Aliens land in an isolated British village and impregnate all of the women. Nine months later strange children with glowing eyes and intense intelligence Midwich Cuckoos, emerge to undertake the conquest of the world.
The Midwich Cuckoos
By johnwyndham
Something has cut off an isolated English village, causing everyone inside it to fall asleep. Flights above the town–it’s a dome–reveal an unidentified object in the middle of town. When everyone wakes, every woman in town of childbearing age is pregnant.
I really liked this. I was expecting some kind of story about how Communists suck, but it …
A tragic tale of a town trying to cope with the invasive visit of mysterious origin, but told with the discreet, respectful tone of a British uncle. It only adds to the charm. This is one of my favorite books of all time.
Another unsurpassed classic by Mr. Wyndham. Like his “Day of the Triffids”, he presents us with a situation where humanity must make some difficult decisions. Unexpected pregnancies arise within the town of Midwich after the entire community falls unconscious without rhyme or apparent reason. The children born from these pregnancies have powers …
John Wyndham is one of those authors who in their career have explored a genre, in this case science fiction, in every possible direction and each time have created unique and unpredictable stories, through which they took the opportunity to develop interesting food for thought.
This time, Wyndham deals with the theme of alien invasion, without …
‘In Oppley they’re smart, and in Stouch they’re smarmy, but Midwich folk are just plain barmy.’
The writing was just marvelous and I loved this novella! Yes, it was made into movies. That’s great, and I probably saw the movie Village of the Damned when I was young (100 years ago), but this was one superb little Science Fiction gem. Read it! The …