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White PlagueFrank Herbert

White Plague

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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…

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Editions

18 editions · 2 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    The White Plague
    Tantor Media · 9781400135653
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    The White Plague
    Tantor Media · 9781400105656
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    The White Plague
    Tor Books · 448 pages · 9780765317735
  • Hardcover · English · 1991
    The White Plague
    Putnam · 9780517445150
  • Audiobook · English · 1986
    DH Audio · 9780886461676
  • Hardcover · English · 1982
    The White Plague
    Putnam · 445 pages · 9780399127212
Biological weaponsFictionMisogynyFiction, science fiction, generalBiological warfareScience fiction