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The Day of the Triffids
- Narrated by: Kingsley Ben-Adir
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. Fifty-two years later, this horrifying story is a science-fiction classic, touted by The Times (London) as having 'all the reality of a vividly realised nightmare'.
Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere 24 hours before is gone forever.
But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. The Triffids can grow to over seven feet tall, pull their roots from the ground to walk and kill a man with one quick lash of their poisonous stingers. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio-warfare and mass destruction, 50 years before their realisation, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia.
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 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'.
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- benjahman
- 22-12-21
Great story
Although most reviews complained about the narrators pace and accent , I found it natural and like if told without reading from a text ,
I loved it makes a change from American accent and feels homey
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- Julie
- 16-02-22
Epic story well read. Thought Provoking
One of my all time favourites. chilling and fascinating at the same time. brilliant
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- gfplux
- 23-03-22
A story of our time
It doesn't matter when this was written. It is as up to date as if it had been written this week.
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- Waywardsister22
- 25-07-22
Ahead of his time.
You can see where The Walking Dead got some ideas. I can remember the triffids terrifying me when I was a child and watched the tv series. They're less scary in the book as it's more of a study of humankind. Not as good as The Chrysalids or Midwich Cuckoos but definitely worth a listen.
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- Andrew UK
- 26-07-22
So droll, you can clearly hear re-recorded words inserted badly
The story is good, the drolling tone of a bored narrator, not so good. The only time his voice or acting comes out is when he speaks as coca, I finished the book as the story is good but there were times I really struggled on.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-06-22
Great story a British classic
I love this tale but the reading is not up to the standard of many readers sorry to be critical.
the range of voice tones for different characters is severely limited. perhaps I have been spoilt by the skills of others. However the diction is a clear south of England dialect a d easy to follow
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- Zuhura P.
- 25-05-22
Really gripping and interesting
Loved this, but found the narrators voice quite harsh and robotic at times, but I got used to it and glad I continued.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-01-23
Great dystopian fiction
If you’re looking for a good dystopian zombie survival like book, only with triffids in stead of zombies, look no further. Recommended!
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- Jo
- 24-12-21
Great story but poir narration
The best unabridged narration of this great book is by Samuel West, which, for unknown reasons, Audible have deleted.
This version is a very poor substitute. I'm just glad I didn't pay for it.
The narration is I'm sorry to say boring and dull.
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- Peej Moran
- 27-11-23
Amazing story and great characterisation
Amazing story and great characterisation! I’d never heard the story before and I would say it is probably my new favourite. Got to love a dystopian novel
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