The Chrysalids
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The Chrysalids, John Wyndham's classic science fiction novel, is published as an Essential for the first time.
David Strorm's father disapproves of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, his niece Rosalind, and their friends harbour their own secret aberration that would label them as mutants.
As David and Rosalind grow older, it becomes increasingly difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they must face a choice: wait for eventual discovery or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands.
The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear story of genetic mutation in a devastated world, exploring the lengths the intolerant will go to in order to keep themselves pure.
Series: Penguin Essentials
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The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is praised for its compelling readability and intelligent narrative. The book maintains a fresh and unexpectedly disturbing quality, highlighted by its perfect timing and astringent humour.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241983928
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 June 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by M. John Harrison
- Introduction by M. John Harrison
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 112.0mm
Height: 181.0mm
Weight: 128g
Pages: 224
About the Author
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned), The Seeds of Time, Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.
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