In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. 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.” Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. 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. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. 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. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio-warfare and mass destruction, fifty years before their realization, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia.
De dag der triffids Reeks
Deze serie duikt in de duistere geheimen van de natuur en de menselijke hoogmoed te midden van een wereldwijde catastrofe. Wanneer de mensheid plotseling blind wordt, veranderen schijnbaar onschadelijke planten in angstaanjagende roofdieren. Het voortbestaan van de beschaving hangt aan een zijden draadje, terwijl de overlevenden niet alleen een nieuwe, angstaanjagende wereld moeten trotseren, maar ook hun eigen fouten. Het dient als een ijzingwekkende eco-dystopische waarschuwing tegen de roekeloze exploitatie van onze planeet.
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The Night of the Triffids
- 416bladzijden
- 15 uur lezen
In this sequel to the Day of the Triffids, 25 years have elapsed. Bill Mason's son David wakes one morning to discover that the world has been mysteriously plunged into darkness. Once more the triffid has the advantage.