Biography
Sam Youd, who wrote under a number of pseudonyms is particularly noted for his works written as **John Christopher** such as the *Tripods Trilogy* or the *Sword of the Spirits Trilogy*.
Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire (though Youd is an old Cheshire surname). He adopted the name Christopher Samuel Youd for his professional writings, leading to the widespread but mistaken belief that that was his birth name. Throughout his life he was known simply as Sam to his friends and acquaintances.
Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire (though Youd is an old Cheshire surname). He adopted the name Christopher Samuel Youd for his professional writings, leading to the widespread but mistaken belief that that was his birth name. Throughout his life he was known simply as Sam to his friends and acquaintances.
Books by Sam Youd
The Tripods Collection: The White Mountains; The City of Gold and Lead; The Pool of Fire; When the Tripods Came
Oxford Bookworms 2. Return to Earth CD Pack
Return to Earth, Level 2
Return to Earth, Level 2
Brunel's Knigdom
The Child Support Battle
Balloons at War
The Great Void of Modern Times
Riding the Jetstream :The Story of Ballooning
For Manuals Only
For Manuals Only
The White Mountains (The Tripods #1)
The Tripods Boxed Set of 4
God who made the Earth
God who made the Earth
Introductory Technical Mathematics
A Dusk of demons
Lords of the cold
Lords of the cold
Dragon dance
El Príncipe a la espera =
El Príncipe a la espera =
Tripoderne
Tripoderne
Tripods Trilogy
When the Tripods Came (The Tripods #0.5)
El estanque de fuego =
El estanque de fuego =
La cité d'or et de plomb
La cité d'or et de plomb
Le puits de feu
Le puits de feu
Tanz der Drachen
Tanz der Drachen
The Crow's Nest Pass freight r
The Crow's Nest Pass freight rates
Trilogie des Tripodes, tome 3
Tripodien aika =
Tripodien aika =
Ballooning
Les montagnes blanches
Les montagnes blanches
Os trípodes
Os trípodes
The Tripods trilogy
Dødsspillet =
Dødsspillet =
The Prince in Waiting trilogy
Sword of the Spirits Triology
Sword of the Spirits Triology
The Tripod Trilogy Boxed Set
1 demones
1 demones
Milbourne Chris Magi
Milbourne Chris Magi
Possessors
Die Lotush"ohlen
Die Lotush"ohlen
Die W"achter
Die W"achter
Terre brûlée/L'Hiver éternel
Welsh Tales of Terror
WILD JACK (by the author of No
WILD JACK (by the author of No Blade of Grass)
Dom and Va
De vuurpoel =
De vuurpoel =
De witte bergen =
De witte bergen =
The sword of the spirits
Dreibeinige Monster auf Erdkur
Dreibeinige Monster auf Erdkurs =
The CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD
Lotus Caves
The pool of fire
Morte dell'erba =
Morte dell'erba =
No blade of grass
Sweeney's island
A wrinkle in the skin
New found land
The Possessors
Cloud on silver
Cloud on silver
The summers at Accorn
The summers at Accorn
Gaint's arrow
Gaint's arrow
Nacht der beslissing
Nacht der beslissing
A scent of white poppies
A scent of white poppies
The Sapphire Conference
The Sapphire Conference
Daughter fair
Daughter fair
Den gronne doden =
Den gronne doden =
Holly Ash
Holly Ash
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951
The opportunist
De spelonken van de nacht =
De spelonken van de nacht =