The Chrysalids

The Chrysalids
	First edition hardback cover
Author	John Wyndham
Cover artist	Spencer Wilson
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Michael Joseph
Publication date	1955
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	208
ISBN	0-14-001308-3
Preceded by	The Kraken Wakes
Followed by	The Midwich Cuckoos

The Chrysalids (United States title: Re-Birth) is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham, first published in 1955 by Michael Joseph. It is the least typical of Wyndham's major novels, but regarded by some as his best.^[2]^[3]^[4] An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.^[5]

The novel was adapted for BBC radio by Barbara Clegg in 1982,^[6] with a further adaptation by Jane Rogers in 2012.^[7] It was also adapted for the theatre by playwright David Harrower in 1999.^[8]

^ Amazon, "The Chrysalids: Amazon.ca", Amazon
^ "The Chrysalids — Novel". UK: BBC. 7 November 2001.
^ Aldiss, Brian W (1973). Billion year spree: the history of science fiction. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-297-76555-4.
^ Walton, Jo (27 October 2008). "Telepathy and Tribulation: John Wyndham's The Chrysalids". Tor.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ Revill, Joanne. "The John Wyndham Archive, 1930–2001". SF Hub. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ Lou Martiniano. "Chrysalids & Survival, The". BBCradio-audiobook.info. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Classic Serial: The Chrysalids". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ Naffis-Sahely, André (2010). "David Harrower". Contemporary Writers. The British Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[1] Amazon, "The Chrysalids: Amazon.ca", Amazon

[2] "The Chrysalids — Novel". UK: BBC. 7 November 2001.

[3] Aldiss, Brian W (1973). Billion year spree: the history of science fiction. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-297-76555-4.

[4] Walton, Jo (27 October 2008). "Telepathy and Tribulation: John Wyndham's The Chrysalids". Tor.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[JWA-5] Revill, Joanne. "The John Wyndham Archive, 1930–2001". SF Hub. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[6] Lou Martiniano. "Chrysalids & Survival, The". BBCradio-audiobook.info. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[7] "Classic Serial: The Chrysalids". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[8] Naffis-Sahely, André (2010). "David Harrower". Contemporary Writers. The British Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

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