The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century, John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.'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 . . .
ISBN: | 9780241970577 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Penguin Books |
Published date: | 14 Aug 2014 |
DEWEY: | 823.912 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 232 |
Weight: | 138g |
Height: | 112mm |
Width: | 180mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |