![]() ![]() ![]() Due to his background, Masen suspects they were bioengineered in the U.S.S.R. The protagonist is Bill Masen, a biologist who has made his living working with triffids-tall, venomous, carnivorous plants capable of locomotion. In 2021, the novel was one of six classic science fiction novels by British authors selected by Royal Mail to feature on a series of UK postage stamps. It was the inspiration for the zombie movie 28 Days Later. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952, and in 2003 the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. ![]() The story has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, three radio drama series (in 1957, 19) and two TV series (in 19). Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen name combinations drawn from his real name, this was the first novel published as "John Wyndham". After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. ![]()
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