The Chrysalids
$38.57
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2008
Summary
A chilling dystopian classic by one of the greatest science fiction writers of the twentieth century.
David’s father doesn’t approve of Angus Morton’s unusually large horses. Any abnormality, in animal, plant or human, are blasphemies against nature; mutant. And mutants, as everyone knows, should be burned.
Little does he realise that his own son, and his
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141032979 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141032979 |
| Author: | John Wyndham, M. John Harrison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Perfect timing, astringent humour … One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence Spectator Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way Guardian
John Wyndham
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.
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