The Day Of The Triffids - (Penguin Uk)

The Day of the Triffids

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes 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
• 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.