Star Surgeon [Paperback]

Alan E. Nourse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1986

The shuttle plane from the port of Philadelphia to Hospital Seattle had already gone when Dal Timgar arrived at the loading platform even though he had taken great pains to be at least thirty minutes early for the boarding.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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His novel The Bladerunner lent its name to the Blade Runner movie, but no other aspects of its plot or characters, which were taken from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In the late 1970s an attempt to adapt The Bladerunner for the screen was made, with Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs commissioned to write a story treatment; no film was ever developed but the story treatment was later published as the novella, Blade Runner (a movie). --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (May 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441783430
• ISBN-13: 978-0441783434
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,822,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Believable and Entertaining, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Surgeon (Paperback)

I found the star surgeon's character well developed by the author. The detail provided of the surgeon's thoughts and feelings were more then enough to enable me to strongly identify with him and the plot had plenty of variety to keep the story interesting. I read this in about 1964 while in the 7th grade and greatly enjoyed it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic medical/science fiction story., August 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Surgeon (Paperback)

Star Surgeon tells the story of Dal Timgar, the first alien ever to graduate from the universally prestigious earth medical schools. To become a full-fledged star surgeon, Dal must first fight the prejudices of his superiors, and then the rigors of an interstellar emergency. This book represents Alan Nourse at his best. Writing about a subject dear to his heart (he was a doctor himself), he created a very entertaining Sci-Fi story.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's more to this book than meets the eye., November 23, 2002

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This review is from: Star Surgeon (Paperback)

First, I believe several Star Trek concepts may have been based on some part of this book (then again, I'm not well versed in Sci Fi so Nourse may have based these element on Campbell or someone else even earlier, so if I didn't get this totally right someone with more savvy set the record straight).

The hero, who is of a different race making this book about how alien we preceive aliens, also has a empathic relationship with a little creature that sits on his shoulder and is awfully much like a Tribble.

Also the concept of an intellegent parasite and sybolic relationships pre-date Star Trek Next Generation and Deep Space Nine concepts of the Trill as well as Stargate concepts of the Gu-a-uld.

This book will teach young readers that things aren't always as they appear and that you have to dig deeper and look beyond the superficial!

It also teaches them not to use a crutch!

Some very advanced concepts for even adult sci-fi, but aimed at an audience 9 - 14 years old.

Good, intellegent reading.