The Day of the Triffids: John Wyndham (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - Hardcover

Wyndham, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241284678 ISBN 13: 9780241284674

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2016

Synopsis

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith.

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day...

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Review:

"A thoroughly English apocalypse, it rivals H. G. Wells in conveying how the everyday invaded by the alien would feel. No wonder Stephen King admires Wyndham so much." --RAMSEY CAMPBELL "John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids is one of my all-time favorite novels. It's absolutely convincing, full of little telling details, and that sweet, warm sensation of horror and mystery." --JOE R. LANSDALE "My son's middle name is Wyndham. Does that tell you how much I respect and revere the late John Wyndham? And The Day of the Triffids is the best of them all. He was a wonderful writer who was able to reinvigorate science fiction with spectacle and true thrills, and do so with a writing voice that created both suspense and elegance. A true master." --ED GORMAN

Book Description:

The post-apocalyptic British sci-fi classic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0241284678
• ISBN 13: 9780241284674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256