The Day Of The Triffids - Softcover

Wyndham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140285539 ISBN 13: 9780140285536

Publisher: Penguin, 1999

Synopsis

The risks of genetic engineering become horrifyingly real in this post-apocalyptic tale of the collapse of human society, and nature's revenge. When Bill Mason wakes up in hospital after recovering from eye injuries, he peels the bandages from his eyes to discover that the rest of the world has gone blind and a deathly silence hangs over everything ... A future of chaos and violence awaits him, but the greatest threat to civilisation is yet to come: the Triffids, genetically-engineered plants who feed on human flesh. Sensing their newfound ecological advantage, they quietly escape from their confines and seize their day ...

About this title

Review:

"I had forgotten just how real this 1951 classic seems - and am impressed by how eerily relevant it now appears." (The Observer)

"...read by Alex Jennings, the clear-cut narration lends itself well to Bill's creeping sense of doom." (The Bookseller)

"Jennings carries all the characters with consummate skill." (audiobooksreview.co.uk)

"Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way." (The Guardian)

Book Description:

The post-apocalyptic British sci-fi classic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140285539
• ISBN 13: 9780140285536
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272