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The Night Of The Triffids (Hardcover)

by Simon Clark (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; First Edition edition (7 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 034076600X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340766002
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 282,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars dark again and we knows who's waiting!, 14 Jan 2004
By Steve "---steve---" (Littlehampton) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Night of the Triffids (Paperback)
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I was sceptical about buying this book for two reasons; sequels, especially by other writers, are so often cruddy and the cover on the paper back is like a 50s B-movie poster.
However, it was surprisingly enjoyable. It starts off by picking up the story of the Isle of Wight settlement 25 years later. Our central character is the son of Bill Masen, David. There is a similar feel to the narrative style and story line. But this changes when the story shifts to America and David discovers the three sided conflict being waged between two opposing large communities and the evolving triffids.
There is no way that this story would have been written by Wyndham - there is a whole section dedicated to revolt within the dystopian Manhattan community. The essential struggle between man and Triffid is temporarily forgotten. Nevertheless, this is still a credible sequel and a good read.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Triffids live again, 9 Dec 2001
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This review is from: The Night of the Triffids (Paperback)
...As John Wyndham's 'Day of the Triffids' is one of my favourites, I was interested to read this new sequel.
I must confess than when I started to read the new book, I expected to be disappointed. Surely nothing could be anywhere near as good as the original.
However, in about chapter 3 of the book,I was suddenly hooked and just couldn't put it down. Wisely, author Simon Clark has written about completely new characters and a story taking place 25 years after the original book ended, as David Mason finds himself in a series of exciting adventures taking place in American, a land where people still have to keep the Triffids at bay. The action goes along at a cracking pace, but David still finds time for romance in the middle of a world falling apart.
If you enjoyed the original book, 'The Night of the Triffids' is well worth reading. This book also has an ending that could be continued. Does Simon Clark intend to write more about the Triffids ??
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific enjoyment, 16 Jul 2001
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There's been a dodgy film of the original Day Of The Triffids, there's been an excellent BBC TV series now Simon Clark picks up the story of Day Of The Triffids. I read the book in one sitting. Terrific enjoyment and a page turning read. Simon Clark evokes a world that's 50s-ish, populated by disparate groups hanging on by their fingertips to survival... and of course all the time the sinister triffid plants linger close by, biding their chance to come in for the kill.Like Wyndham had a tendency to leave the ending of his books open. Simon Clark does the same. You can't help but wonder what happens next? More please!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not necessarily any more flawed than than the original
This is a good fun book. It is no doubt not the sequel John Wyndham would have written, and has its own flaws. Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. E. West

3.0 out of 5 stars An Audacious Attempt
Among SF fans, John Wyndham's "The Day of the Triffids" is a classic of the same water as H. G. Wells's "The Time Machine". Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. S. Junker

3.0 out of 5 stars the night of the triffids
I was disappointed with the book I had very high hopes because I have liked much of the authors pervious work and very much enjoyed the "day of the triffids". Read more
Published on 15 Jul 2007 by john craig dunkerley

1.0 out of 5 stars "Triffids" Deserves a Sequel But This Ain't It
This book starts a generation or so after "The Day of the Triffids" ends, with the world again being plunged into darkness, this time because the earth has passed through a cloud... Read more
Published on 15 May 2007 by M. W. Stone

4.0 out of 5 stars My 100-word book review
Set a few decades after the events of John Wyndham's famous novel, Night of the Triffids is a straightforward adventure story, with travel, warfare and a little romance thrown in... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by A. J. Cull

4.0 out of 5 stars A good sequel that's well worth a read.
Written exactly fifty years after the release of John Wyndham's classic post-apocalyptic novel "Day Of The Triffids", the British horror writer Simon Clark brings you a sequel to... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2007 by Chris Hall

2.0 out of 5 stars Second rate
This really is a poor follow up to Day Of The Triffids.Dull characters in stereotypical hollywood sci fi situations. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by Johnnybluetime

3.0 out of 5 stars A good try -
It's a difficult task to write a sequel to somebody else's novel, nevertheless Mr Clark has achieved this and is to be commended. Read more
Published on 10 May 2006 by Ben Science

3.0 out of 5 stars A reasonably entertaining follow-up
50 years after it's initial publication, and Simon Clark has produced a sequel.

First things first: If John Wyndham had chosen to write a sequel, it would have been... Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2005 by Eoghann MacLeod

4.0 out of 5 stars Return of The Triffids
The novel, as an homage within an homage, begins as the original does with the disorientation of both the reader and the narrator as they awake and try to work out why their world... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2004 by Rod Williams

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