In a few words
The post-apocalyptic British sci-fi classic.
I had forgotten just how real this 1951 classic seems - and am impressed by how eerily relevant it now appears.
...read by Alex Jennings, the clear-cut narration lends itself well to Bill's creeping sense of doom.
More about
the book
Bill Masen works with triffids – an animalistic plant with poisonous venom, a wicked stinger and the ability to move around on three ‘legs’. Hospitalised when he succumbs to triffid venom in a lab accident, Masen misses seeing a world-changing night – a quirk of fate may just save his life… Strongly influenced by H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, Wyndham’s post-apocalyptic novel displays some similarities to Wells’ seminal sci-fi work yet it remains an enduring classic in its own right, bursting with imagination and startling inventiveness.
Read by Alex Jennings – a renowned British stage, television and radio actor.
Jennings carries all the characters with consummate skill.
Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way.
