author april august northern irish author science fiction short stories novels born belfast returned spending early years canada years working clothing industry worked aircraft company based belfast taking early retirement result diabetes white married science fiction fan couple children died stroke fan science fiction wrote fan magazines encouraged fans white began publishing short stories novel published best known novels sector general series published death white published novels nominated major awards unsuccessfully white violence medical sources dramatic tension stories critics regarded second rank writer occasionally produced rank works felt plots writing formulaic sector general series regarded defining genre medical science fiction introducing memorable crew aliens missing winning prestigious honours times white gained awards specific works contributions science fiction guest honour conventions biography born belfast northern_ireland april spent early life canada educated belfast teenager lived foster parents wanted study medicine financial circumstances prevented worked belfast firms assistant manager department store married margaret science fiction fan couple children daughter sons martin peter white later worked builders technical clerk publicity assistant publicity officer science fiction fan attracted particularly works smith featured good aliens evil ones stories concern ordinary people met irish fan helped produce fan magazines slant featured stories articles noted authors including white nominated retrospective best fan writer won white said started writing stories slant team felt science fiction dominated nuclear doom friends write kind story liked read said getting published fairly easy 1950s world war restrictions paper ended science magazines britain united_states published short story parody 1950s anglo australian emigration policies appeared january edition magazine stories appeared years white attempt access lucrative american market submitting stories stalled publication white later said optimism inter species relations editor result white work little known outside 1960s published white novel secret visitors included locations northern_ireland book previously title tourist planet science fiction editor thought original ending suggested white insert space battle climactic courtroom scene november year published white sector general editor john requested stories set universe founding series white known best white gained steady following scientifically accurate stories notable examples hard science fiction despite magazine promotion literary new wave science fiction 1960s white kept job wrote evenings stories money time author taught literature course belfast branch diabetes severely impaired took early retirement relocated north resort town continued write years council member patron white strong died stroke august novels protector prepared publication wife son martin daughter survived published works sector general sector general series consists books published originally hospital station double contact additional short stories set sector general universe occupation warrior appear collections white sector general gigantic multi species hospital space station founded peace making project heroes opposite sides humanity war hospital patients staff dozens species different environmental requirements initially stories concern career doctor conway rises junior surgeon fourth book decides emergency service hospital offers victims space accidents effective means making peaceful contact new species allows series expand range plots characters settings seventh later books different usually alien viewpoint character gave considerable new expand range issues purely medical opinion treat issues guilt forgiveness better science fiction series defined multi species medical stories explicitly space opera series contemporary space opera usa notably military novels second ending white described man earth upbeat ending short listed hugo award escape orbit title open prison short listed award chronicles efforts human prisoners war survive dumped hostile planet tools weapons judgement fled won prize described favourite white novels rendezvous right white novels sector general series secret visitors watch tomorrow alternate title silent stars earth final conflict protector collections short stories title story white collection anticipated dangers space debris missions white papers produced commemorate white guest honour includes short stories fan magazine articles white plus sections guide sector general series stories short listed hugo award sanctuary won short story birthday boy published magazine analog collection anthology short listed hugo award collections include aliens monsters published includes novel second ending past includes sector general story critical described white second rank writer occasionally produced rank works attracted devoted wide audience noted plots formulaic writing employed predictable set techniques mannerisms studied hand wrote depiction goodness lie real genius described sector general series characters memorable crew aliens created wrote white aliens alien human minds exotic commented setting television series star trek deep space reminiscent noted similarities setting television wrote white plot construction writing including occasionally clumsy exposition typical golden age science fiction 1930s 50s concluded review watch nice writing considered simply prose attempt involve reader emotions reviewing judgment fled wrote suspect generates tension writing book literally bear come crucial scenes white said approach producing stories course plot idea come characters soon compared compass map explained drawn medical themes factors offered opportunities dramatic tension war wanted doctor work instead avoidance violent themes strong non medical stories sector general series white works won hugo short listed won prize science fiction chronicle reader award white received award contributions science fiction named story inspirations appreciated donated complete collection slant magazines year inducted white guest honour conventions including united_kingdom belgium netherlands ireland northern_ireland james white award presented best short story non professional writer judges professional authors editors included
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