# Medic Hovan — Plague Ship character guide

> Medic Hovan in Plague Ship by Andre Norton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hovan

**First appearance:** 0014-xv-medic-hovan-reports

## Who they are

Wobbling medic from another ship, reports on plague.

## In the story

### [XV: Medic Hovan Reports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_ship_se/chapters/xv-medic-hovan-reports)

Kidnapped by Dane but quickly adapts, agrees to help the crew, and successfully treats Craig Tau.

### [XVI: The Battle of the Video](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_ship_se/chapters/xvi-the-battle-of-the-video)

Incapacitated by a sleep ray, revived by Ali's use of the H.D. O.S. device, and still groggy but essential for the broadcast.

### [XVII: In Custody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_ship_se/chapters/xvii-in-custody)

Testifies on behalf of the crew; later demands to return to the ship to treat the sick, invoking 'Pro Bono Publico'; successfully boards the Queen.

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