The following is a quote by guest reviewer {{A|Mrs. Dirce Archer}} from the September 1953 issue of "Astounding":
As originally written, the deadly Triffids evolved in Russia, but Doubleday did not care for this version. Rewriting, Mr. Harris changed the point of origin to Venus, but his version did not suit Doubleday either so they published the first account, deleting ten thousand words. Meanwhile "Collier's" serialized an abridgment of the Venusian idea. P. 140.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | International Fantasy Award | Fiction | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Doubleday | Novel | |
| 1951 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Doubleday / Adventure Book Club | Novel | |
| August 1951 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Michael Joseph | Novel | |
| 1953 | The Day of the Triffids | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | ||
| January 1954 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1956 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1958 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1958 | The Day of the Triffids | Michael Joseph | Novel | ||
| 1960 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Dolphin Books / Doubleday | Novel | |
| 1960 | The Day of the Triffids | Hutchinson | Novel | ||
| 1961 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Horwitz | Novel | |
| 1962 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| June 1962 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Crest | Novel | 7 |
| 1963 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1963 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1964 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1964 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Crest | Novel | |
| 1964 | The John Wyndham Omnibus | Michael Joseph | Omnibus | ||
| 1965 | The John Wyndham Omnibus | Simon & Schuster | Omnibus | ||
| 1965 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1966 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| October 1966 | The Day of the Triffids | Michael Joseph | Novel | ||
| 1967 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Crest | Novel | |
| 1968 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| May 1969 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| April 1970 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| April 1970 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| 1972 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1973 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| 1973 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1974 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| August 1974 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| 1975 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1975 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| 1975 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1976 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1976 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | 7 |
| 1976 |
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The John Wyndham Omnibus | Book Club Associates | Omnibus | 7 |
| 1979 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Octopus / Heinemann | Omnibus | 329 | |
| 1979 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1979 | The John Wyndham Omnibus | Michael Joseph | Omnibus | ||
| April 1979 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | |
| February 1980 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | |
| May 1980 |
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The Day of the Triffids / The Kraken Wakes / The Chrysalids / The Seeds of Time / Trouble with Lichen / The Midwich Cuckoos | Octopus / Heinemann | Omnibus | |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| 1981 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1981 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | 7 |
| April 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | ||
| 1982 |
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Great Science Fiction Stories | St. Michael | Omnibus | 329 |
| 1983 | The Day of the Triffids | Fawcett Crest | Novel | ||
| 1983 | The Day of the Triffids | Chivers Press | Novel | ||
| 1985 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | 7 |
| January 1986 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| 1988 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| 1989 |
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The Day of the Triffids | The Easton Press | Novel | 1|3 |
| November 1989 | The Day of the Triffids | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| July 1993 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Carroll & Graf | Novel | |
| 1995 |
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The Paranoid Fifties: Three Classic Science Fiction Novels | Quality Paperback Book Club | Omnibus | |
| September 1998 |
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The Day of the Triffids | G. K. Hall & Co. | Novel | |
| June 1999 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| July 1999 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| 2000 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | ||
| February 2001 | The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | 1 | |
| October 2001 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Gollancz | Novel | |
| 2002 | The Day of the Triffids | The Easton Press | Novel | ||
| 2003 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Modern Library | Novel | |
| January 2004 | The Day of the Triffids | Turtleback Books | Novel | ||
| August 2008 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| August 2008 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| September 2008 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |2 |
| September 2008 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |2 |
| 2009 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Audible Frontiers | Novel | |
| February 2009 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| December 2009 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| July 2010 |
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The Day of the Triffids | RosettaBooks | Novel | |
| August 2011 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books Australia | Novel | |
| September 2011 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| August 2014 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| May 2016 |
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The Day Of The Triffids | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| October 2016 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Penguin Books | Novel | |1 |
| March 2022 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| April 2022 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Modern Library | Novel | |
| April 2022 |
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The Day of the Triffids | Modern Library | Novel |