White Plague
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White Plague

by Frank Herbert

1982•Science fiction•475 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterthrillerpoliticalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, weighty science-fiction novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

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.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionDisasterThrillerPoliticalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Biological weaponsMisogynyBiological warfareScience fiction

Details

Author
Frank Herbert
Published
1982
Pages
475
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