Book description
Until now, little was known of John Wyndham. Despite his popularity, his obsessive need for privacy led to him being known as "the invisible man of science fiction".
He redefined the genre with dystopian classics The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. In Hidden Wyndham, Amy Binns reveals…
Why read it?
1 author picked Hidden Wyndham as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
John Wyndham changed my life. I read Wyndham’s The Night of the Triffids when I was thirteen: it ignited a craving of my own to write apocalyptic novels like Wyndham.
This wonderful biography of Wyndham charts his path from awkward, maybe even almost otherworldly boy to the maelstrom of World War 2, where he was plunged into battles to free Europe from the Nazis. These harrowing experiences surely shaped his fiction, where civilization could be torn asunder in a heartbeat. Binns’ biography is detailed, sympathetic, and deeply insightful. It embraces his personal life as much as it describes his extraordinary…
If you love Hidden Wyndham...
The High House
The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.
The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
Want books like Hidden Wyndham?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Hidden Wyndham.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,210
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Hidden Wyndham, you might also like...
Aggressor
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
The Duke's Christmas Redemption
A Duke who has rejected love, a Lady who dreams of a love match, an arranged marriage, a house full of secrets, a most unneighborly neighbor, a plot to destroy reputations, an unexpected love that redeems it all.
Lady Charlotte Wyndham, given in an arranged marriage to a man she…
