{"title":"John Wyndham","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Wyndham (1903-69) \r\n \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas the son of a barrister, who started writing short stories in 1925. During the war he was in the civil service and then the army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, which he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham, he is best-known as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Triffids\u003c\/i\u003e, but he wrote many other successful novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Kraken Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalids\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Midwich Cuckoos\u003c\/i\u003e (filmed as \u003ci\u003eVillage of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e).","products":[{"product_id":"the-chrysalids","title":"The Chrysalids","description":"David's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large  horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. And blasphemies, as everyone knows, should be burned: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle does he realise  that his own son - and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends - have  their own secret aberration which would label them as mutants. And mutants, as everyone knows, should be burned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as  David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their  differences from the village elders.  Soon they face a choice: wait for  eventual discovery - and death - or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands . . .","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47643002831134,"sku":"9781473212688","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9781473212688-original.jpg?v=1770801869"},{"product_id":"the-outward-urge","title":"The Outward Urge","description":"The 'outward urge' was a factor in the Troon inheritance. Successive generations of Troons, looking up at the stars, heard the siren voices that called them out into Space. And, as the frontiers of Space receded, there was usually one Troon, if not more, out there, helping to push them back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an age in which what goes up need not necessarily come down, the likely adventures of the Conquistadors of Space are every bit as exciting as any world menaced by triffids. This coming-of-age classic from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midwich Cuckoos\u003c\/i\u003e shows Wyndham's mastery across genres.","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47643009777950,"sku":"9781473230729","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9781473230729-original.jpg?v=1764918821"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/collections\/getimage_048f42ca-6683-49e8-a783-007f7c6df83a.jpg?v=1783232352","url":"https:\/\/store.gollancz.co.uk\/collections\/author-john-wyndham-1.oembed","provider":"Gollancz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}