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'''''The White Plague''''' is a 1982 novel by [[Frank Herbert]], featuring a plague that kills only women and therefore ends the human species. | [[IMAGE:Herbert-1982-WhitePlague.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]'''''The White Plague''''' is a 1982 novel by [[Frank Herbert]], featuring a plague that kills only women and therefore ends the human species. | ||
Scientist John Roe O'Neill is driven mad by a terrorist attack that kills his wife and children. He develops and releases a [[gendercidal]] plague in Libya, England, and Ireland, but of course it spreads. | Scientist John Roe O'Neill is driven mad by a terrorist attack that kills his wife and children. He develops and releases a [[gendercidal]] plague in Libya, England, and Ireland, but of course it spreads. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[gendercide]] | * [[gendercide]] | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/frank-herbert/white-plague.htm FantasticFiction.co.uk] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Plague Wikipedia] | |||
Revision as of 10:20, 20 December 2010
The White Plague is a 1982 novel by Frank Herbert, featuring a plague that kills only women and therefore ends the human species.
Scientist John Roe O'Neill is driven mad by a terrorist attack that kills his wife and children. He develops and releases a gendercidal plague in Libya, England, and Ireland, but of course it spreads.
Reading and discussion notes
- "white plague" is a term also given to tuberculosis
- Compare: James Tiptree, Jr., "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain"
Awards
- Nominated, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1983)
Editions
- ISBN 978-0399127212