Double Contact (Sector General #11) -

James White

Tor Science Fiction / Macmillan

2000

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-10: 0812568605

A Sector General veteran, Dr. Prilicla leads an expedition to answer several near-simultaneous distress beacons and discovers two alien species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other in a botched first contact.

Now, in the latest adventure, the empathic Dr. Prilicla, a veteran of Sector General for years, is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two hitherto-unknown intelligent species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other. And he also finds evidence of a botched first contact--along with a rare opportunity to set matters right.

Assuming, as always, that he can make an accurate diagnosis....