Star Surgeon
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| Star Surgeon | |
 First Edition Cover |
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| Author | James White |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sector General |
| Genre(s) | Sci-Fi novel |
| Publisher | Ballantine| |
| Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Hospital Station |
| Followed by | Major Operation |
Star Surgeon is a 1963 science fiction book by author James White and is part of the Sector General series.
[edit] Synopsis
Conway must deal with an unconscious patient, classification ELPH, who may be a cannibal or a demigod, or both. It came from the "other galaxy", and the species is well known, almost infamous, to the Ians, who are also from another galaxy. It is extremely long-lived, and regularly takes complete rejuvenation treatments, including the brain and memory, to keep itself young. By doing this, it is practically immortal. It, although unconscious, appeared to have the ability to negate the most powerful drugs and resist surgery to cure its skin condition. This later turned out to be the work of the entity's "doctor", who is an intelligent, organized collection of microscopic, virus-type cells. Once Doctor Conway realizes this, he uses a wooden stake to make the ELPH's doctor focus itself in one point at which time it is removed from the ELPH, informed regarding the physiology of its patient, and put back in. The patient, whose name is Lonvellin, quickly makes a full recovery and leaves to do what it does best: bona fide missions that involve taking backwards planetary cultures and pulling them up "by their bootstraps". His particular mission, this time, is to cure a diseased planet called Etla, recruiting Dr. Conway and the Monitor Corps to help him. When The Empire that controls the Planet of Etla misinterprets Lonvellin's efforts as an act of war, the empire declares war with Sector General.
[edit] Characters
- Dr. Conway- The Doctor at Sector General who is in charge of the Lonvellin Case.
- Nurse Murchison- A Nurse at Sector General who has a romantic relationship with Conway.
- Lonvellin- Long lived and Benevolent alien. He is treated by Conway, and becomes a friend and ally of Sector General.
- O'Mara- Chief Psychologist at Sector General. He gives the commands and orders to all the Doctors.
 The original Published cover from 1963. |
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