The White Plague

by Herbert, Frank
ISBN: 9780399127212
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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.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Herbert, Frank
  • ISBN: 9780399127212
  • Condition: Used
  • Publication Year: 1982

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  • Feels unfinished

    athena g. - 6 years 3 months ago

    #SummerReading I am a huge Herbert fan, but this does not hold up to his usual standards. It has the feel of being unfinished, as if this were a first draft. There are a lot of threads that go nowhere, sideline stories that have no bearing on the ending, characters he took the time to flesh out then just dropped. I LOVE the premise of this novel, it cries out to be tied together more tightly.

  • What would you do if your family was taken from you violently? And what is the value of a woman, when there aren't many left?

    Jean W. - 6 years 3 months ago

    A disturbingly sad narrative. You know you shouldn't side with "madman" but he is in so much pain from the loss of his family. Then you get to see and understand the value of women. To some, they are put on a pedestal, to others they are property to be hoarded and guarded and used. While to others they think it's a happily-ever-after until they are stuck together forever. A wonderful story from Frank Herbert that sits with you and makes you think long after the book is done.