num_pages: 233
description: When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital, there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realises that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids – huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh – can have their day.The Day of the Triffids, published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.
language: English
title: The Day of the Triffids
titlecomplete: The Day of the Triffids
characters: Bill Masen, Josella Playton
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 104935
places: United Kingdom, London, England
series: Triffids
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: International Fantasy Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Modern Classics