The Kraken Wakes
$28.47
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
19 April 2022
Summary
An “ingenious, horrifying” (The Guardian) first contact story by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.”
“Few books capture the obscure, elliptical way that threats move from the background to the foreground of reality like The Kraken Wakes… . Feels all too familiar in today’s age of anti-vaxxer disinformation and QAnon conspira…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593450109 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593450108 |
| Author: | John Wyndham, Alexandra Kleeman |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 19 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 201mm |
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Praise for John Wyndham
“The best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.”—Stephen King
“Wyndham was a true English visionary, a William Blake with a science doctorate.”—David Mitchell
“[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.”—The New York Times
“[John Wyndham] singlehandedly invented a whole pile of sub-genres of science fiction. It’s as if … he was plugged in to the world’s subconscious fears and articulated them one by one in short, amazingly readable novels.”—Jo Walton
John Wyndham
John Wyndham (1903-1969) is considered a pioneer of science fiction and horror, though he preferred to think of himself as a “logical fantasist.” He began writing science fiction and detective stories in the 1920s, but shifted to science fiction post-WWII, focusing on themes of disaster, invasion, and first contact. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957). A pacifist and socialist, Wyndham—unlike a lot of mid-century genre fiction authors—was alive to the impact of sexism, classism, and prejudice and his novels reflect his liberal politics.
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