Author: John Wyndham
Year: 1957
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midwich_Cuckoos
ISFDB Record Number: 7701
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Variant Titles:
- Les coucous de Midwich [French] (1959) - John Wyndham
- Norowareta Mura [Japanese] (1959) - John Wyndham
- Village of the Damned (1960) - John Wyndham
- A Aldeia dos Malditos [Portuguese] (1963) - John Wyndham
- Operatie Koekoek [Dutch] (1963) - John Wyndham
- Es geschah am Tage X... [German] (1965) - John Wyndham
- I figli dell'invasione [Italian] (1973) - John Wyndham
- Szemünk fényei [Hungarian] (2009) - John Wyndham
- I figli dell'invasione [Italian] (2012) - John Wyndham
Magazine Appearances:
- I figli dell'invasione (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1959) - John Wyndham
Publications:
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1957, John Wyndham, publ. Michael Joseph, 13/6, 239pp, hc) Cover: Dick Hart - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1958, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine, #299K, $0.35, 189pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1958, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine Books, $3.50, 189pp, hc) Cover: Richard Powers
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1958, John Wyndham, publ. Thomas Allen, C$4.00, 247pp, hc)
- Les coucous de Midwich, (1959, John Wyndham, publ. Denoël (Présence du Futur #28), 240pp, pb)
- Norowareta Mura, (1959, John Wyndham, publ. Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Fantajii #3017), #3017, 249pp, tp)
- Urania #200, (Mar 1959, ed. Giorgio Monicelli, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, #200, 150 Lit, 143pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Carlo Jacono - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Mar 1960, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 2/6, 220pp, pb) Cover: Paul Hogarth
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Apr 1960, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 2/6, 220pp, pb) Cover: Paul Hogarth
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jun 1960, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 2/6, 219pp, pb)
- Village of the Damned, (Dec 1960, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine, #453K, $0.35, 189pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- A Aldeia dos Malditos, (1963, John Wyndham, publ. Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #77), 243pp, pb)
- Operatie Koekoek, (1963, John Wyndham, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #837), #837, 190pp, pb) Cover: Eppo Doeve - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1964, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 3/6, 220pp, pb) Cover: Paul Hogarth
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1964, John Wyndham, publ. Longmans, 7/6, x+133pp, hc)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1965, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 3/6, 220pp, pb) Cover: Paul Hogarth - [VERIFIED]
- Es geschah am Tage X..., (Jan 1965, John Wyndham, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3039), #3039, DM 2.40, 154+[1]pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Nov 1966, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine Bal-Hi, #U2840, $0.50, 189pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1967, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, 3/6, 220pp, pb) Cover: Paul Hogarth
- Urania #497, (Sep 1968, ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, #497, 250 Lit, 180pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1969, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, #1440, £0.20, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jan 1969, John Wyndham, publ. Walker & Co., $4.50, 189pp, hc) Cover: Jack Gaughan
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1970, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.25, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1971, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.30, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jun 1972, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine, 0-345-02763-9, $1.25, 189pp, pb)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1973, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.35, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock - [VERIFIED]
- Operatie Koekoek, (1973, John Wyndham, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #1593), 90-274-0720-7, 190pp, pb)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jun 1973, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine, 0-345-22763-8, $1.25, 189pp, pb)
- I figli dell'invasione, (Oct 1973, John Wyndham, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Oscar #493), #11191, 750 Lit, 216pp, pb) Cover: Karel Thole
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jul 1974, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.40, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Apr 1975, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.50, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Oct 1975, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.60, 220pp, pb) Cover: Harry Willock
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jun 1976, John Wyndham, publ. Ballantine Books, 0-345-24873-2, $1.50, 189pp, pb) Cover: Dean Ellis - [VERIFIED]
- Les Coucous de Midwich, (Jan 1977, John Wyndham, publ. Denoël (Présence du Futur #28), 238pp, pb) Cover: Stéphane Dumont - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1979, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £0.75, 220pp, pb)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (May 1980, John Wyndham, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-28821-1, $1.95, 189pp, pb) Cover: Dean Ellis - [VERIFIED]
- The Day of the Triffids / The Kraken Wakes / The Chrysalids / The Seeds of Time / Trouble With Lichen / The Midwich Cuckoos, (May 1980, John Wyndham, publ. Octopus / Heinemann, 0-905712-46-3, £5.95, 860pp, hc, omni)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1981, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £1.10, 220pp, pb) Cover: Peter Lord
- I figli dell'invasione, (Jun 1981, John Wyndham, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #51), #20089-9, 2,000 Lit, 192pp, pb) Cover: Karel Thole
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (1984, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £1.75, 220pp, pb) Cover: Peter Lord - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Apr 1986, John Wyndham, publ. Michael Joseph, 0-7181-0236-3, £9.95, 240pp, hc)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Aug 1987, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £2.50, 220pp, pb)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (2000, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001440-3, £5.99, 220pp, pb) Cover: Mark Salwowski
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Mar 2000, John Wyndham, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 0-14-118146-X, £6.99, xii+190pp, tp)
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (May 2008, John Wyndham, publ. CSA WORD, 1-906147-21-3, £14.49, audio CD)
- Szemünk fényei, (2009, John Wyndham, publ. Metropolis Media Group (Hungary) (Galaktika Fantasztikus Könyvek), 978-963-9828-35-3, Ft 2670, 236pp, pb) Cover: Sallai Péter - [VERIFIED]
- The Midwich Cuckoos, (Jan 2010, John Wyndham, publ. BBC Audiobooks America, 978-1-60283-817-8, audio CD)
- Operatie Koekoek, (Apr 2011, John Wyndham, publ. Het Spectrum (Vantoen.Nu #1593), 978-90-315-0352-0, €14.99, 190pp, tp)
- I figli dell'invasione, (Nov 2012, John Wyndham, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Urania Collezione #118), #118, € 5.90, 280pp, pb) Cover: Franco Brambilla
Reviews:
- Review by Leslie Flood (1957) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #66 December 1957
- Review by Kenneth F. Slater (1958) in Nebula Science Fiction, Number 26
- Review by Anthony Boucher (1958) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1958
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1958) in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1958 , reprinted in:
- Astounding Science Fiction, December 1958 (UK), (1958)
- Review by Floyd C. Gale (1958) in Galaxy Magazine, October 1958
- Review by Damon Knight (1958) in If, October 1958
- Review by Calvin M. Knox (1959) in Future Science Fiction, No. 41, February 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1959) in Fantastic Universe, July 1959
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1959) in If, September 1959
- Review by uncredited (1959) in New Frontiers, December 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1969
- Review by Douglas Menville (1971) in Forgotten Fantasy, June 1971 , reprinted in:
- Forgotten Fantasy: Issue #5, June 1971, (2008)
- Review by L. David Allen (1975) in The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction, (1978)
- Review by Masse Bloomfield (1976) in Delap's F & SF Review, October 1976
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1979) in Paperback Parlour, October 1979
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1997)
- Review by Mark Morris (2005) in Horror: Another 100 Best Books
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2007)
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