The Day of the Triffids
$21.09
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2008
Summary
Vibrant reissue of five of John Wyndham’s most famous novels
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141033006 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141033002 |
| Author: | John Wyndham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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Critics Review
One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life
Frightening and powerful, Wyndham’s vision remains an important allegory and a gripping story * Guardian *
Wyndham was a true English visionary, a William Blake with a science doctorate – David Mitchell
One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life * Sunday Times *
The best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced – Stephen King
[Wyndham] did more than any other British writer since H. G. Wells to make science fiction popular… His plots, however fantastic, were characterized by inventiveness, clarity and a profound sympathy for mankind * New York Times *
About The Author
John Wyndham
John Wyndham was born in 1903 in the Midlands. After leaving school, he tried his hand at several careers, including farming, law and advertising, before starting to write stories in 1925. During the war he worked as a censor in the Ministry of Information and afterwards served in the Army. The Day of The Triffids was published in 1951, and was followed by many other famous works of science fiction, including The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Wyndham died in 1969.
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