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The White Plague
The White Plague
Author: Frank Herbert
The White Plague opens with the death of the wife and children of brilliant biochemical researcher John O'Neill at the hands of terrorists. O'Neil is driven mad with grief and unleashes a biochemically engineered plague on the world, one that is 100% fatal to women. With most women dying off, the planet soon becomes unrecognizable. Will a cure b...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780425065556
ISBN-10: 0425065553
Publication Date: 12/1/1983
Pages: 501
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Bossmare avatar reviewed The White Plague on + 306 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Started out pretty good, got bogged down and finally jumped to end just to finish it.
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Helpful Score: 1
A good - but not great - biological terrorist novel, written before biological terrorism was the possibility it is now. Worth a read.
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Set in Ireland. A very dark story of a man who, in order to avenge the death of his wife and children who were killed by an IRA bomber, creates a virus that kills only women.
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Heavy summer reading that is addictive! Good climax!
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Scary especially with the plague involved.


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