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O'Mara's Orphan / Medic
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| O’Mara’s Orphan / Medic 14000 words The alien occupying O'Mara's sleeping compartment weighed roughly half a ton, possessed six short, thick appendages which served both as arms and legs and had a hide like flexible armour plate. The muscular medic called O'Mara* is more like Vince (Ben Casey) Edwards than Richard (Dr. Kildare) Chamberlain. Early job evaluation: "Approved Suitable for Heavy Sustained Labour." He practically built Sector Twelve General Hospital with his own two pork-butcher hands. 'O'Mara's Orphan' -- stuff Medic -- is a massive FROB Hudlar wee'un placed in the tender loathing care of you-know-who. ("Junior was hungry again . . . "!) Popeye never had as much trouble with Swee'pea. O'Mara finally joins the medical staff, however, and the rest is far from silent. * I for one, believe his full name to be James W(hite) O'Mara. Synopsis by Graham Andrews |
First Publication:
- NEW WORLDS No 90, January 1960
Publication history:
- WORLDS APART, Blackie, September 1966
- Hospital Station (As 'Medic': see under Books)
- The White Papers (see under Books).
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