Not sure if I’ve ever review one of the Star Doc novels on this blog, but i didn’t feel like checking and since it’s more a catalog of what I’ve read lately… The Star Doc novels folow the story of Cherijo Torin, a genetically tweaked human being who is nearly impervious to damage and was trained as a surgeon. Yeah, I know it sounds corny and the fact that there are about 9 books in the series would make you think that the series is just more pulp writting of the standard sci-fi fare. However the characters and story really feel like a comfortable pair of old jeans, there is just something about them that makes them impossible to throw out. I also have a hard time putting down these novels and often lose sleep saying just one more chapter before bed.

Omega Games find Cherijo and her husband Duncan going to a planet that is infected by the black crystal to meet a contact. The contact strands Cherijo on the surface hoping her innumerable talents can help solve a mystery that is killing the colonists one at a time. The title and jacket are misleading, this book has very little to do with arena combat (unlike some of the previous novels).

If you like medical sci-fi books these are pretty enetrtaining but even better are the Sector General novels by James White.