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The novel "Day of the Triffids" follows the story of Bill Masen, one of the few people who retains his sight after a cosmic event leaves most of the Earth's population blind. As he navigates through a London filled with blind and desperate people, he must also face the threat of the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and a taste for flesh. With no one to stop their spread, the Triffids seem poised to take over. Considered one of the most famous catastrophe novels of the 20th century, "Day of the Triffids" continues to captivate readers with its haunting imagery of a desolate world overrun by deadly plants.
When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control.
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control. The Day of the Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.
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