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Narrated by:
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Keith Wickham
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Written by:
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John Wyndham
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A millionaire English lord dreams of founding a Utopian community on a remote Pacific island. Among the 40-odd men and women selected for the project are a pestologist named Camilla and the narrator. Within hours of the group's arrival on the sunny isle, their radio has been destroyed. Within days, several members of the group are dead. Dream turns to nightmare as they discover the island is overrun by a species programmed to resist and dominate any invader.
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- Jennifer
- 2022-06-05
Science and political science meet
It takes about a half hour to get into the story but it’s well worth the time. I like all of Wyndham’s novels and Web is good enough to re-read. It’s so very plausible. Super performance by Keith Wickham.
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- Gareth M Byatt
- 2022-07-18
Starts slow but builds up nicely
This story started slowly and didn't really grab me at first, but when it got going I was hooked, not to mention a little creeped out. Finishes with the classic Wyndham way.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-06-04
Interesting premise
Wyndham is reliable for a well
crafted period sci-fi tale. Important to consider the publication date for context, eg. no cell phones or satelite GPS, smoking but no vaping.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Kaylee M.
- 2023-01-15
very dry
this book goes into a lot about the historics of an island, so I'm not sure how this fits into science fiction category..
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- CKH Vancouver
- 2022-05-21
Interesting Eco Horror
I was initially delighted to stumble on a John Wyndham book I had not read. However, having finished it I was wondering when it was written and I see it was published 10 years after his death.
This definitely is not one of his best, and I suspect was drafted in the early 60s. The second chapter is huge, (the impacts of colonialism and nuclear testing on the islanders), and needed a good edit.
There are hints of his other work, but this is not one of his best. However, I did enjoy the experience of reading a "new to me" Wyndham book, and the narration was good.
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