THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS

by John Wyndham ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 19, 1957

Midwich, an English village of ""utter undistinction"" is isolated, immobilized and anesthetized during a ""dayout"", returns to normal- save for the impregnation of the entire female population- a problem faced with some apprehension but handled with great discretion. The golden-eyed babies, when born, have only this one common characteristic, but soon reveal other behavioral idiosyncrasies and the changeling children become a collective menace to which one man finally proves equal... A fantasy, which is also a fable of sterner implications, handles its evolutionary embarrassment with a disarming humor.

Pub Date: Feb. 19, 1957

ISBN: 0795302924

Page Count: -

Publisher: Ballantine

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1957

Categories: FICTION