author
Alan Edward Nourse
1928–1992
A physician as well as a science-fiction writer, Alan E. Nourse brought medical expertise and human concerns to stories about medicine, science, and the future. Writing for both young and adult readers, he also explored popular medicine under the name “Doctor X.”
32 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
Circus
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Link
by Alan Edward Nourse
Meeting of the Board
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Coffin Cure
by Alan Edward Nourse
Sixty-Year Extension
by Alan Edward Nourse
Rx
by Alan Edward Nourse
Wanderlust
by Alan Edward Nourse
Second Sight
by Alan Edward Nourse
My Friend Bobby
by Alan Edward Nourse
Prime Difference
by Alan Edward Nourse
Image of the Gods
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
PRoblem
by Alan Edward Nourse
Marley's Chain
by Alan Edward Nourse
Gold in the Sky
by Alan Edward Nourse
Contamination Crew
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Native Soil
by Alan Edward Nourse
A Man Obsessed
by Alan Edward Nourse
The Fifty-Fourth of July
by Alan Edward Nourse
Derelict
by Alan Edward Nourse
Peacemaker
by Alan Edward Nourse
Infinite Intruder
by Alan Edward Nourse
Martyr
by Alan Edward Nourse
Heir Apparent
by Alan Edward Nourse
Journey for the Brave
by Alan Edward Nourse
About the author
Alan Edward Nourse (August 11, 1928–July 19, 1992) was an American science-fiction author and physician, born in Des Moines, Iowa. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in 1951 and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 before practicing medicine in Washington State.
Nourse began writing science fiction while helping pay for medical school and continued producing novels, short stories, and nonfiction about medicine and science. His medical background shaped works such as The Bladerunner and The Fourth Horseman, while his medical writing appeared under the pseudonym “Doctor X.”