Med Ship Man, Murray Leinster
Med Ship Man, Murray Leinster
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Med Ship Man

Author: Murray Leinster

Narrator: Alex Freeman

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2026

Synopsis

Med Ship Man is a classic science fiction adventure about a medical officer sent to investigate a seemingly abandoned planet. As Calhoun uncovers the cause of the mass evacuation, he finds a dangerous misuse of technology at the heart of the crisis. The story blends mystery, interstellar travel, and ethical questions about science, responsibility, and human survival.

About Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster (1896–1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history. He wrote and published over fifteen hundred short stories and articles, fourteen movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays. His first science fiction story, “The Runaway Skyscraper,” appeared in the February 22, 1919 issue of Argosy, and he won a Hugo Award for his 1956 story “Exploration Team.” He was also an inventor, best known for the front-projection process used in special effects. In Virginia, June 27, 2009, was named Will F. Jenkins Day in honor of his achievements in science fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on January 13, 2018

Leinster ended his career as a script writer for 1960s TV classics such as Land of the Giants, so I often think of him as a hack. It was an awful show that even young me, enamored as I was by anything SF, couldn't bear to watch much of it. He made his name as one of the better pulp authors, though. T......more

Goodreads review by Manuel on January 11, 2022

ENGLISH: This novella is (chronologically) the fifth work by Leinster dealing with Interstellar Med Service and Calhoun, its envoy, together with Murgatroyd, his tormal, assistant and pet. Calhoun deals with the mysterious disappearance of all the population of a planet. Where have they gone? Why? Wh......more

Goodreads review by Mark on November 01, 2019

'Every human occupied world was supposed to have a Med Ship visit atleast once every four years'...... sounds like the relationship between me and my DENTIST..... I cant stand that guy, he mutters under his breath, he shakes his head, he sighs heavily and he smells funny.... The Med Ship Man is a guy......more

Goodreads review by Frank on November 14, 2025

"To hell with your passenger, do what you want with him!" I enjoyed the recording of this story by Mark Nelson on Librivox.......more

Goodreads review by Warren on February 10, 2020

Very pleasantly surprised to discover this Golden-Age space opera. I enjoy a cozy adventure in outer space, but I also have a fondness for a good medical thriller and mystery. Murray Leinster's "Med Service" stories all roll these three elements into one amazing series. "Med Ship Man" is one of the s......more

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