John Wyndham

Folio Society (London, England)

The Midwich Cuckoos ; The Chrysalids

The Day of the Triffids

The classic scifi alien invasion novel tells the suspenseful tale of the Triffid attack on Earth, which wreaks havoc across the planet as a grotesque form of plant life, harmful to humankind, terrorizes human civilization. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Sarah Sammis

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walk is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread, the Triffids - mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites - seem set to wipe out the survivors. The Day Of The Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today. 'Has captivated readers for half a century' - Guardian

Aocalyptic decay of sentiments and landscapes. Reorientation of values. Similar to the Walking Dead in many ways. Wonder how influential it has been to other Zombie / end of the world works and how much apocalypse work had been published before this. 

Jess Cheung

Charlotte Dann

Arron Kau

Interesting and enjoyable take on the apocalypse (involving carnivorous walking plants!).

Really enjoyed. Finished and longed for more! 

James Bedford

Krystal 

Dani

Catherine Andrews 

Frank Huang

Rowan Moran

Anna Horsley

Gabe Cortez

The triffids are a monstrous species of stinging plant; they walk, they talk, they dominate the world. The narrator of this novel wakes up in hospital to find that, by missing the end of the world, he has survived to witness a new world. But the new world that awaits him is fantastic and horrific.

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