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....

Major Operation is a 1971 science fiction book by author James White and is the third volume in the Sector General series. The book collects together a series of five short stories, all of which were originally published in New Worlds magazine. “Invader” — A series of clumsy accidents at the hospital lead Conway to suspect an alien presence. “Vertigo” (1968) — a spinning ship (from the planet later nicknamed 'Meatball') is 'rescued' and brought to the hospital. “Blood Brother” (1969) — Meatball's natural doctors are discovered. “Meatball” (1966) — Additional investigation reveals more about Meatball’s doctors. “Major Operation” (1971) — A gigantic patient on Meatball fights medical treatment.

Chronologically fits after Sector General 04, but not part of the main sequence.Table of ContentsSPACEBIRD (a Sector General story)COMMUTERASSISTED PASSAGECURTAIN CALLBOARDING PARTYPATROLFAST TRIPQUESTION OF CRUELTYFALSE ALARMDYNASTY OF ONEOUTRIDERAbout the Authorr

Table of ContentsSector General 1—Hospital StationSector General 2—Star SurgeonSector General 3—Major OperationSector General 4—Ambulance ShipSector General 5—Sector GeneralSector General 6—Star HealerSector General 7—Code Blue EmergencySector General 8—The Genocidal HealerSector General 9—The Galactic GourmetSector General 10—Final DiagnosisSector General 11—Mind ChangerSector General 12—Double Contact

-an amazon reviewer:Includes a Sector General Short Story and most of the others are set in the same universe. 'Countercharm' concerns Dr. Conway's encounter with one of the hazards of his profession. Doctors at Sector General get their xenomedical knowledge from 'Educator Tapes' the recorded minds of ET physicians. The catch is you don't just get their medical knowledge but *everything* including their sex drive - which can lead to embarrassing and distracting consequences. In 'Kill or Cure' a Navy rescue team discovers their wreck is 'not of this world'. They do their best to help the injured, sluglike beings inside but do they dare let them contact their friends? An alien species is deliberately formenting military tensions on Earth in 'Red Alert'. Is this a preliminary to invasion? Or is something else going on? In 'Tableau' Earth's first contact with another species results in war. Then an Earth soldier and one of the alien Orligians find themselves trapped together in the wreckage of their ships and discover it's all due to a horrible misunderstanding. In 'Conspirators' the laboratory animals aboard the the first intersteller explorer plan their escape with the help of the ship's cat and a pet canary. In 'The Scavengers' a Terran taskforce is assigned to 'clean up' those aliens who survived the initial attack. And finally 'Occupation: Warrior' not only provides the missing half to the first Sector General story in 'Hospital Station' but gives the unexpected background of Fleet Commander Dermod. Contents Countercharm To Kill or Cure Red Alert Tableau The Conspirators The Scavengers Occupation: Warrior

Star Healer is a 1985 science fiction book by author James White and is part of the Sector General series. Conway is replaced on the ambulance ship Rhabwar by Diagnostician Prilicla. Conway visits healer Khone on the planet Goglesk, and witnesses first-hand their destructive racial mass-hysteria response to physical proximity. He inadvertently links minds with Khone and learns a great deal more. Back at Hospital Station, Conway decides to treat some Hudlar accident victims with a rear-to-front limb transplant, because stranger transplants require permanent exile. Conway also proposes staving off geriatric Hudlar problems by elective amputation. At the end, he successfully delivers a sentient telepathic Unborn (see Ambulance Ship) from its violent non-sentient Protector.

While James White is best known for the Sector General series, he has written many more science fiction novels. This is one of his best, easily equal to any of the Sector general series. The book is set in a near future after humanity’s contact with aliens. The aliens offer to relocate all of mankind who qualifies to the Federation World, a Dyson sphere near the center of the galaxy. The principal characters are not accepted for citizenship, instead qualifying for positions on the Federation staff. Their job is to make contact with new species and to invite them to join the Federation if they qualify. White’s writing is remarkably clear and easy to read.