1918: The Great Pandemic, A Novel*FIRST PLACE, LITERARY FICTION Independent Publishers of New England Book Awards. Written by a doctor of Internal Medicine, "1918" is a rigorously researched and accurate historical novel about the pandemic that killed up to 100 million people. The story is told through the eyes of Dr. Edward Noble, an army major and infectious disease sub specialist, whose unique position in Boston allows him to detect an emerging influenza strain that is an