
White Plague
by Frank Herbert
Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterthrillerpoliticalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, weighty science-fiction novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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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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- Author
- Frank Herbert
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 475
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- Open Library
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