The Day of the Triffids

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 can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop them the Triffids - walking carnivorous plants with lethal stingers - rise up as humanity stumbles and falls . 

With its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, The Day of the Triffid's lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.

Review

Frightening and powerful, Wyndham’s vision remains an important allegory and a gripping story ― Guardian

Wyndham was a true English visionary, a William Blake with a science doctorate -- David Mitchell

One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life ― Sunday Times

The best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced -- Stephen King

[Wyndham] did more than any other British writer since H. G. Wells to make science fiction popular... His plots, however fantastic, were characterized by inventiveness, clarity and a profound sympathy for mankind ― New York Times

About the Author

John Wyndham was born in 1903 in the Midlands. After leaving school, he tried his hand at several careers, including farming, law and advertising, before starting to write stories in 1925. During the war he worked as a censor in the Ministry of Information and afterwards served in the Army. The Day of The Triffids was published in 1951, and was followed by many other famous works of science fiction, including The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Wyndham died in 1969.