![]() ![]() The story of what happens is told here by one of the few people lucky enough to escape the disaster:- (original cost 2'6). But when a sudden universal disaster turns those conditions upside down, then the triffids, seizing their opportunity, become an active and dreadful menace. So long as conditions give the mastery to their human directors, they are a valuable asset to mankind. The triffids are grotesque and dangerous plants, over seven feet tall, originally cultivated for their yield of high-grade oil. Not only does he make his story seem scientifically possible, but the characters he creates are living people shaken out of the civilization they know into the horror of a world dominated by triffids. It is fantastic, frightening, but entirely plausible for John Wyndham combines an extraordinarily inventive imagination with the technical skill of a first-class writer. ![]() Penguin Books #993:- Synopsis: 'The Day Of The Triffids' is one of the very few books of its kind that can stand comparison with 'The War Of The Worlds', 'The Time Machine', and the other astonishing science-novels of H G Wells. The Day Of The Triffids by John Wyndham - Penguin Books Australia Play sample Published: 14 November 2016 ISBN: 9780241284674 Imprint: Penguin Classics Format: Hardback Pages: 256 RRP: 35. It was not until after the war that he began to focus on the themes of disaster, invasion, and evolution under the name of John Wyndham and created two of the most well-known stories of our time-The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. © 1951: A stand-alone novel by John Wyndham. John Wyndham wrote several short stories before World War II under various names, including Lucas Parkes, John Harris, and Lucas Beynon. ![]()
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