The Day of the Triffids

I would have to say that The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham is my favourite book, ever. There's something about the cozy catastrophe genre that I love, and it also helps that most scifi novels come with extremely awesome covers. This one is no exception. There have been plenty of versions of the Triffids cover since it was first published, but something about this one strikes me particularly.

I think it's the combination of the stereotypical "Penguin book" look with the completely unexpected "triffid" line drawing. It doesn't look like I imagined a triffid would at all; it looks like the sort of thing that would say "mip" and be fuzzy.

Regrettably, my copy of the book doesn't tell me who the designer is. However, kudos to you, Penguin employee. I love your work.