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The White Plague
The White Plague
Author: Frank Herbert
What if women were an endangered species? — It begins in Ireland, but soon spreads throughout the entire world: a virulent new disease expressly designed to target only women. As fully half of the human race dies off at a frightening pace and life on Earth faces extinction, panicked people and governments struggle to cope with the global crisis. ...  more »
ISBN: 249694
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 467
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Publisher: G. P. Putnam's SOns
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, 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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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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