Le village des damnés

by John Wyndham, Wyndham.John, Adrien Veillon (Translator)

Une nuit, la paisible bourgade britannique de Midwich est coupée du monde, et tous ceux qui y vivent perdent conscience. Pourtant, dès le lendemain, le champ de force invisible qui régnait sur le village disparaît, et la vie quotidienne reprend, comme si rien ne s’était passé. Jusqu’au jour où toutes les femmes découvrent qu’elles sont enceintes… Neuf mois plus tard, elles donnent naissance à trente garçons et trente filles aux yeux dorés. Sont-ils une bénédiction ou un danger ?

279 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2025

About the author

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was the son of a barrister. After trying a number of careers, including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, he started writing short stories in 1925. After serving in the civil Service and the Army during the war, he went back to writing. Adopting the name John Wyndham, he started writing a form of science fiction that he called 'logical fantasy'. As well as The Day of the Triffids, he wrote The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) and The Seeds of Time.