Prophetic and believable, "The White Plague" reflects in a contemporary setting all the brilliance and originality that have made his "Dune" novels classics in the science-fiction world.' ***A near fine copy of the first UK edition, much harder to find than the equivalent first American edition. For behind the compelling excitement of the events themselves lie dire warnings about the state of our society and the power inherent in today's scientific advances. Frank Herbert has never written more profoundly or forcefully. "A scream erupted from him - agonized, echoing down the street", and in that moment a weapon of revenge was forged that would almost destroy the world. ***'On a sunny afternoon in Dublin an American biologist witnesses the destruction of his wife and children as they are blown apart by an IRA bomb. The dustwrapper is complete with no creases or tears. ***In a near fine dustwrapper that is unpriced indicating an export issue. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions - just a discreet blind stamp on the bottom of the front free endpaper 'from the Woodthorpe collection'. No bumps or creases, just a light vertical reading crease to the spine. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The book was first published in the USA by Putnam's in 1982. First UK edition, published by Victor Gollancz in 1983.
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