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  • Delphi Complete Works of John Wyndham Illustrated

    by John Wyndham ...
    Series Book 6 - Delphi Series Fourteen
    The sci-fi writer John Wyndham produced innovative works examining the human struggle for survival when catastrophic natural phenomena suddenly invade a comfortable English setting. The 1951 post-apocalyptic masterpiece ‘The Day of the Triffids’, depicting lethal mobile plants that menace the human race, quickly established Wyndham as a prominent figure of science-fiction literature. He was also a ... Read more

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  • The Chrysalids

    by John Wyndham ...
    The inhabitants of post-apocalypse Labrador have vague knowledge of the “Old People,” a technologically advanced civilization they believe was destroyed when God sent “Tribulation” to the world to punish their forebears’ sins.Now the inhabitants of this new world practise a form of fundamentalist Christianity. To follow God’s word and prevent another Tribulation, they must preserve absolute ... Read more

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  • The Kraken Wakes

    by John Wyndham ...
    They came from space, these alien invaders, riding ships like fireballs into the seas and oceans of the Earth. Then they emerged from the depths to wreck havoc on human civilization.This brilliant science fiction novel, first published in 1953, is another tale of the end of civilization as we know it, from the author of The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. ... Read more

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  • The Day of the Triffids

    by John Wyndham ...
    THE MOST FAMOUS CATASTROPHE NOVEL OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'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 ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Chrysalids

    by John Wyndham ...
    The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, author of The Day of the Triffids and The Kraken Wakes and dramatised on BBC Radio 4.David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation ... Read more

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  • The Day of the Triffids

    by John Wyndham ...
    John Wyndham's 1951 classic post-apocalypse novel introduced the world to triffids, walking man-eating plants, preying on humanity in a world struck blind by a cosmic disaster. Only a few sighted people remain, and it is up to them to rebuild civilization and keep the triffids at bay—if they can learn to survive in this new world! ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Trouble with Lichen

    by John Wyndham ...
    A biochemist discovers a chemical extract from an unusual strain of lichen can slow the ageing process dramatically. But when people suddenly live for hundreds of years, society must change to deal with the new reality of lifespan. Includes a new introduction by Karl Wurf. ... Read more

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  • Trouble with Lichen

    Classic Science Fiction

    by John Wyndham ...
    FROM THE RENOWNED CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS AND THE CHRYSTALIDS'Ingenious' Evening StandardFrancis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees ... Read more

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  • Spheres of Hell

    by John Wyndham ...
    Warfare is becoming increasingly a matter of scientific cleverness and power. A nation of 100,000,000 people, who had no arms other than shotguns would be at the mercy of an enemy many times smaller who was armed with the latest of killing devices.Scientific ingenuity for warfare has been turning lately to the development of little known biological devices. In this field there is almost no limit ... Read more

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  • The Day of The Triffids. Illutrated

    by John Wyndham ...
    In "The Day of the Triffids," John Wyndham crafts a gripping post-apocalyptic narrative that explores humanity's struggle for survival in a world overrun by deadly, carnivorous plants known as Triffids. The story follows Bill Masen, a biologist who awakens in a hospital to find that a mysterious comet shower has left most of the world's population blind. As society collapses, he navigates the ... Read more

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  • The Day of the Triffids

    A Novel

    by John Wyndham ...
    When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen—one of the lucky few to wake up with his sight—finds himself trapped in a London packed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. With civilization in chaos, the triffids—huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to ‘walk’—are rising up as humanity falls.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring ... Read more

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  • The Midwich Cuckoos

    by John Wyndham ...
    FROM THE CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE CHRYSTALIDS AND THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDSNow a modern reimagining starring Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley available to watch on Sky.'Exciting, unsettling and technically brilliant' SpectatorIn the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and eve... ... Read more

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