[PDF] The Kraken Wakes eBook

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593450116

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An “ingenious, horrifying” (The Guardian) first contact story by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.” “Few books capture the obscure, elliptical way that threats move from the background to the foreground of reality like The Kraken Wakes. . . . Feels all too familiar in today’s age of anti-vaxxer disinformation and QAnon conspiracists.” —Alexandra Kleeman, from the Introduction What if aliens invaded and colonized Earth’s oceans rather than its land? Britain, 1953: It begins with red dots appearing across the sky and crashing to the oceans’ deeps. At first, many people believe that these aliens are interested in only what’s down below. But when the polar ice-caps begin to melt, it becomes clear that these beings are not interested in sharing the Earth and that humankind might just be on the brink of extinction. . . .

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0795312113

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The classic postapocalyptic thriller with “all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare” (The Times, London). Triffids are odd, interesting little plants that grow in everyone’s garden. Triffids are no more than mere curiosities—until an event occurs that alters human life forever. What seems to be a spectacular meteor shower turns into a bizarre, green inferno that blinds everyone and renders humankind helpless. What follows is even stranger: spores from the inferno cause the triffids to suddenly take on a life of their own. They become large, crawling vegetation, with the ability to uproot and roam about the country, attacking humans and inflicting pain and agony. William Masen somehow managed to escape being blinded in the inferno, and now after leaving the hospital, he is one of the few survivors who can see. And he may be the only one who can save his species from chaos and eventual extinction . . . With more than a million copies sold, The Day of the Triffids is a landmark of speculative fiction, and “an outstanding and entertaining novel” (Library Journal). “A thoroughly English apocalypse, it rivals H. G. Wells in conveying how the everyday invaded by the alien would feel. No wonder Stephen King admires Wyndham so much.” —Ramsey Campbell, author of The Overnight “One of my all-time favorite novels. It’s absolutely convincing, full of little telling details, and that sweet, warm sensation of horror and mystery.” —Joe R. Lansdale, author of Edge of Dark Water

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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David Gore becomes concerned that his twelve-year-old son, Matthew, is too old to have an imaginary friend. His concerns deepen as Matthew becomes increasingly distressed and blames it on arguments with this unseen companion, whom he calls "Chocky". As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the friend is far from imaginary, but is an alien consciousness communicating with Matthew's mind—a fact that is of interest to shadowy government forces.

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141964723

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Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks of complex mathematics and mocks human progress. Then, when Matthew does something incredible, it seems there is more than the imaginary about Chocky. Which is when others become interested and ask questions of their own: who is Chocky? And what could it want with an eleven-year-old boy?

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0241971071

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In this thrilling collection of stories, John Wyndham, author of the acclaimed classics The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos, conducts ten experiments along the theme of 'I wonder what might happen if . . .' There's the story of the meteor, which holds much more than meets the eye. In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future. We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit. And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme park? 'One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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In a post-apocalyptic Labrador, the survivors live by strict religious beliefs and practice eugenics to maintain "normality." Mutations are considered blasphemies and punished. David, a telepathic boy, befriends Sophie, who has a secret mutation. As they face persecution, they escape to the lawless Fringes. With the help of telepaths and society in "Sealand," they evade hunters, find rescue and plan to return for Rachel, another telepath left behind in Waknuk.

Author : Annie Beth Rider
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 2020-03-24
Category :
ISBN :

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True love is lurking in the water. Kate's boyfriend has left her in financial ruin. After gambling away all their money, he skips town leaving her and his mess behind. Kate is in desperate need of money, with no way to pay off the debt left in his wake. When her sister swoops in with an unexpected job offer, Kate is in no place to turn it down. Evening if it means living in the middle of nowhere all by herself for the next few years. Kate packs up her life in Vegas and moves to northern Washington to become the property manager of her brother-in-law's newly inherited lake house. What starts out as a simple job quickly turns into so much more. With every day that passes, Kate discovers more and more secrets hidden within the lake house. It doesn't take long for her to realize that she might not be the only person living on the lake. When a mysterious stranger appears in the water, Kate must decide if she is ready to open her heart again. Can Kate find love with someone from out of this world? This novella contains a love story between a tentacled Kraken and a human woman. HEA, no cliff-hanger. This book contains sexually explicit content that is suitable only for mature readers.

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 014192084X

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Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . . Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Longman
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Islands of the Pacific
ISBN : 9781405882569

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Contemporary / British English The island of Tanakuatua seems like heaven to the forty people who go there to create a new society. But soon they start to die in a horrible way. Something strange is in the forest. Two of the group decide to fight!