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Sam Youd, known professionally as Christopher Samuel Youd, was a British author, best known for his science fiction writings under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the novel The Death of Grass and the young adult novel series The Tripods.
Youd, is an old Cheshire surname. Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire, in 1922. In 1932 he moved to Hampshire and attended Peter Symonds' School, Winchester, until the age of 16, when he left to work in local government. At school he had been "absolutely passionately devoted" to science fiction, and in his teens he published an amateur magazine (The Fantast). He admired Aldous Huxley and Arthur Clarke, at the literarily serious end of the spectrum.
Youd, is an old Cheshire surname. Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire, in 1922. In 1932 he moved to Hampshire and attended Peter Symonds' School, Winchester, until the age of 16, when he left to work in local government. At school he had been "absolutely passionately devoted" to science fiction, and in his teens he published an amateur magazine (The Fantast). He admired Aldous Huxley and Arthur Clarke, at the literarily serious end of the spectrum.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy
Series
Tripods
1. When the Tripods Came (1967)
2. The White Mountains (1967)
3. The City of Gold and Lead (1967)
4. The Pool of Fire (1968)
1. When the Tripods Came (1967)
2. The White Mountains (1967)
3. The City of Gold and Lead (1967)
4. The Pool of Fire (1968)
Prince in Waiting
1. The Prince in Waiting (1970)
2. Beyond the Burning Lands (1971)
3. The Sword of the Spirits (1972)
1. The Prince in Waiting (1970)
2. Beyond the Burning Lands (1971)
3. The Sword of the Spirits (1972)
Novels
The Winter Swan (1949)
The Year of the Comet (1955)
aka Planet in Peril
The Death of Grass (1956)
aka No Blade of Grass
The Caves of Night (1958)
A Scent of White Poppies (1959)
The White Voyage (1960)
aka The Long Voyage
The World in Winter (1962)
aka The Long Winter
Cloud on Silver (1964)
aka Sweeney's Island
The Possessors (1964)
A Wrinkle in the Skin (1965)
aka The Ragged Edge
The Little People (1966)
Pendulum (1968)
The Lotus Caves (1969)
The Guardians (1970)
In The Beginning (1973)
aka Dom and Va
Wild Jack (1974)
Empty World (1977)
A Dusk of Demons (1993)
Bad Dream (2003)
The Year of the Comet (1955)
aka Planet in Peril
The Death of Grass (1956)
aka No Blade of Grass
The Caves of Night (1958)
A Scent of White Poppies (1959)
The White Voyage (1960)
aka The Long Voyage
The World in Winter (1962)
aka The Long Winter
Cloud on Silver (1964)
aka Sweeney's Island
The Possessors (1964)
A Wrinkle in the Skin (1965)
aka The Ragged Edge
The Little People (1966)
Pendulum (1968)
The Lotus Caves (1969)
The Guardians (1970)
In The Beginning (1973)
aka Dom and Va
Wild Jack (1974)
Empty World (1977)
A Dusk of Demons (1993)
Bad Dream (2003)
Collections
Anthologies containing stories by John Christopher
No Place Like Earth (1954)
Stories for Tomorrow (1954)
Best SF (1955)
Tales of Science Fiction (1964)
Argosy Vol. XXVII No. 11 (1966)
Best SF 6 (1966)
Tales of Unease (1966)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 190 (1967)
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural (1967)
The 10th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1969)
More Tales of Unease (1969)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
Space Stories (1996)
Dangerous Vegetables (1998)
Stories for Tomorrow (1954)
Best SF (1955)
Tales of Science Fiction (1964)
Argosy Vol. XXVII No. 11 (1966)
Best SF 6 (1966)
Tales of Unease (1966)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 190 (1967)
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural (1967)
The 10th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1969)
More Tales of Unease (1969)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
Space Stories (1996)
Dangerous Vegetables (1998)
Short stories
| A Cry of Children | |||
| Ringing Tone | |||
| Weapon | |||
| Balance (1951) | |||
| Socrates (1951) | |||
| Mr Kowtshook (1953) | |||
| The New Wine (1954) | |||
| Manna (1955) | |||
| A Few Kindred Spirits (1965) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Communication Problem (1966) | |||
| Rendezvous (1966) | |||
| The Little People (concluding part) (1967) | |||
| The Long Night (1974) |
Awards
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