Alan E. Nourse was both a science fiction writer and a physician, publishing many works of fiction and non-fiction in his lifetime. Star Surgeon is the story of Dal Timgar, a very tall, very thin, humanoid Garvian, his body covered with fine gray hair and his only companion a small lump of sentient pink fur named Fuzzy. "But as long as Dal could remember, he had wanted to be a doctor. From the first time he had seen a General Practice Patrol ship landing in his home city to fight the plague that was killing his people by the thousands, he had known that this was what he wanted more than anything else: to be a physician of Hospital Earth . . ."
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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).
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Believable and Entertaining,
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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.
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A classic medical/science fiction story.,
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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.
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There's more to this book than meets the eye.,
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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.
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probationary physician, medical service contract, pink friend, entrance lock, virus filter, pink creature, patrol ship Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Doctor, Hospital Earth, Dal Timgar, Blue Doctor, Jack Alvarez, Galactic Confederation, Hospital Seattle, Tiger Martin, Black Service of Pathology, Red Doctor, Red Service of Surgery, White Doctor, Hospital Philadelphia, Green Doctor, Blue Service of Diagnosis, Green Service of Medicine, Even Fuzzy New!
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probationary physician, medical service contract, pink friend, entrance lock, virus filter, pink creature, patrol ship Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Doctor, Hospital Earth, Dal Timgar, Blue Doctor, Jack Alvarez, Galactic Confederation, Hospital Seattle, Tiger Martin, Black Service of Pathology, Red Doctor, Red Service of Surgery, White Doctor, Hospital Philadelphia, Green Doctor, Blue Service of Diagnosis, Green Service of Medicine, Even Fuzzy New!
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