The Chrysalids
- Auteur: John Wyndham (Engeland)
- Soort boek: dystopische sciencefiction roman uit 1955
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgevers: Penguin
- Omvang: 208 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend)
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
John Wyndham The Chrysalids recensie, review en informatie
- “Perfect timing, astringent humour…One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence.” (Spectator)
- “Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way.” (Guardian)
Flaptekst van de sciencefiction roman uit 1955 van John Wyndham
Nuclear war has devastated the world, bringing with it a host of genetic mutations. In the bleak, primitive society that has emerged from its ruins, any sign of deviation, no matter how small, is ruthlessly rooted out and destroyed. David lives in fear of discovery, for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each other’s minds. As they grow older, they feel increasingly isolated. Then one of them marries a ‘norm’, with terrifying consequences.
John Wyndham (10 juli 1903, Dorridge, Warwickshire, Engeland – 11 maart 1969, Petersfield, Hampshire, Engeland) the son of a barrister, tried a number of careers including farming, law, 
commercial art and advertising before writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. After serving in the Civil Service and the Army during the Second World War, he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction, which he called ‘logical fantasy’. Among his most famous books are The Day of the Triffids (1951), The Kraken Wakes (1953), The Chrysalids (1955), The Midwich Cuckoos (1957, filmed twice as Village of the Damned), Trouble with Lichen (1960), and Chocky (1968).