Ambulance Ship

Cover of the first edition

Author| James White
Cover artist| Dean Ellis
Language| English
Series| Sector General
Genre| Science fiction
Publisher| Del Rey Books

Publication date

| 1979
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 184 pp
ISBN| 0-345-28513-1
OCLC| 5883469
Preceded by| Major Operation
Followed by| Sector General

Ambulance Ship is a 1979 science fiction short story collection by Northern Irish author James White, part of his Sector General series.[1]

## Stories

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* "Contagion" – An ancient sleeper ship is found whose last occupants died only months before. The rescue ship and ambulance crews come down with a mysterious illness.
* "Quarantine" – The sole survivor from a spacewreck is brought back to the hospital, and stuns everyone by downing half the surgical team.
* "Recovery" – A ship is found with absolutely no visible markings. A torture corridor inside beats on whatever passes, including a violent non-sentient and a telepathic sentient who communicates with the ambulance staff about the Blind Ones' need.

The 1980 Corgi edition has "Spacebird" as the first story.

## References

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1. ^ James White Information Archived 3 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Sectorgeneral.com.

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The Sector General series

Books|

* Hospital Station (1962)
* 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)
* Mind Changer (1998)
* Double Contact (1999)

Characters|

* Dr. Conway
* O'Mara
* Dr. Prilicla
* Murchison
* Thornnastor
* Lonvellin
* Edanelt
* Charge Nurse Naydrad

Species|

* Earth-human (DBDG)
* Kelgian (DBLF)
* Melfan (ELNT)
* Trathlan (FGLI)
* Hudlar (FROB)
* Cinruskin (GLNO)
* Illensan (PVSJ)

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