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A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day...
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The day of the triffids, John Wyndham
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- Released
- 2016
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Wyndham
- Publisher
- M. Joseph
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0241284678
- ISBN13
- 9780241284674
- Series
- The Day of the Triffids
- Tags
- Fiction, Sci-Fi, Classics, Suspense, Death, England, Gifts for men, Great Britain, English Literature, Adapted for Film, London, Fear, Future, Post-apocalyptic, Adapted into Series, Chaos, Struggle for survival, Despair, Rescue, Starvation, Classicism, Blindness, Invasion
- First published
- 1951
- Original title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Rating
- 4.55 out of 5
- Description
- A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day...