannish writing is also legendary. Included in The White Papers are nine classic articles ranging from the hilarious account of White stalking the "harris monster" to the poignant "Exorcists of IF." These articles range from the '50s to the '90s, and in them you will meet many fannish and professional greats.

Finally, this volume includes Gary Louie's Sector General timeline and a compendium of the Sector General system for the classification of alien beings.

Contents:

• Introduction by Mike Resnick
• James White by Walt Willis
• Fiction
  • Custom Fitting
  • Commuter
  • House Sitter (original)
  • Sanctuary
  • Christmas Treason
  • The Secret History of Sector General (article)
  • Accident
  • Medic
  • Countercharm
  • Visitor at Large
• Fan Writing
  • An Introduction to Real Virtuality by Bruce Pelz .
  • The Last Time I Saw Harris
  • The Beacon or Through Darkest Ireland Carrying a Torch for Bea Mahaffey
  • The Not-So-Hot Gospeller or The New Luke in Irish Fandom
  • The Long Afternoon of Harrogate
  • The History of Irish Fandom — Chapter 3
  • The Quinze-y Report
  • Fester on the Fringe
  • The Exorcists of IF
  • The Unreal George Affair
• More about Sector General
  • Sector General Timeline by Gary Louie
  • Notes on the Classification System
  • The Classification System by Gary Louie