John Wyndham (10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer. Many of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes.
Science fiction novels[]
- The Secret People, 1935 (as John Beynon)
- Planet Plane, 1936 (as John Beynon; also known as The Space Machine and Stowaway to Mars)
- The Day of the Triffids, 1951 (also known as Revolt of the Triffids)
- The Kraken Wakes, 1953 (published in the US as Out of the Deeps)
- The Chrysalids, 1955 (published in the US as Re-Birth)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, 1957 (filmed twice as Village of the Damned)
- The Outward Urge, 1959
- Trouble with Lichen, 1960
- Chocky, 1968
- Web, 1979 (published posthumously)
- Plan for Chaos, 2009 (published posthumously)
Science fiction short story collections[]
- Jizzle, 1954
- The Seeds of Time, 1956
- Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter, 1956
- Consider Her Ways and Others, 1961
- The Infinite Moment, 1961
- Sleepers of Mars, 1973 (Posthumously published)
- The Best of John Wyndham, 1973 (Posthumously published)
- Wanderers of Time, 1973 (Posthumously published)
- Exiles on Asperus, 1979 (Posthumously published)
- No Place Like Earth, 2003 (Posthumously published)
External Links[]
- John Wyndham on The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- John Wyndham archive