author
Alan Edward Nourse
1928–1992
A physician who wrote science fiction, Alan E. Nourse brought medical insight and scientific curiosity to stories about space, medicine, and the human mind. His novel The Bladerunner even inspired the title of the film Blade Runner.
33 Audiobooks
Brightside Crossing
by Alan Edward Nourse
Star Surgeon
by Alan Edward Nourse
Bear Trap
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Dark Door
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Link
by Alan Edward Nourse
Circus
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Coffin Cure
by Alan Edward Nourse
Meeting of the Board
by Alan Edward Nourse
Wanderlust
by Alan Edward Nourse
Sixty-Year Extension
by Alan Edward Nourse
Prime Difference
by Alan Edward Nourse
Rx
by Alan Edward Nourse
My Friend Bobby
by Alan Edward Nourse
Image of the Gods
by Alan Edward Nourse
Second Sight
by Alan Edward Nourse
Consignment
by Alan Edward Nourse
Letter of the Law
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Brain Sinner
by Alan Edward Nourse
Bramble Bush
by Alan Edward Nourse
Heir Apparent
by Alan Edward Nourse
Contamination Crew
by Alan Edward Nourse
PRoblem
by Alan Edward Nourse
Gold in the Sky
by Alan Edward Nourse
Marley's Chain
by Alan Edward Nourse
Derelict
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Fifty-Fourth of July
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Native Soil
by Alan Edward Nourse
A Man Obsessed
by Alan Edward Nourse
Infinite Intruder
by Alan Edward Nourse
Peacemaker
by Alan Edward Nourse
Martyr
by Alan Edward Nourse
Journey for the Brave
by Alan Edward Nourse
An Ounce of Cure
by Alan Edward Nourse
About the author
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1928, Alan Edward Nourse studied at Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania, earning his medical degree in 1955. He served in the U.S. Navy after World War II, later practiced medicine in Washington State, and continued writing alongside his medical career.
Nourse published science fiction for both adults and younger readers, often exploring medicine, science, and psionics. His books include Star Surgeon, The Mercy Men, The Fourth Horseman, and The Bladerunner. He also wrote popular nonfiction about medicine and science, sometimes using the pen name Doctor X. He died in Thorp, Washington, on July 19, 1992.