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Post by thrombus on Mar 17, 2010 21:37:16 GMT
Just wondered if any of have read this one, or even any other of John Wyndham's books?
Probably his most famous book was "The Day of the Triffids" - one of the best post-apocalyptic books ever written in my view.
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Post by edwin on Mar 18, 2010 10:39:28 GMT
One of the series of brilliant SF first published by Michael Joseph.
Love the fact that they finsh their travels before hope is reborn on a little Cornish island. Very good place to live out the Post-Apoc.
Edwin
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Post by Matthew on Mar 18, 2010 21:09:09 GMT
Another one for my summer reading list.
And welcome on board thrombus.
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Post by emapocalyptic on Dec 10, 2011 15:03:12 GMT
This is one of my favourite JW's - mostly because so few people have heard of it! I love the slow build, the idea of things coming from the sea too - having grown up in Cornwall it really gave me the willies!
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Post by halforc on Dec 12, 2011 2:59:07 GMT
read this years ago and enjoyed it !
recently re-read another of his called the chrysalids, about a group of children with telepathic powers growing up in a community where everything is checked for mutations, anything different from the 'norm' is destroyed, from plants upwards.
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Post by edwin on Dec 13, 2011 8:13:55 GMT
I enjoyed the Chrysalids but as with the film of HG Wells Shape of Things to Come and its league of airmen I found the telepathic super power coming to rescue them a bit of an easy finish. I prefer the main characters to work out their own destinies in books.
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Post by northernraider1 on Dec 28, 2011 21:40:13 GMT
I love DOTT by John wyndham its the TV series that turned me into a survivalist along with Doomwatch and Quatermass, then Survivors 1976 version finished the enlightenment off.
Did you know Wyndhams estate authorised a follow on from DOTT and got simon Clark to write the excellent NIGHT OF THE TRIFFIDS
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