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by John Wyndham (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (28 Jun 1959)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140013857
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140013856
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 65,959 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For the ten short stories collected here, John Wyndham turns his imagination to, among other sujects, body-snatching, time-travel and mind-travel, and the the tricky business of interplanetary colonization.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Quality, 4 Jan 2000
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John Wyndham has written another beauty of a book. Although it is a collection of stories rather than a novel, John Wyndham has touched upon the subject of science fiction without painting on the fancy knobs and buttons. He treats all the futuristic stories with a soberness which allows the reader to appreciate the story rather than the marvel at the inventiveness of the author in regard to various superfluous gadgets. Although these stories were written for an American public (E.G. flashlight instead of torch), this doesn't detract from the 'Britishness' of the stories. My personal favourite was 'Dumb Martian' but the rest are just as well written and enjoyable to read. If you're not too sure whether to start reading John Wyndham's works, here is as good a place to start as any. Otherwise, read 'Day of the Triffids' and look at this second.

John Wyndham is one of the best, you have no excuse to not read at least one of his books!! Start with this and work through - I am!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The least science fictiony of all SF authors, 12 Feb 1999
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John Wyndham experiments with a range of styles in this collection of short stories, to dazzling effect. A man who always hated the term 'science fiction' has turned out a collection which spans from comedy through horror to thriller and even ropes in modernism. This is John Wyndham at the peak of his creative powers. If you hate SF then give this a go, it has the immediacy of Rudyard Kipling and the plot twists of Roald Dahl. If you are a Science Fiction fan, then read this to see how it should be done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, 6 Jun 2009
By Ms. L. J. Oliver "lisa_joli" (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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My dad gave me his copy of this about 25 years ago now, I read it as a teenager and loved it. I've just revisited it and it generally stands the test of time. Inevitably some elements are out of synch with modern times (eg the wife in the short story "Survival") but this gives it a quaintness whilst in no way detracting from the quality of the story telling.

John Wyndham had an absolute gift for hooking the reader in with ideas that seem so simple but are in fact at times quite profound. He avoids the over-complication that more recent sci-fi writers can tend to indulge in, he relies on the plot and the characters to elaborate the ideas behind the stories and mostly he writes stories that you just want to continue to read. Recommended wholeheartedly and I've just passed on my copy to my 11 year old son - I hope he's as entranced as I was.
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