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The White Plague
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 19 h y 49 m
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From this shocking beginning, the author of the phenomenal Dune series has created a masterpiece. The White Plague is a marvelous and terrifyingly plausible blend of fiction and visionary theme. It tells of one man's revenge, of the man watching from the window 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 vengeance upon the human race.
John Roe O'Neill is a molecular biologist who has the knowledge, and now the motivation, to devise and disseminate a genetically carried plague - a plague to which, like those that scourged mankind centuries ago, there is no antidote, but one that zeroes in, unerringly and fatally, on women.
As the world slowly recognizes the reality of peril, as its politicians and scientists strive desperately to save themselves and their society from the prospect of human extinction, so does Frank Herbert grapple with one of the great themes of contemporary life: the enormous dangers that lurk at the dark edges of science. The White Plague is a prophetic, believable, and utterly compelling novel.
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"A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF." ( The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction)
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- B. Bozeman
- 09-29-11
Maybe You Have to be 50 plus
to enjoy this story from 1983. It's a bit dated but that should not detract from the story.
I found it thoughtful and interesting and appreciated it's accuracy for it's time.
What people do when threatened with a worldwide plague is the subject and the characters responded much as I think they would have at the time.
Worth the time and credit.
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- RayR
- 02-07-22
Good book but annoying narration
I read this book many many years ago and enjoyed it so I thought I’d enjoy it again through an audio book. But the narration was just too annoying. His reading is over the top dramatic for every single sentence. Something like the animated Dudley do-right show announcer (which works for a whimsical cartoon but not a dramatic novel). I sped the reading up to 1.2 speed which helped but at about 4 hours in, I gave up. There’s a lot of unnecessary and long descriptions in the story which was probably made more tedious by the narration.
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- Kirk
- 04-22-17
awesome
So glad to find this book on audible
Give it a listen its worth
Well done
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- Linda
- 09-03-18
Interesting to think about a”what if”
I found myself going to the story to see what next was going to happen. It’s a story of what could happen and the way the world might react to it. Leaning on the many prejudices of every type, the battle for power and those wanting to hang on to some morality. The reader goes from section to section, and chapter to chapter without any indication. Reader does a good job of all the voices but because of rapid section changing it always took a few minutes to realize it was someone else, some place else. I still enjoyed the book.
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- Kat Burns
- 04-03-24
This story is a tight look at the prejudices and misogyny of the times; they’re not really gone today.
I disliked the narration; the way the sentences rose and fell became a bit off- putting after a bit. There was too much of a sameness
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- David Kirby
- 03-10-09
Timely and thought provoking
I have read many of Herbert's books. I found some of them good and others not so good. This book falls well within the "good" category.
Even though it was written over 20 years ago, its subject matter (systemic hatred, tribalism, terrorism, WMD, vengence, survival, redemption) addresses situations which could have been taken from today's headlines. I found it very thought provoking as well as entertaining.
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- ZB
- 04-24-22
Great Narration
I was impressed by the number of accents the narrator switched back and forth from seamlessly. Quite impressive. The story was engaging. Nothing like the Pandora or Dune series, but refreshing
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- Rick
- 12-10-21
Great first half, poor finish
Scott Brick is an excellent narrator! It's always a pleasure listening to audiobooks read by him.
And most Frank Herbert books are good or great. White Plague is the exception. It's an engaging story the final plot twist where it seems like Herbert lost interest in finishing the story. It was painful to listen to the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-29-24
Great listen!
good story and a even better performance I'll definitely be listening for this again in the future.
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- Valerie
- 08-20-24
A Cautionary Tale
First of all, Scott Brick is an excellent narrator. I always completely enjoy listening to him.
The story itself is an exploration of humankind’s ability for violence and retribution as well as a dive into the morality of such. The main protagonist is a sympathetic character who wrought a terrible crime upon not just humans, but all the creatures of earth that carry the male/female genetic traits. Which brings me to my one criticism. There was no mention of any kind of resolution for the non-human animals. Only loss.
Considering when the story was written, the science behind the plague seemed sound. I’m certainly no expert, so take my statement accordingly. But since the book was written, the development of CRSPR and other biotechnology tools enables a potential nightmare scenario from which the world may never recover.
Frank Herbert has always been a favorite author of mine and I was quite pleased with this book.
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