Star Surgeon

By: Alan E. Nourse

Narrated by: Knighton Bliss

These are the adventures of Dal Timgar, born on a planet of a distant star, who attempts to become a qualified physician of Hospital Earth. This exciting science-fiction story is a selection of the Junior Literary Guild.

When Dal Timgar, of all his medical class, was denied assignment to a general practice patrol ship going out from Hospital Earth to serve the medical needs of the Galactic Confederation, it seemed to him that his eight years of study in the great medical center of the galaxy had ended in failure. He had worked hard and stood at the head of his class, but Dal was different from his medical colleagues in one important way. Born on a planet of a distant star, he was the first son of an alien race to attempt to become a qualified physician of Hospital Earth.

Public Domain (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Alien outsider making the grade

Alan E Nourse’s Star Surgeon is a sci-fi tale of an alien trained on Earth to be a surgeon. In this future universe, the Earth is a probationary member of a galactic federation. Technically limited, Earth excels at biology and medicine and provides contract medical services to the rest of the galaxy. The alien is on his probationary training run. The head physicians are against his success, fearing that this will diminish Earth’s one advantage. With support from some friends, he manages to make the grade.

Nourse crafts and intriguing universe, filled with numerous alien species with Earth as just another wannabe primitive species. There are also some interesting forms of intelligent life, including a ‘pet’ that has some special powers.

The narration is very good with excellent character distinction. Pacing is a tad brisk.

I finally found it!

When I downloaded this I didn’t know it was the book that first introduced me as a child to science fiction. I never thought I would find it again having forgotten the author and book title, but I never forgot the little pink sidekick, fuzzy. This book brought back fond memories. It is dated, but it doesn’t matter, it’s a good story.

great lesson teaching story.

absolutely absorbing and entertaining. well acted and voiced. loved the obnoxious black.doctor and the Pink Fuzzy charactor

Happy Memories

Maybe not a great work of literature, and the SF is pretty dated, but I read it over and over and loved it as a boy. It’s a good story and I can certainly recommend it to young listeners.

Podiobooks was better.

I actually liked the libre version better from Podibooks. You had me concerned that the music would play throughout.