Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), was a British writer, best known for

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written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels ''

The Death of Grass ''The Death of Grass'' (US title ''No Blade of Grass'') is a 1956 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by the English author Sam Youd under the pen name John Christopher. The plot concerns a virus that kills off grass species, includi ...

'', ''The Possessors'', and the

young-adult novel Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

series ''

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''. He won the

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in 1971 and the

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in 1976. Youd also wrote under variations of his own name and under the pseudonyms Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter Nichols, and Anthony Rye.

Biography

Sam Youd was born in

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, Lancashire (though

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is an old

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surname). Youd was educated at Peter Symonds' School in

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, then served in the

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from 1941 to 1946. A scholarship from the

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made it possible for him to pursue a writing career, beginning with ''The Winter Swan'' (Dennis Dobson, 1949), published under the name Christopher Youd. He wrote science fiction short stories as John Christopher from 1951, and his first book under that name was ''The Twenty-Second Century'', a collection of science fiction stories; a few of the stories included had first appeared in magazines under the name Sam Youd. His first science fiction novel, ''Year of the Comet'', was published by Michael Joseph in 1955, also under the name John Christopher. His second novel under the Christopher pseudonym, ''

'' (Michael Joseph, 1956) was Youd's first major success as a writer. It was published in the United States the following year as ''No Blade of Grass'' (Simon & Schuster, 1957). An American magazine published ''Year of the Comet'' later that year and it was issued in 1959 as an Avon paperback entitled ''Planet in Peril''. Youd continued to use the pen name John Christopher for the majority of his writing and all of his science fiction . ''The Death of Grass'' has been reissued many times, most recently in the

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(2009). In 1966 Youd started writing science fiction for

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, using the name John Christopher in every case.

trilogy (1967–68), ''

The Lotus Caves ''The Lotus Caves'' is a Young adult literature, juvenile science fiction novel by Samuel Youd, John Christopher, first published in 1969. It is clearly inspired by the Lotus-eaters of Greek Mythology. Plot synopsis Two teenage boys, Marty and ...

'' (1969), '' The Guardians'' (1970) and the ''

Sword of the Spirits ''The Sword of the Spirits'' is a trilogy of young adult novels written by Sam Youd under his pseudonym John Christopher. The stories are set in the South of England, mostly in Hampshire, in a post-apocalyptic future where, due to a worldwide ec ...

'' trilogy (1971–72) were all well received. He won the annual

for ''The Guardians''. In 1976 he won the

, youth fiction category, for the same novel in its German translation, ''Die Wächter''. In 1946 he married Joyce Fairbairn, with whom he had five children (one son and four daughters). He divorced in 1978, marrying Jessica Ball. Youd lived for many years in

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but died in

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, on 3 February 2012 of complications from bladder cancer.

Film and television adaptations

'' was adapted as a film by

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under its American title, '' No Blade of Grass'' (1970). ''

'' was partially developed into a British TV series. ''

Empty World ''Empty World'' is a 1977 apocalyptic fiction novel written by John Christopher aimed at an adolescent audience. It was Christopher's eleventh such novel. It's centered around Neil Miller and his struggle to come to terms with the loss of his p ...

'' was developed into a 1987 TV movie in Germany, ''Leere Welt''. '' The Guardians'' was made into a 1986 TV series in Germany, ''

Die Wächter ''Die Wächter'' is a 1970 dystopian novel '' The Guardians'' (German title: ''Die Wächter'') by the English author John Christopher. He portrays the fate of Rob Randalls, a boy living in a two-class society. The novel was awarded the German yo ...

''. ''

'' was in development in 2007 as a film from

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, to have been directed by Rpin Suwannath. Later, in 2013, a TV pilot based loosely on ''The Lotus Caves'' was developed by Bryan Fuller and titled ''High Moon''. The pilot did not get picked up as a series, but was released on

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and

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in 2014.

Bibliography

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John Christopher

* '' The Twenty-Second Century'' (1954) (short story collection) * ''

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'' ( Michael Joseph, 1955); US title, ''Planet in Peril'' (Avon, 1959)"John Christopher – Summary Bibliography"

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. Retrieved 2 August 2012. * ''

'' (Michael Joseph, 1956); US title, ''No Blade of Grass'' (

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, 1957) * '' The Caves of Night'' (1958) * '' A Scent of White Poppies'' (1959) * ''

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'' (US title '' The White Voyage'', 1960) * ''

The World in Winter ''The World in Winter'' (US title ''The Long Winter'') is a 1962 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by British writer John Christopher. It deals with a new ice age caused by a reduction in the output of the Sun. Plot summary The story i ...

'' (US title ''The Long Winter'', 1962) * '' Cloud on Silver'' (US title ''Sweeney's Island'', 1964) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

A Wrinkle in the Skin ''A Wrinkle In The Skin'' (also known as ''The Ragged Edge'') is a 1965 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by the English author John Christopher. Plot summary A massive series of powerful earthquakes on a worldwide scale reduce t ...

