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 confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way.
A brand new adaptation is coming from Sky TV in Summer 2022, written by David Farr, and starring Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley. Watch the trailer on YouTube here
T. Allen published it in New York in 1957 under the name VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, which is also the name of the classic film based on THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS.
Wyndham is probably the most successful British science fiction writer after HG Wells, and his books have never been out of print. He continues to haunt the public imagination – either through adaptations of his own work or through thinly disguised homages. Dan Rebellato, The Guardian
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