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The Midwich Cuckoos
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The Midwich Cuckoos
In the English village of Midwich, a silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are pregnant. This book offers a tale of aliens, exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every way.
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Vibrant reissue of five of John Wyndham's most famous novels
In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears, and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later, the object is gone, and everyone awakens unharmed—except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.
The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents—all are blonde, all are golden-eyed. They grow up too fast, and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others, bringing them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside...
The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way.
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The Midwich Cuckoos is celebrated as both exciting and unsettling; the narrative unfolds with technical brilliance, offering intrigue and suspense that keeps readers engaged.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141033013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 163g
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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