The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 12 books · 1962 to 1999

James White

Science fictionClassic science fictionSpace opera

James White, from Belfast, wrote the Sector General stories about a huge hospital in deep space that treats every kind of alien patient. They are pacifist, humane and puzzle-like, with doctors working out how to cure creatures nobody has seen before.

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Sector General

12 books · Set in spaceClassic science fictionSpace opera
  1. 1Hospital Station1962With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Star Surgeon1963With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Major Operation1971With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Ambulance Ship1979With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Sector General1983With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Star Healer1985With Dr ConwayBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Code Blue – Emergency1987With Cha ThratBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Genocidal Healer1991With LiorenBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Galactic Gourmet1996With GurronsevasBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Final Diagnosis1997With HewlittBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Mind Changer1998With O'MaraBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Double Contact1999Buy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Sector Twelve General Hospital