On the whole weird and wonderful planet there were only thirty-seven patients requiring treatment, and they varied widely both in size and in their degree of physical distress.
In short-story terms, Major Operation the Novel starts with an earthquake and builds up to a climax. (Sam GoldwynTM.) “. . . there is very little to say except that the poisoned and polluted living planet that was the patient in those stories ‘Meatball’ and ‘Major Operation’ required treatment on such a vast scale that the operation was a military one as well as a medical one ” (from ‘The Secret History of Sector General’’). I didn’t mention the ‘living planet’ part before now. How very careful of me.
In anthologies
| Title | Editor | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
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New Writings in SF 18 | John Carnell | 1971 |
In James White's books
| Title | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Major Operation | Fix-up novel | 1971 |
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Beginning Operations | Omnibus | 2001 |
NEW WRITINGS IN SF 18, ed John Carnell, Corgi, March 1971 NEW WRITINGS IN SF 18, Dennis Dobson, June 1971 Also in Major Operation
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