The Day of the Triffids (A CSA Word Recording)

Wyndham, John

ISBN 10: 1934997609 ISBN 13: 9781934997604

Publisher: CSA Word, 2010

Synopsis

In times of uncertainty, science fiction has an increasingly powerful role to play, attracting wide audiences. First published in 1951, The Day of the Triffids is the story of Bill Masen, and Englishman who has made his living working with Triffids, plants capable of aggressive and seemingly intelligent behavior. When a meteor shower watched by millions renders much of the population blind, the Triffids move in to take-over and the survival of humanity itself comes under great threat.

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From the Publisher

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
A truly scary classic of a world at war with incomprehensible forces. A must read book and, a must see movie.

--Fred Dodnick, Vice President, Director of Trade Production

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: CSA Word
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934997609
• ISBN 13: 9781934997604
• Binding: Audio CD
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1