The Midwich Cuckoos
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  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141033013
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $19.99

The Midwich Cuckoos

Now a major Sky series starring Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley

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18 Aug 2008
EBook
18 Aug 2008
Audiobook
8 Jan 2007
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Vibrant reissue of five of John Wyndham's most famous novels

In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.

The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside . . .

The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way.
  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141033013
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

John Wyndham

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903. He had a variety of careers before becoming an author, but decided to take up writing professionally in 1925. Under several pseudonyms, he wrote numerous short stories for American science fiction magazines. During World War II, he worked in the Ministry of Information before serving in the army, and took part in the Normandy landings. He returned to writing in 1946, using the pen name John Wyndham, and The Day of the Triffids was published in 1951. It was a huge success, and was followed by seven further novels. He died in 1969.

Also by John Wyndham

John Wyndham: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
Stowaway to Mars
The Secret People
The Seeds of Time
Consider Her Ways
The Day of the Triffids: Popular Penguins
Plan for Chaos
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Praise for The Midwich Cuckoos

Exciting, unsettling and technically brilliant

Spectator