THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (PENGUIN ESSENTIALS)

The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century, John Wyndham's The D
ay of the Triffids, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'When a
day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, th
ere is something seriously wrong somewhere.' When a freak cosmic event renders m
ost of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep h
is sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey
on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike.