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Trouble with Lichen
  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141032986
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $34.99
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Trouble with Lichen

Classic Science Fiction

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Vibrant reissue of five of John Wyndham's most famous novels

Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.

As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . .

Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?
  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141032986
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $34.99
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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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Also by John Wyndham

The Chrysalids
The Day of the Triffids: Popular Penguins
The Kraken Wakes
The Chrysalids: Popular Penguins
John Wyndham: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
The Day Of The Triffids
Stowaway to Mars
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