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Samuel Youd (born April 16, 1922) is a British science fiction author. He writes under the following pseudonyms: April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...
Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...
Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...
A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ...
- John Christopher
- Hilary Ford
- William Godfrey
- Peter Graaf
- Peter Nichols
- Anthony Rye
- Stanley Winchester
He is most known for writing The Tripods trilogy under the pseudonym John Christopher. Image File history File links Samuel_youd. ...
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The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
Biography
Youd was born in Lancashire, and educated at Peter Symonds' School in Winchester, Hampshire (now Peter Symonds College). Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
Peter Symonds College is an open-access sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. ...
He did his war service in the Royal Corps of Signals 1941-1946. A scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation made it possible for him to pursue his writing career, beginning with The Winter Swan. His novels were popular during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably The Death Of Grass, although there was a revival in the 1980s after British television dramatised The Tripods. In recent years his novels appear to have fallen out of favour and now few remain in print, although they are still valued by collectors and fans of the genre. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
The Rockefeller Foundation is a charitable organization based in New York City. ...
// Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
The Death Of Grass is a 1956 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by John Cristopher. ...
The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
Many of his science fiction novels follow the ruined earth pattern also followed by authors John Wyndham or H. G. Wells. In these novels everyday characters are placed into a setting in which they experience a major disaster which has severe implications for society and the world. Thus, he explores how characters and society cope with such changes. It has been suggested that Post-holocaust be merged into this article or section. ...
John Wyndham (July 10, 1903 – March 11, 1969) was the pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris. ...
Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ...
In 1966 he started writing science-fiction for adolescents. The Tripods trilogy, the Prince in Waiting trilogy (also known as the Sword of the Spirits trilogy) and the Lotus Caves are still widely read today. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
Bibliography - The Winter Swan (1949, as Christopher Youd)
- Babel Itself (1951, as Samuel Youd)
- Brave Conquerors (1952, as Samuel Youd)
- Crown and Anchor (1953, as Samuel Youd)
- A Palace of Strangers (1954, as Samuel Youd)
- The Twenty-Second Century (1954)
- Holly Ash (US title The Opportunist, 1955, as Samuel Youd)
- The Year Of The Comet (US title Planet In Peril, 1955)
- The Death Of Grass (US title No Blade Of Grass, 1957)
- Giant's Arrow (1956) (as Anthony Rye and in US as Samuel Youd))
- Malleson at Melbourne (1956, as William Godfrey)
- Dust and the Curious Boy (US title: Give the Devil His Due, 1957, as Peter Graaf) - Volume 1 in the Joe Dust series
- The Friendly Game (1957, as William Godfrey)
- The Caves Of Night (1958)
- Daughter Fair (1958, as Peter Graaf) - Volume 2 in the Joe Dust series
- Felix Walking (1958, as Hilary Ford)
- Felix Running (1959, as Hilary Ford)
- The Sapphire Conference (1959, as Peter Graaf) - Volume 3 in the Joe Dust series
- A Scent of White Poppies (1959)
- The Long Voyage (US title The White Voyage, 1960)
- The Choice (UK title The Burning Bird, as Samuel Youd)
- Messages of Love (1961, as Samuel Youd)
- The Gull's Kiss (1962, as Peter Graaf)
- The World In Winter (US title The Long Winter, 1962)
- The Summers at Accorn (1963, as Samuel Youd)
- Cloud On Silver (US title Sweeney's Island, 1964)
- The Possessors (1964)
- Bella on the Roof (1965, as Hilary Ford)
- Patchwork of Death (1965, as Peter Nichols)
- A Wrinkle In The Skin (US title The Ragged Edge, 1965)
- The Little People (1966)
- The Tripods trilogy
- The Practice (1968, as Stanley Winchester)
- Men With Knives (1968, as Stanley Winchester)
- Pendulum (1968)
- The Lotus Caves (1969)
- The Guardians (1970)
- The Helpers (1970, as Stanley Winchester)
- Sword of the Spirits trilogy
- Dom And Va (1973)
- A Figure in Grey (1973, as Hilary Ford)
- Ten Per Cent of Your Life (1973, as Stanley Winchester)
- Sarnia (1974, as Hilary Ford)
- Wild Jack (1974)
- Castle Malindine (1975, as Hilary Ford)
- A Bride for Bedivere (1976, as Hilary Ford)
- Empty World (1977)
- The Prince In Waiting Trilogy (1983)
- Fireball (1981)
- New Found Land (1983)
- Dragon Dance (novel) (1986)
- When the Tripods Came (1988) — prequel to The Tripods trilogy
- A Dusk of Demons (1993)
- Bad Dream (2003)
The Death Of Grass is a 1956 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by John Cristopher. ...
The Long Voyage is a New Years Eve short story by Charles Dickens. ...
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The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
The Guardians is a novel written by John Christopher, originally published in 1970. ...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
Empty World is a novel written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name “John Christopherâ€), published in 1977. ...
The Sword of the Spirits is the (unofficial) title of a trilogy of science fiction books written by Samuel Youd under the pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England in a future where, due to a world wide ecological (not military) catastrophe, life has reverted...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ...
The Tripods title, seemingly computer-generated, but made using traditional animation The Tripods is series of novels written by Samuel Youd (under the pen name John Christopher) beginning in the late 1960s. ...
See also Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ...
Some notable science fiction novels, in alphabetical order by title: Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - External links 0–9 1632 by Eric Flint 1633 by...
This is a non-comprehensive list of short stories with significant science fiction elements. ...
List of television shows with significant science fiction elements. ...
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