The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham

nA genre-defining tale of first contact by one of the twentieth century's most brilliant--and neglected--science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced. n nIn my opinion, [John] Wyndham's chef d'oeuvre... a graphic metaphor for the fear of unwanted pregnancies... I myself had a dream about a highly intelligent nonhuman baby after reading this book.--Margaret Atwood, Slate nWhat if the women of a sleepy English village all became simultaneously pregnant, and the children, once born, possessed supernatural--and possibly alien--powers? n nA mysterious silver object appears in quiet, picture-perfect Midwich. A day later, the object is gone--and all the women in the village, they will come to learn, are now pregnant. n nThe resultant children of Midwich are shockingly, frighteningly other. Faced with these unfathomable and potentially unstoppable children, the question arises: What will humanity do when faced with the threat of the unknown?n