![]() A genre-defining novel, its far-reaching impact can still be seen – witness the scenes of deserted London at the beginning of 28 Days Later. It also showcased Wyndham’s obsession with the dangers of science, and how mankind’s tinkering with the natural order of things could eventually lead to Armageddon. ![]() His best known work, The Day Of The Triffids, is a terrific potboiler of a book – fast moving, and packed with great imagery and ideas. Writer John Wyndham ploughed a singular literary furrow through the 20th century, producing some very British visions of “the end of the world as we know it”. ![]()
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