Day of the Triffids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Day of the Triffids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century, John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.' When a freak

Day of the Triffids (Wyndham John)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith.When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that

Hidden Wyndham - Life, Love, Letters (Binns Amy)(Paperback / softback)

John Wyndham redefined science fiction with dystopian classics The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. In Hidden Wyndham, Amy Binns reveals the woman who was the inspiration for his strong-minded heroines. Their secret love affair sustained this gentle and desperately shy man through

Day of the Triffids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

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. This title expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and

Day of the Triffids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take

Chrysalids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Secret People (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Stowaway to Mars (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Consider Her Ways - And Others (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a collection of author's short

Midwich Cuckoos - Classic Science Fiction (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Chrysalids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

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

Chrysalids (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

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

Every Day Is Extra (Kerry John)(Paperback / softback)

John Kerry tells the story of his extraordinary life of public service, from decorated Vietnam veteran to five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, and Secretary of State for four years: a personal and candid memoir by a witness to some of the most important events of

Chocky (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks of

Everliving Memory of John Valentine (Sayers Ross)(Paperback / softback)

It's Hannah Greenshields's first day at Memory Lane, a memory clinic in the centre of Edinburgh. John Valentine, a Memory Lane client, is reliving his wedding day over and over again, hoping to change one key event he can't forget. When Hannah and John's paths meet, they must work together to get

Judge Dredd Day of Chaos: Fourth Faction (Wagner John)(Paperback / softback)

Kraken Wakes - Classic Science Fiction (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

It started with fireballs raining down from the sky and crashing into the oceans' deeps. Then ships began sinking mysteriously and later 'sea tanks' emerged from the deeps to claim people. This book narrates how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction and, ultimately, asks what we

The Dialectics of Art (Molyneux John)(Paperback)

In a sweeping survey of art from the dawn of the bourgeois era to the present day, John Molyneux explains what makes artistic production under capitalism unique, moving, and possibly

Seeds of Time - Classic Science Fiction (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future. We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit. And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme

Handbook of Dialysis (Daugirdas John T.)(Paperback / softback)

Provide information on all aspects of dialysis with emphasis on day-to-day patient management. This resource is designed for nephrologists, nephrology/renal nurses, family physicians and dialysis centers. It includes coverage of vascular access placement and management; drugs in end stage renal

Corinthian (Heyer Georgette (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The only question which hangs over the life of Sir Richard Wyndham, notable whip, dandy and Corinthian, is one of marriage. Wyndham is contemplating his upcoming proposal with considerable dismay, when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive, Penelope, making a dramatic exit from her

Husherbye (Burningham John)(Paperback / softback)

A lilting lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the

Plan for Chaos - Classic Science Fiction (Wyndham John)(Paperback / softback)

In a city that could well be New York, a series of identical women are found dead in suspicious circumstances. Magazine photographer Johnny Farthing, who is reporting on the suspected murders, is chilled to discover that his fiancee looks identical to the victims too - and then she

Picnic (Burningham John)(Paperback / softback)

One day Boy and Girl go out for a picnic. They meet all sorts of creatures along the way - some come with them and some chase them, but whatever happens, today will be a day for