Author: John WyndhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The John Wyndham Omnibus. (The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids.).
Author: John WyndhamThe Kraken Wakes
Author: John WyndhamPublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0593450116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An “ingenious, horrifying” (The Guardian) first contact story by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.” “Few books capture the obscure, elliptical way that threats move from the background to the foreground of reality like The Kraken Wakes. . . . Feels all too familiar in today’s age of anti-vaxxer disinformation and QAnon conspiracists.” —Alexandra Kleeman, from the Introduction What if aliens invaded and colonized Earth’s oceans rather than its land? Britain, 1953: It begins with red dots appearing across the sky and crashing to the oceans’ deeps. At first, many people believe that these aliens are interested in only what’s down below. But when the polar ice-caps begin to melt, it becomes clear that these beings are not interested in sharing the Earth and that humankind might just be on the brink of extinction. . . .
The John Wyndham Omnibus
Author: John WyndhamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780718102098
Category : Science fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Seeds of Time
Author: John WyndhamPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241971071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In this thrilling collection of stories, John Wyndham, author of the acclaimed classics The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos, conducts ten experiments along the theme of 'I wonder what might happen if . . .' There's the story of the meteor, which holds much more than meets the eye. In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future. We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit. And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme park? 'One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator
The Chrysalids
Author: John WyndhamPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Day of the Triffids
Author: John WyndhamScience Fiction and Fantasy Literature
Author: R. ReginaldPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0941028763
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
The History of Science Fiction
Author: A. RobertsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230554652
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The History of Science Fiction traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece up to the present day. The author is both an academic literary critic and acclaimed creative writer of the genre. Written in lively, accessible prose it is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and SF fandom.
The Best of John Wyndham
Author: John WyndhamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780722193747
Category : Short stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Chocky
Author: John WyndhamPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141964723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks of complex mathematics and mocks human progress. Then, when Matthew does something incredible, it seems there is more than the imaginary about Chocky. Which is when others become interested and ask questions of their own: who is Chocky? And what could it want with an eleven-year-old boy?