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The Seeds of Time
John Wyndham
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Description for The Seeds of Time
Paperback. 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? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 192 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241972168
SKU
V9780241972168
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99-99
About John Wyndham
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing ... Read more
Reviews for The Seeds of Time
One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence
Spectator
Wyndham has a gift for bizarre plots
Guardian
Spectator
Wyndham has a gift for bizarre plots
Guardian