Canon Promo Post 2020

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Sector General

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Title: Sector General Series by James White

Media/Length: 12 Books (1957-1999) – Many of the books are collections of short stories, each featuring a case-of-the-week medical mystery. Most books/short stories are standalone, although they reference things from earlier books. I would say you can jump in most anywhere, although starting from the beginning if rewarding to see the characters grow throughout the series. The characters I'm requesting have most of their development in the first 6 books and Mind Changer.

Where to find it: Amazon

Summary: A hospital in space! Sector General is a giant hospital that has the ability to treat any kind of alien, no matter what kind of planetary environment they need. The first six books follow the career of Dr. Conway, who starts as a wet-behind-the-ears newbie to his eventual rise as Chief Surgeon, as he tackles a number of strange cases. Later books have POV characters of aliens, a patient at the hospital, and O'Mara, Chief Psychologist. The books feature a lot of alien biology/evolution and first contact scenarios. The doctors use Educator Tapes to download the knowledge of alien doctors into their brains before performing on alien patients; unfortunately, the personality of those doctors are downloaded too, which means a human doctor might find his caterpillar alien nurse sexier than his human one! The series also features the Monitors, a Star Trek-like organization that helps with First Contact situations and planet-sized surgery operations. Conway also has a stint as the doctor on an ambulance ship that rushes to the scene of disasters.

What do you love about it?: Everyone is so earnestly trying to do good. The conflict comes from the medical mysteries and sometimes cultural misunderstandings, but everything turns out alright in the end. I really enjoyed the characters and the exploration of alien medicine. I also love the logistics of such a massive hospital serving patients and doctors of such a wide range of alien physiologies. The books do a great job of showing a lot of different aspects of healing (from dietitians to religion to psychology to surgery) but there are still a lot of areas left to explore in fic.

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Tropey shipfic for the most part, especially of the H/C variety. I ended up shipping O'Mara/Conway hard, and there were a lot of minor characters I'll request threesomes for. The books definitely have avenues for medical exploration that weren't covered that would be fun to see in fic. If you do end up interested in this canon, I will definitely be offering this fandom too.