Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 110 Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) 1916 2006 Bone, Jesse Franklin Bone, J.F. Bone, J. F. (Jesse Franklin) Pandemic Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Dave Lovelace, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Pandemic" by Jesse F. Bone is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a deadly virus known as Thurston's Disease, which has decimated the human population, leaving behind a world struggling for survival. The story unfolds within a research institute dedicated to finding a cure for the plague, focusing on the challenges faced by medical personnel dealing with the consequences of this widespread epidemic. At the center of the plot are Dr. Walter Kramer and Mary Barton, a recently appointed assistant who has her own motivations for fighting the disease—having lost her family to it. As they work together in the confines of their hazardous laboratory, they uncover the complexities of the virus while forming a deep bond. The story delves into their scientific efforts, the despair surrounding the epidemic, and an unexpected breakthrough linked to smoking that might lead to a treatment. As the narrative progresses, it not only highlights the personal struggles of its characters but also underscores the theme of hope and resilience in the face of a seemingly insurmountable crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Medical fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 67110 67119 2024-10-11T09:14:22.696091 2023-09-11T11:39:58.517924 text/html text/html 63636 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185842 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246985 2024-10-11T09:14:27.393065 application/epub+zip 245844 2024-10-11T09:14:24.793078 application/epub+zip 86764 2024-10-11T09:14:23.337076 application/epub+zip 428212 2024-10-11T09:14:29.278084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420227 2024-10-11T09:14:26.563067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123898 2022-09-12T08:31:42.006432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59769 59644 2024-10-11T09:14:22.320082 2023-09-11T11:39:58.303944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59677 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23520 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59668 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23506 2021-01-03T22:49:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22035 2024-10-11T09:14:29.406053 application/rdf+xml 9902 2024-10-11T09:14:24.025084 image/jpeg 2639 2024-10-11T09:14:23.743075 image/jpeg 245729 2024-10-11T09:14:22.709103 application/octet-stream application/zip