The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids published as a Penguin Essential for the first time' When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday there is something seriously wrong somewhere' When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind Bill Masen
- one of the lucky few to keep his sight
- finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see But another menace stalks blind & sighted alike With nobody to stop them the Triffids
- walking carnivorous plants with lethal stingers
- rise up as humanity stumbles & falls



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A modern classic of a science fiction The Day of the Triffids is the novel that invented the 'cosy catastrophe' 288 pages Wyndham John ...

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation Carefully removing his bandages he realizes that he is the only person who can see everyone else doctors & patients alike have been blinded by a meteor shower Now with civilization in chaos the triffids
- huge venomous large-rooted plants able to 'walk' feeding on human flesh
- can have their day The Day of the Triffids published in 1951 expresses many of the political concerns of its time the Cold War the fear of biological experimentation & the man-made apocalypse However with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants the book is more relevant today than ever before John Wyndham was born in 1903 After a wide experience of the English preparatory school he was at Bedales from 1918 to 1921 Careers which he tried included farming law commercial art & advertising & he first started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 During the war he was in the Civil Service & afterwards in the Army In 1946 he began writing his major science fiction novels including The Kraken Wakes The Chrysalids & The Midwich Cuckoos

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' One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life' Sunday Times 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 & women needing help some ready to prey on those who can still see But another menace stalks blind & sighted alike With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids mobile plants with lethal stingers & carnivorous appetites seem set to take control The Day of the Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century & its startling imagery of desolate streets & lurching lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today ...

The gripping unputdownable new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loving Husband' The escalating fear in this female-in-jeopardy gripper is balanced with real emotional heft'
- Sunday Times' Christobel Kent is developing into a reliably classy purveyor of psychological suspense & this is her best book yet'
- Mail on Sunday Your best friend will always be there for youwon't she? Have you ever had that sense that you're being watched? & you turn suddenly but it's just a curtain blowing in the wind? Or the dress hanging in the doorway? Nat knows something's wrong Her best friend Beth would never have upped & left without saying goodbye to her But no one believes that Beth was taken
- she is a fly-by-night a party girl who can't be trusted No one's listening to Nat But someone is definitely watching her


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A laugh-a-minute action-packed alien adventure perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart & Frank Cottrell Boyce Best friends Freddy & Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan
- a spectacularly grumpy brain-munching alien from outer space Alan has only one message Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours' time Soon the police Nasa & even Presidents from around the world are getting involved
- & Freddy is about to become the most famous kid on planet earth for all the wrong reasons Wolverhampton we have a problem

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WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 2018 My younger brother's name is Nicholas Beard 288 pages Beard Richard ...

The hilarious sequel to the prize-winning international bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit! Watch out
- the crayons are back &
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The hilarious sequel to the prize-winning international bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit now available in this toddler-friendly board book format! Watch out
- the crayons are back & they're crosser than ever! One day Duncan receives a set of postcards from his crayons who have been lost forgotten broken
- even melted in a clothes dryer & stuck to a sock! A hilarious text & joyful illustrations combine to show that crayons have feelings too in this laugh-out-loud sequel to bestselling picture book The Day the Crayons Quit

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The Number One New York Times Bestseller! Debut author Drew Daywalt & international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful imaginative story that will have children laughing & playing with their crayons in a whole new way Poor Duncan just wants to colour in But when he opens his box of crayons he only finds letters all saying the same thing We quit! Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water while Pink just wants to be used Green has no complaints but Orange & Yellow are no longer speaking to each other The battle lines have been drawn What is Duncan to do? ...