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It is many years since God sent the Tribulation to punish the forebears for their sins, and in the rural settlement of Waknuk David Strorm's father decries any and all blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that David and his cousin Rosalind, have their own secret aberration which would label them as mutants. But as they grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery, or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands. . .

A powerful post-apocalyptic allegory of persecution and intolerance, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Wyndham's science fiction masterpiece The Day of the Triffids contains an introduction by M. John Harrison.
Nuclear war has devastated the world, bringing with it a host of genetic mutations. In the bleak, primitive society that has emerged from its ruins, any sign of deviation, no matter how small, is ruthlessly rooted out and destroyed. David lives in fear of discovery, for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each other's minds. As they grow older, they feel increasingly isolated. Then one of them marries a 'norm', with terrifying consequences.
John Wyndham (1903-1969) the son of a barrister, tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising before writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. After serving in the Civil Service and the Army during the Second World War, he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction, which he called 'logical fantasy'. Among his most famous books are The Day of the Triffids (1951), The Kraken Wakes (1953), The Chrysalids (1955), The Midwich Cuckoos (1957, filmed twice as Village of the Damned), Trouble with Lichen (1960), and Chocky (1968).

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 which would label them as mutants. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery, or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands. . .
The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world and explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure.

Francis 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 an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.
As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . .
Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?

Богатый английский лорд, на старости лет, покупает необитаемый остров в Тихом океане, с целью его обжить. Когда на остров прибывают первые поселенцы, то сталкиваются с проблемой, которая на первый взгляд кажется безобидной. Однако, в скором времени эта проблема приносит колонистам невосполнимый урон.

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John Wyndham, „Trifiidide p?eva“ ja „Kr??saliste“ autor, on tuntud oma apokal?ptiliste romaanide poolest, mille hulka kuulub ka see teos. Inimkonda ?hvardab tulnukate invasioon, kes on maandunud maailmamerre ja sealt sissetungi kavandavad. Esialgu r??vivad tulnukad rannikulinnadest inimesi ja uputavad laevu, millele inimesed vastavad aatompommide heitmisega meres?gavustesse. Seej?rel sulatavad tulnukad ?les Maa pooluste j??m?tsid, mis t?stab katastroofiliselt merevee taset, nii et k?ik rannikualad ?le ujutatakse, mis omakorda t?hendab tsivilisatsiooni sotsiaalset ja poliitilist kollapsit. Teoses v?ib n?ha selgeid paralleele Wyndhami lapsep?lvelemmiku, H. G. Wellsi „Maailmade s?jaga“.