Classic early pulp sci fi

Doctor To The Stars is another entry into Murray Leinster's Med Service series, it consists of three short novellas: The Grandfather's War, Med Ship Man, and Tallien Three. None of these stories stand out as memorable, in fact, they probably are as formulaic as anything SF has produced.
Calhoun, the

Fun read. In fact, after rereading my Dad's paperback, the book was lost and I had to search (pre-internet) for another. Enjoyed reading it all over again. I'm not fastidious about matching early works with today's social expectations, so I simply enjoyed the independence and humor of Calhoun, and h

This is a book of three novellas about wandering space medic, Calhoun, and his magical space lab animal, Murgatroyd. They go to a world and inevitably solve a non-medical crisis along with whatever medical one brought them here. They were enjoyable stories, marred by the old-timey attitudes to women

This collection of three thoroughly enjoyable novellas by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (aka Murray Leinster) focuses on the characters of Calhoun, from the Interstellar Medical Service, and his diminutive furry companion Murgatroyd, a tormal. Together, they travel in the medical ship, Esclipus Twenty,

I frequently pick up classic SF books with low price tags when I’m browsing through the shelves of a used books store. It’s not always rewarding, but sometimes I come up with something that’s really worth reading. Having read some of Mr. Leinster’s (or maybe I should say Mr. Jenkins’) short work in