Sector General series

The Sector General series consists of twelve science fiction books and various short stories by the Northern Irish author James White. It derives its name from the main setting, Sector Twelve General Hospital, a huge hospital space station located in deep space, designed to treat a wide variety of life forms with a wide range of ailments and life-support requirements, and to house an equally-diverse staff.

The hospital was founded to promote peace after humanity's first interstellar war, and in the fourth book the authorities conclude that its emergency services are the most effective way to make peaceful contact with new species.

Books

 * Hospital Station (1962: stories published in New Worlds 1957 – 1960)
 * Star Surgeon (1963)
 * Major Operation (1971: stories published in New Worlds 1968 – 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)
 * Mind Changer (1998)
 * Double Contact (1999)