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John Christopher

Born April 16, 1922 · Huyton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died February 3, 2012 · aged 89

Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), known professionally as Christopher Samuel Youd, was a British writer, best known for science fiction under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. He won the Guardian Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976. Youd also wrote under variatio…

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No Blade of GrassNo Blade of Grass · 1970
No Blade of Grass
★ 5.31970
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them.
High MoonHigh Moon · 2014
High Moon
★ 5.62014
MovieThrillerDrama
Set in the future where the countries of Earth have established colonies to mine the Moon's resources. When a new life form is discovered, chaos erupts as various factions race to uncover and exploit its powerful secrets.
The Cult of The TripodsThe Cult of The Tripods · 2006
The Cult of The Tripods
★ 8.02006
MovieDocumentary
A short documentary about the 1980's Sci-fi show, The Tripods, that didn't really have that many Tripods in it. It took producer Richard Bates 15 years to get John Christopher's trilogy The Tripods on to our screens, and even then it was never finished.
The TripodsThe Tripods · 1984
The Tripods
★ 7.21984
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the year 2089, an alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device, ceremoniously implanted at adolescence. Will Parker, desperate to escape this ritual, leaves the village with his cousin, Henry and attempts to link up with the human resistance movement.

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