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Ambulance Ship

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Ambulance Ship
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJames White
Cover artistDean Ellis
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSector General
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDel Rey Books
Publication date
1979
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages184 pp
ISBN0-345-28513-1
OCLC5883469
Preceded byMajor Operation 
Followed bySector 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.