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The Day of the Triffids

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control. Zusammenfassung When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control.

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Authors John Wyndham
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 07.08.2008
 
EAN 9780141033006
ISBN 978-0-14-103300-6
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 133 mm x 199 mm x 17 mm
Subjects Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy

City of London, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Dystopian, c 1950 to c 1959, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic

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