(Far out on . . . etc.) “Obviously the thought isn’t unthinkable,” O’Mara, the Chief Psychologist, said dryly. “I’m thinking if it, reluctantly, and you are also thinking it – if only momentarily.”
‘Invader’ kicks off the Major Operation five-partwork novel. The thinkable unthinkable thought given utterance by O’Mara and Conway is that Senior Physician Mannen, grief-stricken over the recent death of his dog, has been making silly-billy mistakes through psychological negligence. But Mannen isn’t the only butterfingers (or worse) now aboard Sector General. “Some life form had entered the hospital. The invader was invisible and undetectable – even by the empathetic Cinrusskins – and it was creating hallucinations that were causing serious accidents . . . (blurb).
In anthologies
| Title | Editor | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
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New Writings in SF 7 | John Carnell | 1966 |
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 7, Ed John Carnell, Dobson, January 1966 NEW WRITINGS IN SF 7, Corgi pb, August 1966
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