They emerged into normal space at a point whose co-ordinates placed them far out on the galactic rim and where the brightest object to be seen was a nearby sun burning coldly against a faint powdering of stars.
In 1959, Capt. W.E. Johns published a novel entitled Biggles Combined Operation. Jim at once owned up to being an inveterate fan of Squadron Leader Bigglesworth and his bi-plane-setting cronies. Sector General’s ‘combined operation’ entails Conway sewing together the sentient-jigsaw-puzzle CRLT* creature before plonking it down upon its new home planet.
*Physically it resembles the DBLF Kelgian life-form, but it is many times larger and possesses a leathery tegument rather than the silvery fur of the Kelgians” (Louie, ibid.)
In James White's books
| Title | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sector General | Collection | 1983 |
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Alien Emergencies | Omnibus | 2002 |
Sector General (Ballantine, March 1983).
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).