John Wyndham
Paperback | Pages: 228 pages Rating: 4.02 | 85352 Users | 3217 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Day of the Triffids (Triffids #1) |
| Author | : | John Wyndham |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 228 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2003 by Modern Library (first published 1951) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Classics. Horror. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic |
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In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. Fifty-two years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by The Times (London) as having “all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare.”Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere twenty-four hours before is gone forever.
But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. The Triffids can grow to over seven feet tall, pull their roots from the ground to walk, and kill a man with one quick lash of their poisonous stingers. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio-warfare and mass destruction, fifty years before their realization, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia.
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| Original Title: | The Day of the Triffids |
| ISBN: | 0812967127 (ISBN13: 9780812967128) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Triffids #1 |
| Characters: | Bill Masen, Josella Playton |
| Setting: | London, England United Kingdom |
| Literary Awards: | International Fantasy Award Nominee for Fiction (1952) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 85352 Users | 3217 ReviewsCriticize Of Books The Day of the Triffids (Triffids #1)
This 1951 novel was written when nuclear war and the potential end of civilisation as it was known was a more immediate concern than it mostly is today. Early in the book there is an oblique reference to Lysenko and the Soviet Union - which helps to date it to that post war period. Truly Wyndham's concern is not with the potential end of civilisation itself, but really with what comes next.Destruction then, whether by bomb or plant, isn't the point of this book. It becomes a device to get to theOne of the most underappreciated si-fi classics of all time.
Scary. Creepy.
Everything seemed fine with the domesticated Triffids until the Earth passed through the tail of a comet, blinding much of the world's population. It was then the Triffids struck!I love the proto-sf of the first half of the 20th century, when the lines between sf and horror were more blurred than they are now. Day of the Triffids is one of those books that many things that came later owe a debt to. The roots of the survival horror genre can be found within its pages, in my opinion. Many zombie
I have a long fondness for Apocalyptic novels. The Stand was one of my early favorites from junior high school, and I really enjoyed its cousin by Robert McCammon, Swan Song. There's something about the End Of The World that just grabs me and won't let go. Maybe it's the thought that, should the world end, I would be one of the survivors. The rule of law would break down, all shackles of modern life would be loosed, and I would finally be free to choose my own destiny. Which, knowing me, would
Post-apocalyptic fiction, now, has come of age. We are familiar with the desolate landscape of a planet destroyed by war/ pestilence/ pollution/ unexplained natural or supernatural event, populated by a handful of "normal" people trying to survive amidst hostile flora and fauna, as well as a large number of "abnormal" people - zombies, vampires, cannibals... take your pick. The Stand, I Am Legend, The Road, Cell... the list could be extended endlessly. In fact, unless in the hands of a skilled
Audrey II: Feed me!Seymour: Does it have to be human?Audrey II: Feed me!Seymour: Does it have to be mine?Audrey II: Feeeed me!Seymour: Where am I supposed to get it?Audrey II: [singing] Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long - That's right, boy! - You can do it! Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long / Ha ha ha ha ha! / Cause if you feed me, Seymour / I can grow up big and strong.John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids in 1951 and its influence on speculative fiction since
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