Wyndham, John
John Wyndham was a pioneering English science fiction writer. He is best known for his first four full novels being 'The Day of the Triffids' (1951), 'The Kraken Wakes' (1953), 'The Chrysalids' (1955) , and 'The Midwich Cuckoos' (1957). Of these it is the first, 'The Day of the Triffids' which is the best known today. It drew on Wyndham's experience as a fire watcher in the London Blitz. But it is 'The Chrysalids' which is often considered his best work. Its post nuclear dystopian oppression of women is an acknowledged source for Margaret Attwood's Handmaid's tale. Wyndham's themes have stood the test of time extremely well. Both with the accidental release of the genetic engineering of the Triffids and the (alien caused) global warming of the Kraken wakes.
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1954 JizzleLondon: 1954The first edition of this anthology of fifteen of John Wyndham's science fiction short stories.
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1968 ChockyLondon: 1968The first edition of the final novel of noted science fiction author John Wyndham, a smart copy.
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1951 The Day of the TriffidsLondon: 1951A first edition copy of this monumental science fiction novel by John Wyndham, an important contribution to the genre.
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1955 The ChrysalidsLondon: 1955A lovely first U.K. edition of this popular sci-fi post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham.
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1951 The Day of the TriffidsLondon: 1951The first edition of John Wyndham's enormously influential work of science fiction, a work praised by Arthur C. Clarke as an 'immortal story'.