John Wyndham, Marcel Battin, Cover by Andy Bridge · 1951 · Novel
Setting: near future
Series: The Triffids — #1
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day.The Day of the Triffids, published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: BlindEnglish Fantasy fictionTranslations into RussianScience Fiction & FantasyHorrorFiction in EnglishFictionMeteoritesScience fictionFantasy fiction, English
isfdb_id: 2139
openlibrary_id: OL1911336W
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