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  The Day of the Triffids (Paperback) By (author) John Wyndham, Introduction by Barry Langford

  

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  Short Description for The Day of the TriffidsWhen Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else has been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - venomous plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 16 December 2000
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Classics | Science Fiction | Classic Science Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780141185415 ISBN 10: 0141185414
  • Sales rank: 8,702

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• 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.