I'll say this first: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham is my favourite book of all time. John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (can you see why he decided to shorten this when forming a pen name?) was one of the greatest science fiction authors to ever put pen to paper, and this, I believe, was his masterwork.

The plot of the book can be simplified thusly:

- A strange meteor storm, seen the world over, blinds the majority of the Earth's population
- A previously discovered species of tall walking plant -- the Triffid -- begins to flourish, and now being superior to the sightless humans, takes over at the top of the planet's food chain.
- Various people, who some how managed to avoid witnessing the meteor storm, band together and fight for survival against the Triffids in what is now a post apocalyptic version of England.

There is obviously a great deal more to this book, but these are the basics; I shall leave you to uncover the rest for yourself. I guarantee you'll have a lot of fun doing so.

The atmosphere created in the now-empty, post-meteor shower England by Wyndham is simply unrivaled in any end of the world novel I have read - and I've read a fair few. It may sound cliched, but he truly pulls you right in to the story, and I encourage you to explore this science fiction masterpiece as soon as you can.