White Plague

Frank Herbert

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St Martins/Tor
01 October 2007

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering; Space Exploration

From Science fiction grandmaster Frank Herbert, creator of the Dune universe, comes this novel of bioterrorism and gendercide.

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. Infected areas are quarantined or burned to the ground. The few surviving women are locked away in hidden reserves, while frantic doctors and scientists race to find a cure. Anarchy and violence consume the planet.

The plague is the work of a solitary individual who calls himself the Madman. As government security forces feverishly hunt for the renegade scientist, he wanders incognito through a world that will never be the same. Society, religion, and morality are all irrevocably transformed by the White Plague.

By: Frank Herbert
Imprint: St Martins/Tor
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780765317735
ISBN 10: 0765317737
Pages: 445
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for White Plague

A tale of awesome revenge. --The Cincinnati Enquirer on The White Plague A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF. --The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction