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Day of the Triffids
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Day of the Triffids Mass market paperbound - 1985

by John Wyndham

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The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel written in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels, this was the first published under the John Wyndham pen-name. It established him as an important writer, and remains his best known novel. 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. The Day of the Triffids , published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.

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

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  • Title Day of the Triffids
  • Author John Wyndham
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 191
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Del Rey Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Publication date December 12, 1985
  • ISBN 9780345328175 / 0345328175
  • Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.23 x 0.56 in (17.53 x 10.74 x 1.42 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00000000
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Del Rey Books, December 1985. Trade. Good. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Minor edge toning. Very minor rubbing to the edges and corners of the wraps.
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Ballantine Books, 1986-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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