John Wyndham

John Wyndham — 3 titles in the rankings, first published between 1951 and 1957. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages.

Editor’s note English science fiction writer of quietly terrifying catastrophes in ordinary British settings. The Day of the Triffids, his most read and highest rated, begins when nearly everyone is blinded by a strange meteor shower and the tall, walking, carnivorous plants farmed for their oil break loose. The Chrysalids follows telepathic children hiding in a fundamentalist community after a nuclear war; The Midwich Cuckoos, filmed as Village of the Damned, brings golden-eyed children to an English village. All three rate closely.

Ranked titles

3 books

Average score

7.7

Total ratings

777

First published

1951–1957

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