'' (US title ''The Ragged Edge'', 1965) * '' The Little People'' (1966) * ''

'' trilogy (expanded to tetralogy, 1988) ** '' The White Mountains'' (1967)

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(US);

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(UK) *** 35th anniversary edition, with revised text and preface by author,

, (2003) ** '' The City of Gold and Lead'' (1967) Macmillan (US); Hamish Hamilton (UK) ** ''

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'' (1968) Macmillan (US); Hamish Hamilton (UK) ** ''

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'' (

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) (1988) * ''Pendulum'' (1968) * ''

'' (1969) Macmillan (US); Hamish Hamilton (UK) * '' The Guardians'' (1970) * The ''

'' trilogy ** '' The Prince In Waiting'' (1970) ** '' Beyond the Burning Lands'' (1971) ** '' The Sword of the Spirits'' (1972) *''In the Beginning''

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(1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Wild Jack'' (1974) * ''

'' (1977) * The ''Fireball'' trilogy ** '' Fireball'' (1981),

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, ** '' New Found Land'' (1983), Dutton (US), . Gollancz (UK), ** ''

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'' (1986) Dutton (US) ; Viking Kestrel (UK), * '' A Dusk of Demons'' (1993) * '' Bad Dream'' (2003)

Christopher Youd

* ''The Winter Swan'' (1949)

Samuel Youd

* ''Babel Itself'' (1951) * ''Brave Conquerors'' (1952) * ''Crown and Anchor'' (1953) * ''A Palace of Strangers'' (1954) * ''Holly Ash'' (US title ''The Opportunist'', 1955) * ''Giant's Arrow'' (1956); as Anthony Rye in the UK, Samuel Youd in the US * ''The Choice'' (UK title ''The Burning Bird'', 1961) * ''Messages of Love'' (1961) * ''The Summers at Accorn'' (1963)

William Godfrey

* ''Malleson at Melbourne'' (1956) - a

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novel, volume 1 of an unfinished trilogy * ''The Friendly Game'' (1957) - volume 2 of the trilogy

William Vine

* "Death Sentence" (short story), ''Imagination Science Fiction'', June 1953 * "Explosion Delayed" (short story), ''Space Science Fiction'', July 1953

Peter Graaf

* ''Dust and the Curious Boy'' (1957); US title, ''Give the Devil His Due'' - volume 1 in the Joe Dust series * ''Daughter Fair'' (1958) - volume 2 in the Joe Dust series * ''The Sapphire Conference'' (1959) - volume 3 in the Joe Dust series * ''The Gull's Kiss'' (1962)

Hilary Ford

* ''Felix Walking'' (1958) * ''Felix Running'' (1959) * ''Bella on the Roof'' (1965) * ''A Figure in Grey'' (1973) * ''Sarnia'' (1974) * ''Castle Malindine'' (1975) * ''A Bride for Bedivere'' (1976)

Peter Nichols

* ''Patchwork of Death'' (1965)

Stanley Winchester

* ''The Practice'' (1968) * ''Men With Knives'' (1968); US title, ''A Man With a Knife'' * ''The Helpers'' (1970) * ''Ten Per Cent of Your Life'' (1973)

Short stories

Youd's first published story was "Dreamer" in the March 1941 ''

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'', as C.S. Youd. He has had stories published in the magazines ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Worlds Beyond Science-Fantasy Fiction'', ''

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'', ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Space SF Digest'', ''

Thrilling Wonder Stories ''Wonder Stories'' was an early American science fiction magazine which was published under several titles from 1929 to 1955. It was founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1929 after he had lost control of his first science fiction magazine, ''Amazing Stor ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Saturn Science Fiction'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' If: Worlds of Science Fiction'', '' Worlds of Science Fiction'' (UK), '' Argosy'' (UK), ''

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'', '' Beyond Infinity''

Serializations

''No Blade of Grass'' was serialized in ''

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'' in 1957. ''Caves of Night'' was serialized in '' John Bull Magazine'' in 1958. ''The Little People'' was serialized in ''

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'' in 1967.

Anthologies

*''The Best SF Stories'' 3rd Series by Grayson & Grayson (1953) *''Avon Science fiction and Fantasy Reader #1'' (1953) *''The Twenty-Second Century'' Grayson & Grayson (1954) *''Gateway To Tomorrow'' edited by

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, published by

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(1963) *''Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader No. 2'' *''The Best Science Fiction Stories Third Series'' edited by

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and

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*''The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories'', edited by Herbert Van Thal (1969) *''Young Winter’s Tales'' No. 2, ed. M. R. Hodgkin, London:

(1971) *''In Time to Come'', Topliner (1973) *''The Best of British SF 1''

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(1977) *''The Random House Book of Science Fiction Stories''

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(1997) () *''The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings'', (1997), edited by Dennis Pepper,

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References

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Sam Youd family history

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Interview with John Christopher
Colin Brockhurst, 1999 * of works by John Christopher, linked to records under six other names {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, John 1922 births 2012 deaths British Army personnel of World War II British children's writers British science fiction writers Deaths from cancer in England Cricket historians and writers Deaths from bladder cancer Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winners Royal Corps of Signals soldiers 20th-century British novelists English male novelists

Biography

Film and television adaptations

Bibliography

John Christopher

Christopher Youd

Samuel Youd

William Godfrey

William Vine

Peter Graaf

Hilary Ford

Peter Nichols

Stanley Winchester

Short stories

Serializations

Anthologies

See also

References

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