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By: John Wyndham
Narrated by: Keith Wickham
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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.

©1979 John Wyndham (P)2022 Audible, Ltd Classics Dystopian Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Dream
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As I've joyously worked my way through the entire John Wyndham catalogue on Audible, I've been surprised by many. Wyndham spans many genres in his writing and although there is a very obvious element of sci-fi in Web, the island setting and the nature of the danger makes it feel all too real.
I think he could have made a little more of the suspense in the middle of the story: there was a certain matter-of-fact tone, perhaps inflected by the sometimes blasé retelling by the narrator.
I can certainly imagine a rather harrowing film based on this text... like Arachnophobia meets Lord of the Flies....
Perhaps the fact that it was released 10years after John Wyndham's death suggest it wasn't quite the polished nugget it could have been, but I certainly enjoyed it and the performance by Keith Wickham was commendable.

Another unexpected gem

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Typically Wyndham in its character building, it’s ethics and it’s believable plot. If you enjoyed Day of the Triffids you’ll enjoy this one!

old fashioned but definitely worthy of a listen

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