The Midwich Cuckoos
A genre-defining tale of first contact 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.”
“In my opinion, [John] Wyndham’s chef d’oeuvre . . . a graphic metaphor for the fear of unwanted pregnancies . . . I myself had a dream about a highly intelligent nonhuman baby after reading this book.”—Margaret Atwood, Slate
NOW STREAMING ON AMC AS THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS: VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED
What if the women of a sleepy English village all became simultaneously pregnant, and the children, once born, possessed supernatural—and possibly alien—powers?
A mysterious silver object appears in quiet, picture-perfect Midwich. A day later, the object is…
John Wyndham wrote several short stories before World War II under various names, including Lucas Parkes, John Harris, and Lucas Beynon. It was not until after the war that he began to focus on the themes of disaster, invasion, and evolution under the name of John Wyndham and created two of the most well-known stories of our time--The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. John Wyndham died in 1969, but his works continue to be read as classics of speculative fiction.
Technical Slip
John Wyndham
Foul Play Suspected
John Wyndham
The Outward Urge
John Wyndham and Lucas Parkes
Plan for Chaos
John Wyndham
Web
John Wyndham
Trouble with Lichen
John Wyndham
Stowaway to Mars
John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
The Kraken Wakes
John Wyndham
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham