For other uses, see The Day of the Triffids (disambiguation).
The Day of the Triffids
First edition hardback cover
Author
John Wyndham
Country
England
Language
English
Genre
Science fiction, post-apocalyptic science fiction
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Publication date
December 1951
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages
304 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN
0-7181-0093-X (first edition, hardback)
OCLC
152201380
Preceded by
Planet Plane
Followed by
The Kraken Wakes
The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. 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".
The story has been made into the 1962 feature film of the same name, three radio drama series (in 1957, 1968 and 2001) and two TV series (in 1981 and 2009).[1] 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.[2][3]
It was the inspiration for the zombie movie 28 Days Later.[4] 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.[5]
^"Series: The Day Of The Triffids". RadioEchoes.
^Locus Index to SF Awards. Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^The Big Read, BBC, April 2003, archived from the original on 18 October 2012, retrieved 31 October 2012.
^Kaye, Don (28 April 2015). "Exclusive: Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on 'small' sci-fi films, sentient machines and going mainstream". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^"Stamps to feature original artworks celebrating classic science fiction novels". Yorkpress.co.uk. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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