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20%OFFJohn Wyndham - The Chrysalids - 9781473212688 - V9781473212688
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The Chrysalids

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Description for The Chrysalids Hardback. The disturbing post-apocalyptic masterpiece from the author of THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
David's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. And blasphemies, as everyone knows, should be burned: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. Little does he realise that his own son - and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends - have their own secret aberration which would label them as mutants. And mutants, as everyone knows, should be burned. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Weight
282g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473212688
SKU
V9781473212688
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About John Wyndham
John Wyndham (1903-69) John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was the son of a barrister, who started writing short stories in 1925. 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 ... Read more

Reviews for The Chrysalids
One of the most thoughtful post-apocalypse novels ever written. Wyndham was a true English visionary, a William Blake with a science doctorate A remarkably tender story of a post-nuclear childhood . . . It has, of course, always seemed a classic to most of its three generations of readers . . . ... Read more

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