The Midwich Cuckoos
Author: John Wyndham
Cuckoos lay eggs in other birds’ nests. The clutch that was fathered on the quiet little village of Midwich, one night in September, proved to possess a monstrous will of its own. It promised to make the human race look as dated as the dinosaur…..Read More
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