Then, however, he realizes that the he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce h im to a new, hitherto unimagined world of freedom. David grows up ringed by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. Abnormal humans who are not really human are also condemned to destruction unless they succeed in fleeing to the Fringes, that Wild Country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. Abnormal plants are publicly burned, with much singing of hymns. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, always on the alert for any deviation from the norm of God’s creation. The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.

Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio warfare and mass destruction, fifty years before their realization, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. 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.

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.īut to survive in this post apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds mas*ses of sightless people wandering the city. 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.īill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. The Day of the Triffids / Revolt of the Triffids

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