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  <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[James White was a prolific Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending early years in Canada. 

He is probably best-known as the author of the Sector General series of novels. The first novels were assembled from strung-together short stories, but later Sector General adventures were written as full-length novels. The first Sector General novel was published in 1962, and the last published posthumously in 1999. The short-story collection The Aliens Among Us (1969) is also related to the Sector General series, since it includes the Sector General story &quot;Countercharm&quot; and the quasi-Sector General story &quot;Occupation: Warrior&quot;. 

His novel The Watch Below is considered by some aficionados to be his finest work - a claustrophobic book describing the travails of parallel survivors of war (human) and accident (alien). 

&quot;The Silent Stars Go By&quot; is an excellent example of alternative history. A Gaelic visitor to Alexandria, Egypt, realizes the industrial potential of a primitive steam engine constructed by Hero. The resulting society launches a starship in the year 1492.
]]></about>      <hometown>Belfast</hometown>  <born_at>01/01/1928</born_at>  <died_at>01/01/1999</died_at>  
  
  
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  <id>1695570</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Hospital Station (Sector General, Book 1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.25</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>40</ratings_count>
  <published>1962</published>  
  
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        <book id="318389">
  <id>318389</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Beginning Operations (Sector General Omnibus 1) Hospital Station/Star Surgeon/Major Operation]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.27</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>37</ratings_count>
  <published>2001</published>  
  
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        <book id="1577500">
  <id>1577500</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Final Diagnosis]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.19</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>27</ratings_count>
  <published>1997</published>  
  
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        <book id="1701274">
  <id>1701274</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Galactic Gourmet: A Sector General Novel]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.11</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>27</ratings_count>
  <published>1996</published>  
  
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        <book id="318390">
  <id>318390</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Alien Emergencies: A Sector General Omnibus]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[David Langford]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>25</ratings_count>
  <published>2002</published>  
  
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        <book id="318392">
  <id>318392</id>
  <title><![CDATA[General Practice: A Sector General Omnibus]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.33</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>24</ratings_count>
  <published>2003</published>  
  
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        <book id="1695599">
  <id>1695599</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Star Surgeon]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.26</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <published>1963</published>  
  
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        <book id="318393">
  <id>318393</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Double Contact (Sector General 14)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.33</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>21</ratings_count>
  <published>1999</published>  
  
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        <book id="1701275">
  <id>1701275</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Genocidal Healer (A Sector General Novel)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.91</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <published>1992</published>  
  
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        <book id="1695614">
  <id>1695614</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Ambulance Ship]]></title>
  <authors>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James White]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36345.James_White]]></link>
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  <average_rating>3.83</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <published>1979</published>  
  
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