The White Papers celebrates James White, long-time writer and one of the founders of Irish Fandom. White was the Guest of Honor at the 1996 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles. This book includes four stories ("Medic," "Countercharm," "Accident," and "Visitor at Large") set in Sector General, the multi-species intergalactic hospital which is his most famous creation. It also includes a never before-published ghost story, "House Sitter," his Hugo-nominated story "Custom Fitting," and three others. Also included is an expanded version of his "Secret History of Sector General." White's fannish writing is also legendary. Included in The White Papers are nine classic articles ranging from the hilarious account of White stalking the "harris monster" to the poignant "Exorcists of IF." These articles range from the '50s to the '90s, and in them you will meet many fannish and professional greats. Finally, this volume includes Gary Louie's Sector General timeline and a compendium of the Sector General system for the classification of alien beings. Human and alien researchers find unusual common ground in "First Contact," while "The Power" relates a medieval meeting between a traveling scholar and a stranded alien. These stories and 22 more in this collection (most of them published only in periodicals) display the unique talent of one of sf's most imaginative, versatile, and often overlooked authors. Libraries desiring to add to their holdings of sf "classics" should consider this volume. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. White may be best known in science fiction circles for his 'Sector General' stories about a multi-species space hospital; but he's produced many other fine stories which here get their deserved share of publicity. From a first-time-published ghost story to a tale of Christmas intrigue, this packs in a well-rounded range of White classics. -- Midwest Book Review Published to honor James White as Guest of Honor of L.A. con III, the 1996 World Science Fiction Convention. James White is the creator of the famed Sector General stories about a huge intergalactic, multi-species hospital. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1928 and has lived there his entire life. White's writing is particularly noteworthy for endlessly inventive aliens and alien environments. He has been writing science fiction since 1953. Besides the Sector General stories and novels, perhaps his most famous works are the novel The Watch Below, and the Hugo nominated story "Custom Fitting." In addition to his professional work, James White has been a mainstay of Irish Fandom for more than forty years, contributing distinguished and creative essays to fanzines like Slant and Hyphen. Used Book in Good Condition