It's the massive Hospital space station out on the rim, where human and alien medicine meet. It's also one of the few places in SF that one would really, really like to exist now in the latest adventure, the empathetic doctor Prilicla, a veteran of sector general for years is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two hitherto intelligent species, one of which has nearly wiped out the other. And he also finds evidence of a botched first Contact along with the rare opportunity to set matters right. Assuming as always that he can make an accurate diagnosis.

ISBN: 0812568605