THE WHIE PLAGUE

[geneoneill]

Just beginning a new novel. Some fascinating research turning up on viruses, especially very deadly ones like Ebola. Won't use all of it, but
the research lends some virisimilitude to what does end up in the book. The premise here is a high concept, as the Hollywood folks say. I'm slow, figure this one will be finished by the end of the year. We'll see.

[sdkdmd]

Looking forward to it Gene. Anything else to update us on?

[JDar]

Sounds like another winner Gene.

It's been years, but I remember enjoying Frank Herbert's THE WHITE PLAGUE. I recall it being very character driven (like your books) - providing the how/why the virus was developed and the personal damage relating to it's release.

The world needs another plague.

Jan

[geneoneill]

I don't remember Frank Herbert's book, Jan. Was it about a plague only affecting Caucasians?
Gene

[JDar]

lol - no, women of colour (even indigo) were endangered too.

From the book cover:

"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 individual who calls himself the Madman. As government security forces feverishly hunt for the renegade scientist, he wanders incognito through a world that will never be the same. Society, religion, and morality are all irrevocably transformed by the White Plague."

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[geneoneill]

Wow, Herbert's book sounds pretty good. Fortunately, it's nothing like my novel or its premise.
Whew! Thanks for the info, Jan.
Gene