11-02-2008, 04:01 PM | #1 |
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Good novels about the plague?
I just finished Domesday Book by Connie Willis and loved it. Can anyone recommend some other good novels based around the plague?
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11-02-2008, 04:07 PM | #2 | |
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i would recommend The Plague, by Camus. (actually, i recommend anything at all by Camus ).
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11-02-2008, 04:17 PM | #3 | |
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Not exactly plague, this is something more contemporary about the bird flu. At the moment you can read the book freely from its homepage - as html files chapter by chapter, together with interesting illustrations. http://birdflubook.com/index.php |
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11-02-2008, 04:24 PM | #4 |
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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
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11-02-2008, 04:40 PM | #5 |
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11-02-2008, 04:48 PM | #6 |
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This is kinda hard to find, but I read it years ago, and its stuck.
The Bridge, by John Skipp and Craig Spector. Creepiest toxic waste story I ever read.......... |
11-02-2008, 04:52 PM | #7 |
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While not a novel, I have posted an non fiction account of the plague here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27217 I have also posted Vendetta! in which young Fabio, apparently dies of a deadly plague. But Fabio is merely in a state of suspended animation, and not long after his funeral he breaks out of his tomb and escapes the family crypt. Upon arriving home, he finds that his best friend has already married his grieving "widow." Vowing to get even with both friend and wife, Fabio assumes a new identity for that purpose then sets the wheels in motion for a bizarre revenge..... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25922 Last edited by Madam Broshkina; 11-02-2008 at 04:59 PM. |
11-02-2008, 05:11 PM | #8 |
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About a modern-day plague: The White Plague, by Frank Herbert
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11-02-2008, 05:14 PM | #9 |
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I have a suggestion.
The Hot Zone is a story about the Ebola outbreak in Reston, Virginia in 1989. True story. |
11-02-2008, 05:28 PM | #10 | |
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11-02-2008, 05:30 PM | #11 | |
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About the plague: "Earth abides", by George R. Stewart. L. |
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11-02-2008, 05:32 PM | #12 |
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11-02-2008, 05:33 PM | #13 |
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When I saw the title, I opened the thread in order to suggest "Doomsday Book" . Guess I'm no help , but it was a really good book, IMO.
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11-02-2008, 05:40 PM | #14 |
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Already read 'To Say Nothing of the Dog' and 'The Stand.' Thanks for the other recs! None of them at Fictionwise, but I added some to my library wish list. I welcome any other suggestions!
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11-02-2008, 05:53 PM | #15 |
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I've got "The Years of Rice of Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson on my TBR list (and I bought it at Fictionwise). It's alternate history based on the plague as a divergence.
Otherwise I do second "The Hot Zone," it was a very good book. |
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