Double Contact (Sector General Novels) [Mass Market Paperback]

"A splendid series, a worthy addition."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Sector General fans old and new will enjoy, enjoy."--"Booklist"

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....

James White has been a mainstay of hard SF since his first sale in 1953. A great deal of his work has been concerned with future medicine, most notably the "Sector General" series, beginning with the publication of Hospital Station in 1962 and continuing on with Star Surgeon (1963), Major Operation (1971), Ambulance Ship (1979), Sector General (1983), Star Healer (1985), Code Blue--Emergency (1987), The Genocidal Healer (1992), The Galactic Gourmet (1996), Final Diagnosis (1997), and Mind Changer (1998).

Some of his other notable titles are Second Ending (1962), The Watch Below (1966), All Judgement Fled (1968), Dark Inferno (1972), The Dream Millennium (1974), Underkill (1979), and The Silent Stars Go By (1991).

James White lives in Portstewart, Northern Ireland, with his wife, Peggy. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.