Project Gutenberg 2016-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 160 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Doctor Produced from Galaxy Magazine February 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Doctor" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The book presents a captivating narrative that explores the themes of survival and the unknown dangers of space travel, particularly focusing on a devastating virus known as chlorophage, which threatens humanity. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic setting with advanced space travel, the story emphasizes the fragility of human life when faced with the vastness of the cosmos and the microscopic threats that lie within it. The plot centers around Doctor Nordenfeld, the ship's physician aboard the interplanetary liner "Star Queen", as he deals with the potential outbreak of chlorophage after a mysterious little girl, Kathy Brand, boards the ship. Kathy's background reveals a harrowing journey from the devastated planet Kamerun, where the virus wiped out all life. As Nordenfeld investigates, he wrestles with the fear that Kathy may carry the deadly virus to the rest of the ship. Tension mounts as Nordenfeld must make difficult decisions about the safety of passengers and crew, culminating in a climax where he discovers a possible solution to the crisis: a symbiotic microorganism from alien botany that can combat the chlorophage threat. In a race against time, he strives to contain the outbreak while protecting those aboard the "Star Queen", exploring the complexities of sacrifice, duty, and the intricacies of life amid chaos and uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Physicians -- Fiction Diseases -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 79659 2025-07-20T15:06:37.794390 text/html 56124 2024-10-23T00:21:19 text/html 360833 2025-07-20T15:06:39.695407 application/epub+zip 359667 2025-07-20T15:06:38.177388 application/epub+zip 90892 2025-07-20T15:06:37.968387 application/epub+zip 403207 2025-07-20T15:06:40.996393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395130 2025-07-20T15:06:39.479403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126787 2022-09-23T15:10:46.320545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72334 2025-07-20T15:06:37.653399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52613 2024-10-23T00:21:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18869 2025-07-20T15:06:41.121366 application/rdf+xml 21903 2025-07-20T15:06:38.035394 image/jpeg 4074 2025-07-20T15:06:38.002365 image/jpeg 325575 2025-07-20T15:06:37.815408 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia