Day of the Triffids

By John Wyndham

Book Overview

2021 MARKS THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, THE MOST FAMOUS CATASTROPHE NOVEL OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

'When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.'

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop them the Triffids - walking carnivorous plants with lethal stingers - rise up as humanity stumbles and falls . . .

With its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, The Day of the Triffid's lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.

'One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life' Sunday Times

'Has captivated readers for over half a century' Guardian

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141033002
• ISBN13: 9780141033006
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Day of the Triffids movie mch btr thn book

Just glossed over in book. Mr detailed in movie

Man-Made End of the World Fun

Loved this book! It’s always so fun to read a book about the end of the world that came out before the dawn of the technology age. A quick, easy read that’s interesting from the jump with strong world-building and science fiction. Just as dark as anything that may come out today while also grappling with 50s sensibilities. Great book for any sci-fi fan.

Compelling

My first introduction to The Day of the Triffids was watching the BBC series as a child. I was terrified. Many years later I opened the book and discovered John Wyndham. Having read all his books I rate this one right at the top.Like his other titles, the reader is immediately immersed in the "what if" world that Wyndham creates. The protagonist, Bill Mason is one of the few people in the world not sent blind by a meteor shower. To compound his situation earth is taken over by Triffids; walking, man eating plants, biological abominations created by you guessed it, humans. Our hero must flee the death and depravity of London and attempt to start a new life not only for himself but for humankind. A battle for survival of the fittest is dramatically played out with the winner changing constantly. Some themes that I found interesting included the struggle for man to again dominate over nature and the effect of a cataclysmic event on human inter-relations.This book is classic Science Fiction but I also like think of it as Horror without gore.