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The Chrysalids

John Wyndham · 1955 · Novel

Setting: far future (post-nuclear)

Synopsis

This book is about a post apocalyptic world returned back to the times of the horse and carriage seen through the eyes of a young boy. Deviations are punished or destroyed and what few books remained govern the way people think about change and the differences from the norm. The twists and turns in this rather short book as bought me back to it many times over the years, which is very unusual for me. It would make a great Spielberg movie with the authors descriptions of the scarred landscape and the characters being fantastic.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FictionScience FictionPost-Apocolyptic LifeMutation (Biology)TelepathyFICTION / DystopianFICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticFiction, science fiction, generalFiction, generalScience fiction, fantasy, horror

isfdb_id: 7700

openlibrary_id: OL1911334W

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