JOHN WYNDHAM

Els trífids són unes plantes grotesques i perilloses de més de dos metres dalçada que es cultiven per extreuren oli. Però un desastre mundial de grans dimensions els transforma en una terrible amenaça. Un dels pocs supervivents daquest desastre ens narra lhorror dun món dominat per aquestes plantes.

It was just a smooth round metal ball. Although it was still hot from its journey through the huge nothingness of space, it looked quite harmless. But what was it, exactly? A meteor, perhaps, just one of those pieces of rock from outer space that occasionally fall down on to the planet Earth. But, meteors don't usually make strange hissing sounds.

Encuadernación: Rústica. Colección: Modern classics. Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks ...

Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things. Who is Chocky? And what could it want with a 11-year-old boy?

This title is part of a series that presents retold, shortened versions of classic novels that are suitable for children working at Key Stages Two and Three. This retelling of

When a cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with stingers and ...

Francis and Diana, two scientists investigating a lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of a youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an o ...