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The White Plague
The White Plague
Author: Frank Herbert
The White Plague, a marvelous and terrifyingly plausible blend of fiction and visionary theme, tells of one man who is pushed over the edge of sanity by the senseless murder of his family and who, reappearing several months later as the so-called Madman, unleashes a terrible plague upon the human race---one that zeros in, unerringly and fatally,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780399127212
ISBN-10: 0399127216
Publication Date: 9/21/1982
Pages: 445
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T)
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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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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