Healer (1985), by which time the central characters had reached the top levels in their careers, but Ballantine Books persuaded him to continue. He extended the stories' range by introducing new central characters beginning with Code Blue - Emergency (1987), and The Genocidal Healer (1992) focused on psychological and theological issues of guilt and forgiveness rather than strictly medical ones. The books in the series are: 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) These were also published as omnibus editions: Beginning Operations (2001) contains Hospital Station, Star Surgeon and Major Operation. Alien Emergencies (2002) contains Ambulance Ship, Sector General and Star Healer. General Practice (2003) contains Code Blue - Emergency and The Genocidal Healer. Tales of Sector General (1999) contains The Galactic Gourmet, Final Diagnosis, and Mind Changer. Short stories White's short story "Sector General" is included in the book Hospital Station. In addition to these books, several related short stories ("Countercharm", "Tableau", "Occupation: Warrior", and "Custom Fitting") appear in other collections by White. The first three appear in The Aliens Among Us, the fourth in Futures Past. The short story "Custom Fitting" does not mention Sector General, but does describe the Galactic Federation making its first contact with Earth. "Tableau" also does not mention Sector General but introduces the alien race of the Orligians, who appear in the series. The short story "Occupation: Warrior", published in 1959, provides the backstory of the Monitor Corps' Commander Dermod, who appears in some of the books. However the editor of Science Fiction Adventures removed all reference to Sector General from Occupation: Warrior because he thought it was too grim to be treated as part of the series. "Countercharm" is the only short story actually set in Sector General not included in a Sector General book. References Further reading This explains the system for coding the environmental requirements of patients and staff. Novels by James White (author) Science fiction book series Space opera novels