The Seeds of Time

<h2>''One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence'' - Spectator </h2>br>br>There''s the story of the meteor, which holds much more than meets the eye.br>br>In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future.br>br>We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit.br>br>And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme park?br>br>In this thrilling collection of stories, John Wyndham, author of the acclaimed classics The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos, conducts ten experiments along the theme of ''I wonder what might happen if . . .''>

About the author

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.

Summary

In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future. We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit. And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme park?

Product details

• Authors: John Wyndham
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.09.2014
• EAN: 9780241972168
• ISBN: 978-0-241-97216-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Short Stories, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Exploration, FICTION / Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Science fiction: space exploration, Humour collections and anthologies, Science fiction: near-future, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Science fiction: time travel