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FROM THE CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE CHRYSTALIDS AND THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

Now a modern reimagining starring Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley available to watch on Sky.

''Exciting, unsettling and technically brilliant'' Spectator

In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.

The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside . . .

The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when con

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The Midwich Cuckoos

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 07/08/2008
      ISBN13: 9780141033013, 978-0141033013
      ISBN10: 0141033010

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      FROM THE CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE CHRYSTALIDS AND THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

      Now a modern reimagining starring Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley available to watch on Sky.

      ''Exciting, unsettling and technically brilliant'' Spectator

      In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.

      The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside . . .

      The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when con

      Trade Review
      Exciting, unsettling and technically brilliant * Spectator *

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