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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Publication date
November 18, 2008
Pages
199
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781590172926
ISBN-10
1590172922
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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The Seeds of Time | The Midwich Cuckoos | The Kraken Wakes | Persian Letters | The Drowned World | Chocky | The Day of the Triffids
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, always on the alert for any deviation from the norm of God’s creation. Abnormal plants are publicly burned, with much singing of hymns. Abnormal humans (who are not really human) are also condemned to destruction—unless they succeed in fleeing to the Fringes, that Wild Country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up ringed by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT.
At first he does not question. Then, however, he realizes that the he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce h im to a new, hitherto unimagined world of freedom.
The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work form the classic era o science fiction, a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when religious and scientific dogmatism are both on the march, as when it was written during the cold war.
At first he does not question. Then, however, he realizes that the he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce h im to a new, hitherto unimagined world of freedom.
The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work form the classic era o science fiction, a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when religious and scientific dogmatism are both on the march, as when it was written during the cold war.
Editions
Editions for the work The Chrysalids
Hardcover
With Gary L. Hightshoe, Harlen D. Groe |
from Van Nostrand Reinhold (September 1, 1995); titled "North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection"
9780442207601 | details & prices | List price $149.95
This edition also contains North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection, The Chrysalids
This edition also contains North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection, The Chrysalids
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (February 11, 2015)
9781508441472 | details & prices | 100 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.23 in. | List price $8.50
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
The price comparison is for this edition
from New York Review of Books (November 18, 2008)
9781590172926 | details & prices | 199 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
About: The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
About: The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.
from Gardners Books (August 7, 2008)
9780141038469 | details & prices | 208 pages | List price $12.70
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
Editions for the work The Chrysalids
Hardcover
With Gary L. Hightshoe, Harlen D. Groe |
from Van Nostrand Reinhold (September 1, 1995); titled "North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection"
9780442207601 | details & prices | List price $149.95
This edition also contains North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection, The Chrysalids
This edition also contains North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection, The Chrysalids
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (July 1, 1983); titled "Chrysalids"
9780708981313 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $29.99
About: In the community of Waknut it is believed mutants are the products of the Devil and must be stamped out.
About: In the community of Waknut it is believed mutants are the products of the Devil and must be stamped out.
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (February 11, 2015)
9781508441472 | details & prices | 100 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.23 in. | List price $8.50
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
The price comparison is for this edition
from New York Review of Books (November 18, 2008)
9781590172926 | details & prices | 199 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
About: The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
About: The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war.
from Gardners Books (August 7, 2008)
9780141038469 | details & prices | 208 pages | List price $12.70
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
This edition also contains The Chrysalids
With David Harrower (other contributor) |
from Nelson Thornes (June 1, 2001)
9780748742868 | details & prices | 54 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $20.00
About: In a world where deviations from the norm are considered evil, David's talent to communicate by thought is a crucial secret.
About: In a world where deviations from the norm are considered evil, David's talent to communicate by thought is a crucial secret.
from Carroll & Graf Pub (November 1, 1993)
9780786700417 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $3.95
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