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  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141033006
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $26.00

The Day of the Triffids




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 control.

The Day of the Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.

  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141033006
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

John Wyndham

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903. He had a variety of careers before becoming an author, but decided to take up writing professionally in 1925. Under several pseudonyms, he wrote numerous short stories for American science fiction magazines. During World War II, he worked in the Ministry of Information before serving in the army, and took part in the Normandy landings. He returned to writing in 1946, using the pen name John Wyndham, and The Day of the Triffids was published in 1951. It was a huge success, and was followed by seven further novels. He died in 1969.

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Praise for The Day of the Triffids

One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life

Sunday Times

Has captivated readers for over half a century

Guardian